Annual and transition report of foreign private issuers pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Income Taxes (Tables)

v2.4.1.9
Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Components of Income Tax (Expense) Benefit

Income tax (expense) benefit consists of the following components:

 

  Years Ended 31 March  
(Millions of US dollars) 2015   2014   2013  

Income from operations before income taxes:

Domestic

  $ 145.5         $ 141.6         $     110.6      

Foreign

  177.1         (87.0)        (76.9)     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total income before income taxes

  $     322.6         $     54.6         $ 33.7      
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income tax expense

Current:

Domestic

  $ (11.9)        $ (8.9)        $ (5.3)     

Foreign

  (39.3)        (9.7)        (15.1)     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Current income tax expense

  (51.2)        (18.6)        (20.4)     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Deferred:

Domestic

  (3.7)        (3.3)        0.7      

Foreign

  23.6         66.8         31.5      
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Deferred income tax benefit

  19.9         63.5         32.2      
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total income tax (expense) benefit

  $ (31.3)        $ 44.9         $ 11.8      
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Reconciled Tax at Statutory Rates

Income tax (expense) benefit is reconciled to the tax at the statutory rates as follows:

 

  Years Ended 31 March  
(Millions of US dollars) 2015   2014   2013  

Income tax (expense) benefit at statutory tax rates

  $ (75.0)        $ 6.2         $ 8.8      

US state income taxes, net of the federal benefit

  (2.4)        (1.8)        (0.1)     

Asbestos adjustments

  48.3         30.2         (0.3)     

Expenses not deductible

  (3.4)        (2.1)        (2.0)     

Non-assessable items

  0.5         0.6         1.8      

Foreign taxes on domestic income

  (0.7)        -         -      

Amortization of intangibles

  2.8         1.7         2.0      

Taxes on foreign income

  (4.5)        (2.9)        1.1     

Tax assessment in dispute

  -         10.7         -      

Other items

  3.1         2.3         0.5      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income tax (expense) benefit

  $     (31.3)        $ 44.9         $ 11.8      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effective tax rate

  9.7%            (82.2%)            (35.0%)     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Deferred tax balances consist of the following components:

 

  31 March  
(Millions of US dollars) 2015   2014  

Deferred tax assets:

Asbestos liability

  $ 405.2       $ 471.8      

Other provisions and accruals

  46.3         52.5      

Net operating loss carryforwards

  17.0         12.8      

Foreign tax credit carryforwards

  107.0         135.4      
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deferred tax assets

  575.5         672.5      

Valuation allowance

  (113.0)        (142.4)     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance

  462.5         530.1      
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

Depreciable and amortizable assets

      (112.3)        (111.2)     

Other

  (3.7)        (6.9)     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deferred tax liabilities

  (116.0)            (118.1)     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net deferred tax assets

  $ 346.5         $ 412.0      
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits and Interest and Penalties

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits and interest and penalties are as follows:

 

(US$ millions) Unrecognized
tax benefits
  Interest and
Penalties
 

Balance at 31 March 2012

  $ 2.6       $ 0.9    

Additions for tax positions of the current year

  0.1       -        

Additions for tax positions of prior year

  2.6       (0.1

Expiration of statute of limitations

  (2.8   (0.7

Other reductions for the tax positions of prior periods

  (1.0   -       
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at 31 March 2013

  $             1.5       $             0.1    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Additions for tax positions of the current year

  0.1       -        

Additions for tax positions of prior year

  0.1       -        

Settlements paid during the current period

  (1.2   -        

Other reductions for the tax positions of prior periods

  -           (0.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at 31 March 2014

  $ 0.5       $ -        
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Additions for tax positions of the current year

  4.2       0.1    

Additions for tax positions of prior year

  0.2       0.2    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at 31 March 2015

  $ 4.9       $ 0.3