Alvarium Investments Limited
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Period from 1 January 2022 to 30 September 2022
(1) Deferred taxes in respect of non-tax adjustments
This line represents the tax-effect of non-tax adjustments including the effects of valuation allowance adjustments and tax rate changes in the UK on the additional deferred tax assets and liabilities recognised under US GAAP.
(2) Impact of a transaction in the subsequent events window on UK deferred tax assets
In January 2021 the group increased its shareholding in a UK subsidiary from 59% to 83% through a transaction with noncontrolling interests. This resulted in that subsidiary being able to utilise the group’s UK tax losses and timing differences.
Under UK GAAP, transactions with noncontrolling interests that take place in the subsequent events window are not considered in the assessment of the realizability of deferred tax assets. Under US GAAP, this is considered to be an adjusting subsequent event and therefore the transaction is brought into consideration in assessing the realizability of the group’s UK deferred tax assets.
If this source of income had been considered in assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, a deferred tax asset of £2,417,831 would have been recognised in the period ended 31 December 2020 instead of the period ended 30 September 2021 under UK GAAP. This has resulted in earlier recognition of this asset under US GAAP than under UK GAAP.
(3) Impact of additional deferred tax arising on asset acquisition
In July 2022 the group acquired a company which owned one contract based intangible asset. Under UK and US GAAP this was not considered to meet the definition of a business and hence it has been accounted for as an asset acquisition under both standards.
Under UK GAAP, no deferred tax is accounted for on such transactions and any timing differences are considered to be permanent in nature.
Under US GAAP, deferred tax is accounted for on such transactions using the simultaneous equation method of accounting. As a result under US GAAP additional deferred tax liabilities of £12,827,094 compared to those recognised under UK GAAP.
(q) Leases
Under UK GAAP, rentals applicable to operating leases where substantially all of the benefits and risks of ownership remain with the lessor are charged against profits on a straight line basis over the period of the lease. These operating leases are kept off-balance sheet.
Under U.S. GAAP the Group will apply ASC 842 which includes operating leases on the balance sheet through a gross up with the recognition of right-of-use assets and associated lease liabilities. However, upon adoption of ASC 842, there are no net differences between US GAAP and U.K. GAAP with respect to net income, the Statement of Changes in Equity, or the Statement of Cash Flows.
Additionally, the application of ASC 842 does not have a significant impact on the Group’s Statement of Cash Flows or Income Statement for the nine month period ended 30 September 2022. The gross up on the balance sheet will be reflected in recognition of right-of-use assets of £9,451,484, lease incentives of £2,610,363, deferred rent of £142,447 and lease liabilities of £12,275,537.
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