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INCOME TAX EXPENSE (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Income Tax [Abstract] |
Schedule of components of income tax expense (recovery) |
For the years ended December 31 | 2019 |  | 2018 |
Tax on profit |  |
Current tax |  |
Charge for the year |  | $685 |  |  | $423 |
Adjustment in respect of prior years | 25 |  | 45 |
|  | $710 |  |  | $468 |
Deferred tax |  |
Origination and reversal of temporary differences in the current year |  | $1,112 |  |  | $821 |
Adjustment in respect of prior years | (39 | ) | (91 | )
|  | $1,073 |  |  | $730 |
Income tax expense |  | $1,783 |  |  | $1,198 |
Tax expense related to continuing operations
Current |  |
Canada |  | $5 |  |  | $— |
International | 705 |  | 468 |
|  | $710 |  |  | $468 |
Deferred |  |
Canada |  | $— |  |  | $628 |
International | 1,073 |  | 102 |
|  | $1,073 |  |  | $730 |
Income tax expense |  | $1,783 |  |  | $1,198 |
Reconciliation to Canadian statutory rate |
Reconciliation to Canadian Statutory Rate |
For the years ended December 31 | 2019 |  | 2018 |
At 26.5% statutory rate |  | $1,684 |  |  | ($63 | )
Increase (decrease) due to: |  |
Allowances and special tax deductions 1 | (129 | ) | (59 | )
Impact of foreign tax rates 2 | (264 | ) | (4 | )
Expenses not tax deductible | 78 |  | 74 |
Impairment charges not recognized in deferred tax assets | 45 |  | 168 |
Goodwill impairment charges not tax deductible | — |  | 54 |
Net currency translation losses on deferred tax balances | 43 |  | 41 |
Tax impact from pass-through entities and equity accounted investments | (140 | ) | (15 | )
Current year tax losses not recognized in deferred tax assets | 8 |  | 100 |
Sale of 50% interest in Kalgoorlie | 12 |  | — |
De-recognition of deferred tax assets | 4 |  | 814 |
United States adjustment to one-time toll charge | — |  | (49 | )
Adjustments in respect of prior years | (13 | ) | 3 |
Increase to income tax related contingent liabilities | 21 |  | — |
Impact of tax rate changes | (35 | ) | — |
Dominican Republic tax audit | — |  | 42 |
United States withholding taxes | 30 |  | (107 | )
Other withholding taxes | 24 |  | 14 |
Mining taxes | 412 |  | 184 |
Other items | 3 |  | 1 |
Income tax expense |  | $1,783 |  |  | $1,198 |
1 | We are able to claim certain allowances and tax deductions unique to extractive industries that result in a lower effective tax rate.
2 | We operate in multiple foreign tax jurisdictions that have tax rates different than the Canadian statutory rate

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