Annual Report 2008 - Securitas
Annual Report 2008 - Securitas
Annual Report 2008 - Securitas
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Note 40. Accounting principles<br />
The Parent Company’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with<br />
the Swedish <strong>Annual</strong> Accounts Act and the Swedish Financial reporting<br />
Board’s standard RFR 2:1 Accounting for Legal Entities. The Parent Company<br />
thus follows the same accounting principles as the Group when relevant and<br />
except in the cases stated below. The differences that exists between the<br />
Parent company’s and the Group’s accounting principles are a result of the<br />
restrictions that the Swedish <strong>Annual</strong> Accounts Act, the Swedish Act on<br />
Safeguarding of Pension Commitments, etc and the options that RFR 2:1<br />
allow for IFrS in the Parent company.<br />
IAS 17 Leasing<br />
Finance leases cannot be accounted for on legal entity level since specific<br />
ordinances for the taxation are not available or are not complete. Finance<br />
leases can therefore on legal entity level be accounted for according to the<br />
requirements for operational leases. This limitation lacks practical implications<br />
since the Parent company has not entered into any leasing agreements<br />
that could be classified as finance leases.<br />
IAS 19 Employee benefits<br />
According to the Swedish Act on Safeguarding of Pension commitments,<br />
etc the Parent Company cannot recognize defined benefit plans on legal<br />
entity level. This limitation has no material impact on the employee benefits<br />
relating to the employees of the Parent company. Pension solutions either<br />
fall within the framework of the ITP–plan that is insured via Alecta, and which<br />
is described under the Group’s accounting principles or in all material<br />
aspects consist of other defined contribution plans.<br />
IAS 39 Financial instruments: recognition and measurement<br />
The Parent company adopted IAS 39 from January 1, 2006. IAS 39 was<br />
adopted with the exception of financial guarantees in relation to subsidiaries.<br />
The adoption of IAS 39 was accounted for as a change in accounting principle<br />
as of January 1, 2006. The impact of the change in accounting principle<br />
is disclosed in changes in shareholders’ equity. For further information<br />
regarding the accounting principles refer to the principles adopted by the<br />
Group for recognition and measurement of financial instruments in Note 2.<br />
IAS 21 Effects of changes in foreign exchange rates<br />
Paragraph 32 in IAS 21 states that exchange differences that form part of a<br />
reporting entity’s net investments in a foreign operation shall be recognized<br />
via the statement of income in the separate financial statements of the<br />
reporting entity. Paragraph 43 in RFR 2:1 states that such exchange differences<br />
instead should be recognized directly in shareholders’ equity in<br />
accordance with paragraph 14 d in chapter 4 of the Swedish <strong>Annual</strong> Accounts<br />
Act. <strong>Securitas</strong> AB follows paragraph 43 in RFR 2:1 and recognizes exchange<br />
differences that fulfills the criteria for net investment hedges, that is for<br />
which settlement is neither planned nor likely to occur in the foreseeable<br />
future, via the translation reserve in equity.<br />
URA 7 Group contributions and capital contributions<br />
Group contributions received by the Parent company are deemed to be<br />
dividends and are thus recognized as a financial income in the Parent<br />
company.<br />
Anticipated dividends<br />
An anticipated dividend from a subsidiary is recognized as income in the<br />
Parent company if the Parent company has the right to both decide and<br />
approve the amount of the dividend from the subsidiary. The Parent<br />
company must furthermore ensure that the dividend is in line with the<br />
subsidiary’s dividend capacity.<br />
Note 41. Transactions with related parties<br />
Transactions between the Parent company and subsidiaries are priced in<br />
accordance with business principles.<br />
PArENT cOMPANy’S TrANSAcTIONS wITH SUBSIDIArIES cOMPrISE<br />
MSEK <strong>2008</strong> 2007 2006<br />
Administrative contributions and<br />
other revenues from subsidiaries 518.1 360.0 460.5<br />
– of which discontinued operations 7.0 26.1 155.2<br />
result of sale of shares in<br />
subsidiaries 1 – 15.1 –<br />
– of which discontinued operations – – –<br />
Dividends from subsidiaries 21,228.1 2,434.2 5,337.8<br />
– of which discontinued operations – 244.7 2,581.5<br />
Interest income from subsidiaries 701.4 643.1 577.6<br />
– of which discontinued operations 113.4 96.0 61.3<br />
Interest expenses to subsidiaries –1,043.5 –1.150.8 –737.0<br />
– of which discontinued operations –21.0 –34.7 –21.6<br />
1 For 2007 the result from liquidation of associated company.<br />
<strong>Annual</strong> report<br />
Notes and comments to the Parent Company financial statements<br />
receivables and liabilities from/to subsidiaries and their distribution between interest–bearing and<br />
non–interest–bearing items are reported in the balance sheet.<br />
For information regarding benefits provided to senior management, refer to the Group information in<br />
Notes 8 and 12 to the Consolidated financial statements and Note 44.<br />
For pledged assets and contingent liabilities on behalf of subsidiaries, refer to the information on pledged<br />
assets and contingent liabilities in connection with the balance sheet and in Notes 57 and 58.<br />
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