Notes to the Company annual financial statements l Note 5

     2017 
R’000 
      2016 
R’000 
  
5. Deferred taxation           
  At the beginning of the year 1 844      (4 058)   
  Credited/(charged) to the statement of comprehensive income:          
  Provisions and accruals (447)     (1 736)  
  Tax losses 375      655   
  Capital allowances (38)     (49)  
  Equity compensation benefit (1 690)     (1 639)  
  Unrealised foreign exchange (5 586)     7 018   
  Other 2 143      1 653   
  At the end of the year (3 399)     1 844   
  Deferred taxation comprises:          
  Provisions and accruals (9 000)     (8 553)  
  Tax losses (1 736)     (2 111)  
  Capital allowances —      38   
  Equity compensation benefit 3 157      4 847   
  Unrealised foreign exchange 4 180      9 766   
  Other —      (2 143)  
    (3 399)     1 844   
  The analysis of deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities is as follows:          
  Deferred tax assets          
  Deferred tax assets to be recovered after more than 12 months 5 235      —   
  Deferred tax assets to be recovered within 12 months (8 634)     —   
    (3 399)     —   
  Deferred tax liabilities          
  Deferred tax liabilities to be recovered after more than 12 months —      10 205   
  Deferred tax liabilities to be recovered within 12 months —      (8 361)  
    —      1 844   
  Net deferred tax (asset)/liability (3 399)     1 844   
   
  Where deferred tax assets have been recognised, a formal process of assessment of the future profitability of the Company has been performed based on detailed budgets and cash flow forecasts. As a result, management believes that the current tax losses will be utilised within one to five years. There are no unrecognised tax losses in the current year (2016: Rnil).

Notes to the Company annual financial statements l Note 5