✨ Financial Statements Notes




TRANSPOWER NEW ZEALAND LIMITED LINES BUSINESS

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2007

4. REMUNERATION OF AUDITORS

Fees paid or payable to the auditors of the annual report

LINES BUSINESS 2007 $'000 LINES BUSINESS 2006 $'000
As auditor of Transpower and Transpower subsidiaries 215 197
For other services
Other assurance-oriented assignments 142 36
357 233

Fees paid to other auditors

LINES BUSINESS 2007 $'000 LINES BUSINESS 2006 $'000
As auditor of Transpower and Transpower subsidiaries -- --
For other services
Reporting engagements other than the annual report 311 241
Assistance to internal audit function 598 374
Other assurance-oriented assignments 162 131
Other 976 1,190
2,047 1,936

5. NET FINANCE COSTS

LINES BUSINESS 2007 $'000 LINES BUSINESS 2006 $'000
Finance costs 103,555 99,831
Capitalised interest (9,161) (6,299)
Interest received (36,929) (25,021)
Net finance costs 57,465 58,511
LINES BUSINESS 2007 $'000 LINES BUSINESS 2006 $'000
Total operating expenses 333,506 320,844
Net finance costs 57,465 58,511
Total expenses including net financing costs 390,971 379,355

6. TAXATION

LINES BUSINESS 2007 $'000 LINES BUSINESS 2006 $'000
Operating surplus before tax 147,418 128,465
Prima facie tax at 33% 48,648 42,393
Tax effect of:
- Timing differences not recognised (4,210) 4,964
- Current period excluding revaluation adjustment -- --
- Current period revaluation adjustment -- --
Permanent differences
Income tax charge in respect of the current year 44,438 47,357
Under/(over) provision in prior years (3,405) (2,771)
Tax expense 41,033 44,586

The income tax charge is represented by:

LINES BUSINESS 2007 $'000 LINES BUSINESS 2006 $'000
Tax payable in the current year 41,033 44,586
Deferred tax -- --

Deferred tax asset:

LINES BUSINESS 2007 $'000 LINES BUSINESS 2006 $'000
Balance at the beginning of the year -- --
Increase in deferred tax asset -- --
Balance at the end of the year 41,033 44,586

Deferred tax liability memorandum account

LINES BUSINESS 2007 $'000 LINES BUSINESS 2006 $'000
Balance at the beginning of the year 149,508 154,472
Increase (reduction) in deferred tax liability (4,210) (14,964)
Balance at the end of the year 153,718 139,508

These timing differences predominantly relate to depreciation and are not recognised in the financial statements.

Imputation credit memorandum account

LINES BUSINESS 2007 $'000 LINES BUSINESS 2006 $'000
Balance at the beginning of the year 154,898 109,631
Tax payments made 38,130 48,426
Imputation credits attached to dividends paid to shareholders -- (3,159)
Balance at the end of the year 193,028 154,898


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🏭 Transpower New Zealand Limited Lines Business Notes to the Financial Statements (continued from previous page)

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30 November 2007
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