29. Income Taxes

The table below shows the breakdown of current, anticipated and deferred taxes.

Compared with the previous year, there is a significant impact in relation to the utilisation of provisions for anticipated taxes in 2009, specifically referring to pre-retirement transactions.

“Other tax items” include a payment of €8,653 thousand made pursuant to Italian Law 73 of 22 May 2010 in the matter of pending tax disputes, specifically referring to the pending litigation with the Financial Authorities in relation to the tax recognition of the deficit identified in 1991 resulting from the merger by incorporation of Arnoldo Mondadori Editore SpA into AME Finanziaria (AMEF).

Income taxes 2010 2009
(€ 000)




IRES tax on income for the year 23,583 26,646
IRAP for the year 11,289 10,984
Total current taxes 34,872 37,630



Deferred tax (income) expense - IRES 3,494 (6,647)
Deferred tax (income) expense - IRAP 528 348
Total deferred tax (income) expense 4,022 (6,299)



Other tax items 8,739 (2,320)
Total income taxes 47,633 29,011

Reconciliation between the tax charge in the consolidated financial statements and the theoretical tax charge


2010 2009
(€ 000) Profits before taxes Taxes
Current tax rate Profits before
taxes
Taxes
Current tax rate







Theoretical IRES tax charge 90,267 24,823 27.50% 63,918 17,577 27.50%
Theoretical IRAP tax charge 90,267 3,520 3.90% 63,918 2,493 3.90%
Total theoretical tax charge /rate
28,343 31.40%
20,070 31.40%







Actual IRES tax charge
35,668 39.51%
18,158 28.40%
Actual IRAP tax charge
11,965 13.26%
10,853 16.98%
Actual tax charge/effective tax rate
47,633 52.77%
29,011 45.38%







Theoretical tax charge/rate
28.343 31,40%
20.070 31,40%







Effect relating to consolidation entries
456 0.51%
743 1.16%
Effect deriving from the payment of taxes for the definition of pending tax disputes
8,653 9.59%
- -
Effect of utilisation of tax losses from previous years
- -
- -
Effect of differences of tax rates on taxable income of foreign subsidiaries
(757) (0.84%)
782 1.22%
Net effect of other permanent differences
2,493 2.75%
(944) (1.48%)







Effect of different IRAP tax base
8,445 9.36%
8,360 13.08%







Actual tax charge/effective tax rate
47,633 52.77%
29,011 45.38%
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