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INCOME TAXES: (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
INCOME TAXES:  
Components of the provision for income taxes

(in millions)

    

2021

    

2020

    

2019

U.S. federal and state:

Current

$

$

$

Deferred

 

 

 

Uncertain tax positions

 

 

 

(1.3)

 

 

 

(1.3)

Foreign (Peru and Mexico):

Current

 

2,425.5

 

1,237.9

 

966.3

Deferred

(126.3)

 

(63.5)

 

(30.1)

Uncertain tax positions

 

 

 

10.4

 

2,299.2

 

1,174.4

 

946.6

Total provision for income taxes

$

2,299.2

$

1,174.4

$

945.3

Schedule of source of income

(in millions)

    

2021

    

2020

    

2019

Earnings by location:

U.S.

$

(32.4)

$

(15.3)

$

(1.9)

Foreign

Peru

 

1,962.8

 

723.9

 

513.0

Mexico

 

3,766.4

 

2,037.2

 

1,915.4

 

5,729.2

 

2,761.1

 

2,428.4

Earnings before taxes on income

$

5,696.8

$

2,745.8

$

2,426.5

Reconciliation of the statutory income tax rate to the effective tax rate

The reconciliation of the statutory income tax rate to the effective tax rate for the three years ended December 31, 2021, is as follows (in percentage points):

    

2021

    

2020

    

2019

 

Expected tax at U.S. statutory rate

 

21.0

%  

21.0

%  

21.0

%

Foreign tax at other than statutory rate, net of foreign tax credit benefit (1)

 

13.8

13.7

14.0

Percentage depletion

 

(1.8)

(2.2)

(2.7)

Other permanent differences

 

(0.3)

0.1

0.1

Additional valuation allowance on U.S. deferred tax assets, foreign tax credits and U.S. tax effect on Peruvian deferred taxes

8.4

8.9

10.1

Increase (decrease) in unrecognized tax benefits for uncertain tax positions

 

(0.5)

(0.1)

(2.1)

Amounts (over) / under provided in prior years

 

(0.1)

(1.1)

Other

 

(0.2)

1.5

(0.3)

Effective income tax rate

 

40.4

%  

42.8

%  

39.0

%

(1)Foreign tax at other than statutory rates, net of foreign tax credit benefit, also includes the effects of permanent differences in Peru and Mexico, that are determined at the local statutory rate.
Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities

At December 31, 

(in millions)

    

2021

    

2020

Assets:

Inventories

$

78.0

$

62.4

Capitalized exploration expenses

 

12.5

 

13.0

U.S. foreign tax credit carryforward, net of FIN 48 liability

 

1,479.2

 

974.1

U.S. tax effect of Peruvian deferred tax liability

 

75.0

 

111.2

Provisions

 

284.5

 

169.5

Property, plant and equipment

9.5

Deferred workers participation

11.1

37.8

Accrued salaries, wages and vacations

8.2

8.5

Sales price adjustment (PUI)

2.6

(5.8)

Social responsibility expenses

5.1

4.3

Deferred charges

31.6

41.8

Valuation allowance on U.S. deferred tax assets, foreign tax credits and U.S. tax effect on Peruvian deferred

(1,820.0)

(1,343.2)

Accrued royalty and special mining tax

23.3

18.3

Other

 

5.5

 

1.2

Total deferred tax assets

 

206.1

 

93.1

At December 31, 

(in millions)

    

2021

    

2020

Liabilities:

Property, plant and equipment

 

 

(17.2)

Other

 

(8.2)

 

(5.3)

Total deferred tax liabilities

 

(8.2)

 

(22.5)

Total net deferred tax (liabilities) / assets

$

197.9

$

70.6

Summary of expiry of foreign tax credits

Year

    

Amount

2024

 

73.1

2025

174.0

2026

96.2

2027

2028

175.0

2029

219.9

2030

247.6

2031

479.2

Total

$

1,465.0

Schedule of reconciliation of amount of unrecognized tax benefits

The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits in 2021, 2020 and 2019, was as follows (in millions):

    

2021

    

2020

    

2019

Unrecognized tax benefits, opening balance

$

66.1

$

58.4

$

214.5

Gross decreases—tax positions in prior period

 

(10.9)

 

 

(7.5)

Gross increases—current-period tax positions

 

 

7.7

 

Gross decreases—current-period tax positions

(1.1)

(4.2)

Decreases related to settlements with taxing authorities

 

(54.1)

 

 

(144.4)

 

(66.1)

 

7.7

 

(156.1)

Unrecognized tax benefits, ending balance

$

$

66.1

$

58.4

Summary of tax years remaining open to examination and adjustment in major tax jurisdictions

Peru:

    

2016 and all subsequent years

U.S.:

2017 and all subsequent years

Mexico:

2016 and all subsequent years