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Deferred Taxation (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
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Schedule of Deferred Taxation |
|  |  |  | UNITED STATES DOLLAR |
|  |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |
23. |  | DEFERRED TAXATION |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | The detailed components of the net deferred taxation liability which results from the differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities recognised for financial reporting and taxation purposes in different accounting periods are: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | - Mining assets |  |  | 893.2 |  |  |  | 908.3 |
|  | - Right-of-use assets |  |  | 134.0 |  |  |  | 101.5 |
|  | - Investment in environmental trust funds |  |  | 4.0 |  |  |  | 3.7 |
|  | - Inventories |  |  | 16.4 |  |  |  | 13.3 |
|  | - Unremitted earnings |  |  | 12.6 |  |  |  | 13.3 |
|  | - Other |  |  | 9.0 |  |  |  | 13.0 |
|  | Liabilities |  |  | 1,069.2 |  |  |  | 1,053.1 |
|  | Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | - Provisions |  |  | (131.9 | ) |  |  | (117.4 | )
|  | - Tax losses 1 |  |  | (61.8 | ) |  |  | (120.6 | )
|  | - Unredeemed capital expenditure 1 |  |  | (477.3 | ) |  |  | (505.7 | )
|  | - Lease liabilities |  |  | (130.9 | ) |  |  | (103.0 | )
|  | - Unrealised loss on financial instruments |  |  | (7.4 | ) |  |  | (38.3 | )
|  | Assets |  |  | (809.3 | ) |  |  | (885.0 | )
|  | Net deferred taxation liabilities |  |  | 259.9 |  |  |  | 168.1 |
|  | Included in the statement of financial position as follows: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Deferred taxation assets |  |  | (240.0 | ) |  |  | (265.5 | )
|  | Deferred taxation liabilities |  |  | 499.9 |  |  |  | 433.6 |
|  | Net deferred taxation liabilities |  |  | 259.9 |  |  |  | 168.1 |
|  | Balance at beginning of the year |  |  | 168.1 |  |  |  | 185.4 |
|  | Recognised in profit or loss |  |  | 66.0 |  |  |  | (15.0 | )
|  | Recognised in OCI |  |  | 1.2 |  |  |  | 8.4 |
|  | Translation adjustment |  |  | 24.6 |  |  |  | (10.7 | )
|  | Balance at end of the year |  |  | 259.9 |  |  |  | 168.1 |
1 | Tax losses and unredeemed capital expenditure have been recognised, as disclosed in note 10, to the extent that the tax paying entities will have taxable profits in the forseeable future (per the life-of-mine models of the respective operations) in order to utilise the unused tax losses and unredeemed capital expenditure before they expire. This was particularly assessed with reference to the South Deep and Damang life-of-mine models.

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