2019 UEM Edgenta Annual Report

174 175 UEM EDGENTA AT A GLANCE MESSAGE FROM OUR LEADERSHIP STRATEGIC FOCUS OPERATIONAL REVIEW SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE INTRODUCTION FINANCIAL REVIEW ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 December 2019 Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 December 2019 UEM Edgenta Berhad Annual Report 2019 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT’D.) 2.4 Summary of significant accounting policies (cont’d.) (t) Income tax (cont’d.) (ii) Deferred tax (cont’d.) Tax benefits acquired as part of a business combination, but not satisfying the criteria for separate recognition at that date, are recognised subsequently if new information about facts and circumstances change. The adjustment is either treated as a reduction in goodwill (as long as it does not exceed goodwill) if it was incurred during the measurement period or recognised in profit or loss. Deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are offset, if a legally enforceable right exists to set off current tax assets against current tax liabilities and the deferred taxes relate to the same taxable entity and the same taxation authority. (iii) Goods and Service Tax (“GST”) The net amount of GST being the difference between output and input of GST, payable to or receivable from the respective authorities at the reporting date, is included in trade and other payables or trade and other receivables in the statements of financial position. (iv) Sales and service tax (“SST”) Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of SST except: - When the sales tax incurred in a purchase of assets or services is not recoverable from the taxation authority, in which case the SST is recognised as part of the cost of acquisition of the asset or as part of the expense item as applicable; and - For receivables and payables that are stated with the amount of SST included. The net amount of SST recoverable from, or payable to, the taxation authority is included as part of receivables or payables in the statements of financial position. (u) Provisions Provisions are recognised when the Group has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of a past event, it is probable that an outflow of economic resources will be required to settle the obligation and the amount of the obligation can be estimated reliably. Provisions are reviewed at each reporting date and adjusted to reflect the current best estimate. If it is no longer probable that an outflow of economic resources will be required to settle the obligation, the provision is reversed. If the effect of the time value of money is material, provisions are discounted using a current pre-tax rate that reflects, where appropriate, the risks specific to the liability. When discounting is used, the increase in the provision due to the passage of time is recognised as a finance cost. 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT’D.) 2.4 Summary of significant accounting policies (cont’d.) (v) Employee benefits (i) Short term benefits Wages, salaries, bonuses and social security contributions are recognised as an expense in the year in which the associated services are rendered by employees. Short term accumulating compensated absences such as paid annual leave are recognised when services are rendered by employees that increase their entitlement to future compensated absences, and short term non-accumulating compensated absences such as sick leave are recognised when the absences occur. (ii) Long term incentives plan Long term incentives are granted to eligible employees subject to meeting the pre-determined financial performance and value growth targets of the Group over a vesting period of 3 years. Liability arising from long term incentives is measured and reviewed at each reporting date, based on the management’s estimates on the achievement of the pre-determined targets, and it is recognised as an expense over the performance period of 3 years. (iii) Defined contribution plans Defined contribution plans are post-employment benefit plans under which the Group pays fixed contributions into separate entities or funds and will have no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions if any of the funds do not hold sufficient assets to pay all employee benefits relating to employee services in the current and preceding financial years. Such contributions are recognised as an expense in profit or loss as incurred. As required by law, companies in Malaysia make contributions to the state pension scheme, the Employees Provident Fund (“EPF”). (iv) Defined benefit plan The Group’s subsidiaries operate defined benefit pension schemes for its eligible employees. The benefit is unfunded. A liability or asset is recognised when there is a shortfall or surplus in a defined benefit pension scheme, being the difference between the fair value of the scheme assets and liabilities as determined by an independent actuary. Actuarial gains and losses are recognised in full in other comprehensive income at the time of valuation. Such actuarial gains and losses are also immediately recognised in retained earnings and are not reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods. The cost of providing benefits under this plan is determined using the projected unit credit method, which attributes entitlement to benefits to the current period (to determine the current service cost) and to the current and prior periods (to determine the present value of the defined benefit obligation) and is based on actuarial advice. The current service cost is charged to profit or loss. Past service costs are recognised in profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the vesting period or immediately if benefits have vested. A charge representing the unwinding of the discount on the plan liabilities during the year is included in profit or loss as administrative expenses. A credit representing the expected return of the plan assets during the year is also included within administrative expenses. This credit is based on the market value of the plan assets and expected rates of return at the beginning of the year.