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c. The Company’s income tax returns for all the fiscal years
through 1999 and 2002 have been assessed and approved
by the Tax Authority.
d. Pursuant to the “Statute for the Establishment and Administration
of Science Park of ROC”, the Company was granted
several four-year income tax exemption periods with respect
to income derived from the expansion of operations.
The starting date of the exemption period attributable
to the expansion in 2000 had not yet been decided by the
Company. The income tax exemption for other periods will
expire on December 31, 2009.
e. The Group earns investment tax credits for the amount
invested in production equipment, research and development,
employee training, and investment in high technology
industry and venture capital.
As of December 31, 2004, the Group’s unused investment
tax credit was as follows:
Expiration Year
Investment Tax
Credits Earned
Balance of Unused
Investment Tax Credits
2004 $8,097,450 $3,714,589
2005 5,338,222 5,338,222
2006 4,044,620 4,044,620
2007 1,536,606 1,536,606
2008 7,637,131 7,637,131
Total $26,654,029 $22,271,168
f. Under the rules of the Income Tax Law of the ROC, net loss
can be carried forward for 5 years. As of December 31,
2004, the unutilized accumulated loss was as follows:
Expiration Year Accumulated Loss Unutilized
Accumulated Loss
2006 $11,437,788 $11,437,788
2007 4,155,271 4,155,271
2008 334,917 334,917
2009 2,053,616 2,053,616
Total $17,981,592 $17,981,592
g. The balance of the Company’s imputation credit accounts
as of December 31, 2004 and 2003 were NTD 0.4 million
and NTD 10.4 million, respectively. The actual creditable
ratio for 2003 and 2002 was 0.69% and 1.24%, respectively.
h. The ending balances of unappropriated earnings as of December
31, 2004 and 2003 were as follows:
As of December 31, 2004 2003
Prior to January 1, 1998 $– $64,220
After January 1, 1998 29,498,329 13,972,602
Total $29,498,329 $14,036,822
(20) Earnings per Share
a. The Group held zero coupon convertible bonds and employee stock options during 2004, and thus has a complex capital structure.
The calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share, for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, was disclosed
as follows:
Shares expressed in thousands
For the year ended December 31, 2004 2003 (Retroactively adjusted)
Net income $31,843,381 $14,020,257
Effect of dilution:
Employee stock options – –
Convertible bonds 29,720 50,954
Adjusted net income assuming dilution $31,873,101 $14,071,211
Weighted average of shares outstanding 16,828,205 16,644,032
Effect of dilution:
Employee stock options 245,983 228,762
Convertible bonds 20,660 152,565
Adjusted weighted average of shares outstanding assuming dilution 17,094,848 17,025,359
Earnings per share-basic (NTD)
Net income $1.89 $0.84
Earnings per share-diluted (NTD)
Net income $1.86 $0.83
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