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Income Tax (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Major Components Of Tax Expense Income [Abstract] |
Major Components of Income Tax Expense | The major components of income tax expense were as follows:
|  | Year Ended December 31 |
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2019 |
|  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |
|  | (In Millions) |
Current tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current tax expenses recognized for the year |  | $ | 7,996 |  |  | $ | 8,271 |  |  | $ | 8,109 |
Income tax on unappropriated earnings |  |  | (60 | ) |  |  | (2,070 | ) |  |  | (20 | )
Income tax adjustments on prior years |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | (91 | )
Others |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | 12 |
|  |  | 7,944 |  |  |  | 6,216 |  |  |  | 8,010 |
Deferred tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax expense recognized for the year |  |  | (101 | ) |  |  | 208 |  |  |  | (63 | )
Income tax adjustments on prior years |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 19 |  |  |  | (1 | )
Change in tax rate |  |  | — |  |  |  | (38 | ) |  |  | — |
|  |  | (95 | ) |  |  | 189 |  |  |  | (64 | )
Income tax expense recognized in profit or loss |  | $ | 7,849 |  |  | $ | 6,405 |  |  | $ | 7,946 |
Reconciliation of Accounting Profit and Income Tax Expense | Reconciliation of accounting profit and income tax expense was as follows:
|  | Year Ended December 31 |
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2019 |
|  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |
|  | (In Millions) |
Income before income tax |  | $ | 48,009 |  |  | $ | 44,986 |  |  | $ | 41,867 |
Income tax expense calculated at the statutory rate (17% in 2017, and 20% in 2018 and 2019) |  | $ | 8,162 |  |  | $ | 8,997 |  |  | $ | 8,373 |
Nondeductible income and expenses in determining taxable income |  |  | 34 |  |  |  | 227 |  |  |  | 18 |
Unrecognized deductible temporary differences |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 3 |
Unrecognized loss carryforwards |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | 21 |  |  |  | 7 |
Tax-exempt income |  |  | (87 | ) |  |  | (580 | ) |  |  | (148 | )
Additional income tax under Alternative Minimum Tax Act |  |  | — |  |  |  | 46 |  |  |  | — |
Income tax on unappropriated earnings |  |  | (60 | ) |  |  | (2,070 | ) |  |  | (20 | )
Investment credits |  |  | (212 | ) |  |  | (204 | ) |  |  | (203 | )
Change in tax rate |  |  | — |  |  |  | (38 | ) |  |  | — |
Effect of different tax rates of group entities operating in other jurisdictions |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | (15 | ) |  |  | (9 | )
Income tax adjustments on prior years |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 26 |  |  |  | (92 | )
Others |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | (6 | ) |  |  | 17 |
Income tax expense recognized in profit or loss |  | $ | 7,849 |  |  | $ | 6,405 |  |  | $ | 7,946 |
Income Tax Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income |
| b. | Income tax recognized in other comprehensive income
|  | Year Ended December 31 |
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2019 |
|  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |
|  |  |  |  |  | (In Millions) |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Remeasurement on defined benefit plan |  | $ | (344 | ) |  | $ | (243 | ) |  | $ | 305 |
Change in tax rate - defined benefit plan |  |  | — |  |  |  | (207 | ) |  |  | — |
Unrealized gain or loss on available-for-sale financial assets |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Total income tax expense (benefit) recognized in other comprehensive income |  | $ | (347 | ) |  | $ | (450 | ) |  | $ | 305 |
Current Tax Assets and Liabilities |
| c. | Current tax assets and liabilities
|  | December 31 |
|  | 2018 |  |  | 2019 |
|  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |
|  | (In Millions) |
Current tax assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax refund receivable (included in other current assets - other) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1 |
Current tax liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income tax payable |  | $ | 6,221 |  |  | $ | 5,812 |
Movements of Deferred Income Tax Assets and Liabilities | Deferred income tax assets and liabilities The movements of deferred income tax assets and liabilities were as follows: For the year ended December 31, 2017
|  | January 1, 2017 |  |  | Recognized in Profit or Loss |  |  | Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income |  |  | December 31, 2017 |
|  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |
|  | (In Millions) |
Deferred income tax assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Temporary differences |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined benefit obligation |  | $ | 1,374 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 344 |  |  | $ | 1,723 |
Allowance for doubtful receivables over quota |  |  | 230 |  |  |  | 59 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 289 |
Share of profits of associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method |  |  | 330 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 331 |
Valuation loss on inventory |  |  | 20 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 23 |
Deferred revenue |  |  | 117 |  |  |  | (11 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 106 |
Estimated warranty liabilities |  |  | 19 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 22 |
Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment |  |  | 122 |  |  |  | (10 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 112 |
Accrued award credits liabilities |  |  | 20 |  |  |  | (5 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 15 |
Unrealized foreign exchange loss, net |  |  | — |  |  |  | 17 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 17 |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2 |
Trade-in right |  |  | — |  |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 15 |
Others |  |  | 34 |  |  |  | (5 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 29 |
|  |  | 2,268 |  |  |  | 72 |  |  |  | 344 |  |  |  | 2,684 |
Loss carryforwards |  |  | 54 |  |  |  | (8 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 46 |
|  | $ | 2,322 |  |  | $ | 64 |  |  | $ | 344 |  |  | $ | 2,730 |
|  | January 1, 2017 |  |  | Recognized in Profit or Loss |  |  | Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income |  |  | December 31, 2017 |
|  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |
|  | (In Millions) |
Deferred income tax liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Temporary differences |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined benefit obligation |  | $ | (1,269 | ) |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (1,265 | )
Land value incremental tax |  |  | (95 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (95 | )
Intangible assets |  |  | (40 | ) |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (39 | )
Deferred revenue for award credits |  |  | (46 | ) |  |  | 17 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (29 | )
Unrealized foreign exchange gain or loss, net |  |  | (10 | ) |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Valuation gain or loss on financial instruments, net |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | (1 | )
Others |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1 | )
|  | $ | (1,464 | ) |  | $ | 31 |  |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | (1,430 | )
For the year ended December 31, 2018
|  | January 1, 2018 |  |  | Effect of Retrospective Application of IFRS 9 |  |  | Recognized in Profit or Loss |  |  | Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income |  |  | December 31, 2018 |
|  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |
|  | (In Millions) |
Deferred income tax assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Temporary differences |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined benefit obligation |  | $ | 1,723 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 134 |  |  | $ | 450 |  |  | $ | 2,307 |
Allowance for doubtful receivables over quota |  |  | 289 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 146 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 435 |
Share of profits of associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method |  |  | 331 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 58 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 389 |
Valuation loss on inventory |  |  | 23 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 65 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 88 |
Deferred revenue |  |  | 106 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 111 |
Estimated warranty liabilities |  |  | 22 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 26 |
Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment |  |  | 112 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (19 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 93 |
Accrued award credits liabilities |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 14 |
Unrealized foreign exchange loss, net |  |  | 17 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (16 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1 |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | — |  |  | - |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2 |
Trade-in right |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (5 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 10 |
Others |  |  | 29 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 37 |
|  |  | 2,684 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 379 |  |  |  | 450 |  |  |  | 3,513 |
Loss carryforwards |  |  | 46 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (5 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 41 |
|  | $ | 2,730 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 374 |  |  | $ | 450 |  |  | $ | 3,554 |
|  | January 1, 2018 |  |  | Effect of Retrospective Application of IFRS 9 |  |  | Recognized in Profit or Loss |  |  | Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income |  |  | December 31, 2018 |
|  | NT$ |  |  |  |  |  |  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |
|  | (In Millions) |
Deferred income tax liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Temporary differences |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined benefit obligation |  | $ | (1,265 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (567 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (1,832 | )
Land value incremental tax |  |  | (95 | ) |  |  | — |  |  | - |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (95 | )
Intangible assets |  |  | (39 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (32 | )
Deferred revenue for award credits |  |  | (29 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (31 | )
Unrealized foreign exchange gain, net |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1 | )
