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Prepayments and other current assets | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Prepayments and other current assets | Prepayment and other current assets mainly represent deposits for purchases and services, rental and utilities deposits, and prepaid expenses.
| 2017 | 2016
| US$’000 | US$’000
Cost and estimated earnings in excess of billings | 194 | 343
Deposits paid | 85 | 70
Prepayments | 475 | 221
Other receivables | 104 | 156
Other tax recoverable | 2 | 25
| 860 | 815
ZHEJIANG TIANLAN |
Prepayments and other current assets | Prepayment and other current assets mainly represent deposits for bidding projects, deposits for purchases and services and prepaid expenses.
| 2017 | 2016
| RMB’000 | RMB’000
Cost and estimated earnings in excess of billing | 119,256 | 70,786
Prepayments | 19,606 | 24,100
Other receivables | 10,775 | 14,851
Other current assets | - | 1,320
| 149,637 | 111,057
The other current assets also include cost and estimated earnings in excess of billing. Cost and estimated earnings in excess of billings
| 2017 | 2016
| RMB’000 | RMB’000
Contracts costs incurred | 330,322 | 389,534
Less: Progress billings | (211,066) | (318,748)
Cost and estimated earnings in excess of billings | 119,256 | 70,786
ZHEJIANG JIAHUAN |
Prepayments and other current assets | Prepayment and other current assets mainly represent deposits for bidding projects, deposits for purchases and services and prepaid expenses.
| 2017 | 2016
| RMB’000 | RMB’000
Prepayments and other receivables | 8,026 | 11,994
Deposits | 6,264 | 3,448
| 14,290 | 15,442

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the amounts paid in advance for capitalized costs that will be expensed with the passage of time or the occurrence of a triggering event, and will be charged against earnings within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer; the aggregate carrying amount of current assets, not separately presented elsewhere in the balance sheet; and other deferred costs. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.17) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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