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Sisal Annual Report 2011 - Permira

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Any charges related to disputes with the tax authorities and the correspondingfines are exposed in the item “Income taxes”.Use of estimatesThe preparation of the consolidated financial statements and the related explanatorynotes in accordance with international financial reporting standards requiresestimates and assumptions to be made which have an effect on the reportedamounts of assets and liabilities and on the disclosure of contingent assets andliabilities at the end of the reporting period. Actual results could differ from estimates.Below are briefly described the accounting policies which require more subjectiveestimates and for which a change in the underlying assumptions may have a significanteffect on the financial statements.GoodwillGoodwill is tested annually for impairment; any impairment losses arising are recognisedin the statement of comprehensive income. Specifically the test involvesthe allocation of goodwill to a Cash-Generating Unit (CGU) and then the determinationof the relative fair value; when the fair value is lower than the carryingamount of the CGU, an impairment loss is recognised on the goodwill allocated tothe CGU. The allocation of goodwill to a CGU and the determination of fair valuerequire assumptions and estimates based on factors which may change over time,with consequent effects, possibly significant, on the assessments.Impairment loss/reversal of fixed assetsNon-current assets are periodically tested for impairment and where indicators ofdifficulty in recovery are present an impairment loss is recorded. The existence ofsuch indicators can be verified through subjective valuations, based on informationavailable within the Group or externally and on historical experience. Moreover inthe presence of a potential impairment, this is determined with appropriate valuationtechniques. The correct identification of the factors, indicating a potentialimpairment and the estimates to determine the loss, may depend on conditionswhich vary over time, affecting the assessments and estimates. Similar considerationsregarding the existence of indicators and the use of estimates in the applicationof valuation techniques can be found in the valuations to be made in theevent of the reversal of impairment losses charged in previous periods.64 SISAL ANNUAL REPORT <strong>2011</strong>

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