Valuation gain or loss on financial instruments, net |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Others |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1 | )
|  | $ | (1,430 | ) |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | (563 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (1,992 | )
For the year ended December 31, 2019
|  | January 1, 2019 |  |  | Effect of Retrospective Application of IFRS 16 |  |  | Recognized in Profit or Loss |  |  | Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income |  |  | December 31, 2019 |
|  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |
|  | (In Millions) |
Deferred income tax assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Temporary differences |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined benefit obligation |  | $ | 2,307 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 32 |  |  | $ | (305 | ) |  | $ | 2,034 |
Allowance for doubtful receivables over quota |  |  | 435 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (31 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 404 |
Share of profits of associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method |  |  | 389 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 402 |
Valuation loss on inventory |  |  | 88 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 53 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 141 |
Deferred revenue |  |  | 111 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (13 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 98 |
Estimated warranty liabilities |  |  | 26 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 34 |
Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment |  |  | 93 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (75 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 18 |
Accrued award credits liabilities |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 17 |
Unrealized foreign exchange loss, net |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3 |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2 |
Trade-in right |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (9 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1 |
Others |  |  | 37 |  |  |  | 26 |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 77 |
|  |  | 3,513 |  |  |  | 26 |  |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | (305 | ) |  |  | 3,231 |
Loss carryforwards |  |  | 41 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (13 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 28 |
|  | $ | 3,554 |  |  | $ | 26 |  |  | $ | (16 | ) |  | $ | (305 | ) |  | $ | 3,259 |
|  | January 1, 2019 |  |  | Effect of Retrospective Application of IFRS 16 |  |  | Recognized in Profit or Loss |  |  | Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income |  |  | December 31, 2019 |
|  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |
|  | (In Millions) |
Deferred income tax liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Temporary differences |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined benefit obligation |  | $ | (1,832 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 74 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (1,758 | )
Land value incremental tax |  |  | (95 | ) |  |  | — |  |  | - |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (95 | )
Intangible assets |  |  | (32 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (29 | )
Deferred revenue for award credits |  |  | (31 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (29 | )
Unrealized foreign exchange gain, net |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | — |  |  | - |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1 | )
Valuation gain or loss on financial instruments, net |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | - |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Others |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
|  | $ | (1,992 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 80 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (1,912 | )
Items for Which No Deferred Income Tax Assets Have Been Recognized |
| e. | Items for which no deferred income tax assets have been recognized
|  | December 31 |
|  | 2018 |  |  | 2019 |
|  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |
|  | (In Millions) |
Loss carryforwards |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expire in 2020 |  | $ | 41 |  |  | $ | 23 |
Expire in 2021 |  |  | 12 |  |  |  | 13 |
Expire in 2022 |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | 10 |
Expire in 2023 |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | 8 |
Expire in 2024 |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 8 |
Expire in 2025 |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | 15 |
Expire in 2026 |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | 8 |
Expire in 2027 |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 3 |
Expire in 2028 |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |
Expire in 2029 |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
|  | $ | 101 |  |  | $ | 89 |
Deductible temporary differences |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 1 |
Information About Unused Loss Carryforwards | As of December 31, 2019, unused loss carryforwards was as follows:
Remaining Creditable Amount |  |  | Expiry Year
NT$ (In Millions) |  |  |
$ | 23 |  |  | 2020
| 19 |  |  | 2021
| 11 |  |  | 2022
| 9 |  |  | 2023
| 8 |  |  | 2024
| 26 |  |  | 2025
| 12 |  |  | 2026
| 3 |  |  | 2027
| 4 |  |  | 2028
| 2 |  |  | 2029
$ | 117 |  |  |

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