China Communications Services Corporation Limited Annual Report 2015
        
        
          
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            NOTES TO THE
          
        
        
          
            CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
          
        
        
          For the year ended 31 December 2015
        
        
          
            10. INCOME TAX
          
        
        
          
            (continued)
          
        
        
          (b) Reconciliation between tax expense and accounting profit at applicable tax rates:
        
        
          
            2015
          
        
        
          2014
        
        
          
            RMB’000
          
        
        
          RMB’000
        
        
          Profit before tax
        
        
          
            2,824,963
          
        
        
          2,630,886
        
        
          Expected income tax expense at a statutory tax rate of 25% (2014: 25%) (note (i))
        
        
          
            706,241
          
        
        
          657,722
        
        
          Differential tax rates on subsidiaries’ income (note (i))
        
        
          
            (220,867)
          
        
        
          (195,847)
        
        
          Non-deductible expenses (note (ii))
        
        
          
            135,387
          
        
        
          93,164
        
        
          Non-taxable income
        
        
          
            (53,723)
          
        
        
          (46,940)
        
        
          Tax losses not recognised
        
        
          
            59,058
          
        
        
          101,789
        
        
          Utilisation of previously unrecognised tax losses
        
        
          
            (8,354)
          
        
        
          (6,604)
        
        
          Over provision in respect of prior years
        
        
          
            (29,094)
          
        
        
          (29,516)
        
        
          Effect of tax exemptions
        
        
          
            (1,362)
          
        
        
          (8,132)
        
        
          Others (note (iii))
        
        
          
            (99,840)
          
        
        
          (102,548)
        
        
          Income tax
        
        
          
            487,446
          
        
        
          463,088
        
        
          Notes:
        
        
          (i)
        
        
          The provision for income tax of the Group is calculated based on a statutory rate of 25% of the assessable profit of the Group as determined in
        
        
          accordance with the relevant PRC income tax rules and regulations for the years ended 31 December 2015 and 2014, except for certain
        
        
          domestic subsidiaries of the Group, which are taxed at preferential rates of 20%, 15% and 10%, where applicable; and for certain overseas
        
        
          subsidiaries of the Group, which are taxed at respective statutory rates.
        
        
          (ii)
        
        
          The amount includes personnel and other miscellaneous expenses in excess of statutory deductible limits for tax purposes.
        
        
          (iii)
        
        
          The amounts primarily represent the effect of additional deductions in research and development expense.
        
        
          
            11. OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
          
        
        
          
            Available-for-sale securities
          
        
        
          
            2015
          
        
        
          2014
        
        
          
            RMB’000
          
        
        
          RMB’000
        
        
          Changes in fair value recognised during the year
        
        
          
            16,312
          
        
        
          10,233
        
        
          Net deferred tax debited to other comprehensive income
        
        
          
            (2,447)
          
        
        
          (1,535)
        
        
          Net movement in the fair value reserve during the year recognised in
        
        
          other comprehensive income
        
        
          
            13,865
          
        
        
          8,698