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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS<br />
5 INCOME TAX<br />
(a)<br />
In<strong>com</strong>e tax in the consolidated statement of <strong>com</strong>prehensive in<strong>com</strong>e represents:<br />
Year ended 31 December<br />
2012 2011<br />
RMB million RMB million<br />
Current tax – Hong Kong Profits Tax<br />
Provision for the year 2 –<br />
Current tax – PRC in<strong>com</strong>e tax<br />
Provision for the year 972 871<br />
(Over)/under-provision in respect of prior years (9) 14<br />
965 885<br />
Deferred tax<br />
Reversal/(origination) of temporary differences<br />
(note 21) 8 (54)<br />
973 831<br />
(i)<br />
(ii)<br />
(iii)<br />
(iv)<br />
The provision for Hong Kong Profits Tax is calculated at 16.5% of the estimated<br />
assessable profits of the Company and its subsidiaries incorporated in Hong Kong<br />
(2011:16.5%). The payments of dividends by Hong Kong <strong>com</strong>panies are not subject<br />
to any Hong Kong withholding tax.<br />
Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin<br />
Islands, the <strong>Group</strong> is not subject to any in<strong>com</strong>e tax in the Cayman Islands and the<br />
British Virgin Islands.<br />
All PRC subsidiaries are subject to in<strong>com</strong>e tax at 25% for the year ended 31 December<br />
2012 (2011: 25% except one subsidiary at 24%) under the Enterprise In<strong>com</strong>e Tax law<br />
(“EIT law”) which was enacted on 16 March 2007.<br />
The EIT law and its relevant regulations also impose a withholding tax at 10%, unless<br />
reduced by a tax treaty/arrangement, on dividend distributions made out of the PRC<br />
from earnings accumulated from 1 January 2008. Undistributed earnings generated<br />
prior to 1 January 2008 are exempted from such withholding tax.<br />
Under the Arrangement between the Mainland of China and Hong Kong Special<br />
Administrative Region for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of<br />
Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on In<strong>com</strong>e, a qualified Hong Kong tax resident<br />
which is the “beneficial owner” and holds 25% or more of the equity interest in a PRCresident<br />
enterprise is entitled to a reduced withholding tax rate of 5% on dividends<br />
received.<br />
<strong>Sun</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Retail</strong> <strong>Group</strong> <strong>Limited</strong><br />
Annual Report 2012<br />
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