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Income taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
Components of income tax (expense) / credit |
|  | Year ended December 31, |
|  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |
|  | US$’000 |  |  | US$’000 |  |  | US$’000 |
Current taxes (expense ) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Hong Kong profits tax and the PRC EIT |  |  | (57 | ) |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | - |
Income tax expense |  |  | (57 | ) |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | - |
Deferred tax credit / (expenses) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Hong Kong and the PRC |  |  | 147 |  |  |  | (92 | ) |  |  | (37 | )
Total deferred tax credit / (expenses) |  |  | 147 |  |  |  | (92 | ) |  |  | (37 | )
Total credit / (expense) |  |  | 90 |  |  |  | (96 | ) |  |  | (37 | )
Reconciling items from income tax |
|  | Year ended December 31, |
|  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |
|  | US$’000 |  |  | US$’000 |  |  | US$’000 |
Income / (loss) before income taxes |  |  | 1,276 |  |  |  | 498 |  |  |  | (173 | )
Computed tax using respective companies’ statutory tax rates |  |  | 158 |  |  |  | 133 |  |  |  | 69 |
Change in valuation allowances |  |  | 349 |  |  |  | 48 |  |  |  | 30 |
Under-provision for income taxes in prior years |  |  | (12 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (5 | )
Non-deductible expenses |  |  | (405 | ) |  |  | (277 | ) |  |  | (131 | )
Income taxes credit / (expense) at effective tax rate |  |  | 90 |  |  |  | (96 | ) |  |  | (37 | )
Components of deferred tax assets |
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |
|  | US$’000 |  |  | US$’000 |
Tax losses |  |  | 614 |  |  |  | 901 |
Temporary differences |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | (5 | )
Less: Valuation allowances |  |  | (469 | ) |  |  | (901 | )
Net deferred tax assets / (liabilities) |  |  | 142 |  |  |  | (5 | )
ZHEJIANG TIANLAN |
Components of income tax (expense) / credit |
|  | Year ended December 31, |
|  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |
|  | RMB’000 |  |  | RMB’000 |  |  | RMB’000 |
Current tax (credit)/expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
PRC EIT |  |  | (32 | ) |  |  | 757 |  |  |  | 28 |
Income tax (credit)/expense |  |  | (32 | ) |  |  | 757 |  |  |  | 28 |
Deferred tax (credit)/expense |  |  | (666 | ) |  |  | 1,101 |  |  |  | 268 |
Total deferred tax (credit)/expense |  |  | (666 | ) |  |  | 1,101 |  |  |  | 268 |
Total (credit)/expense |  |  | (698 | ) |  |  | 1,858 |  |  |  | 296 |
Reconciling items from income tax |
|  | Year ended December 31, |
|  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |
|  | RMB’000 |  |  | RMB’000 |  |  | RMB’000 |
Income before income tax |  |  | 12,880 |  |  |  | 15,358 |  |  |  | 4,654 |
Computed tax using respective companies’ statutory tax rates |  |  | 1,932 |  |  |  | 2,304 |  |  |  | 642 |
(Over)-provision for income tax in prior years |  |  | (39 | ) |  |  | (48 | ) |  |  | - |
Temporary differences |  |  | 401 |  |  |  | 182 |  |  |  | 202 |
Tax effect of expenses not deductible for tax purposes |  |  | 286 |  |  |  | 2,306 |  |  |  | 693 |
Tax effect of special deduction for research and development costs |  |  | (3,263 | ) |  |  | (3,001 | ) |  |  | (2,103 | )
Others |  |  | (15 | ) |  |  | 115 |  |  |  | 862 |
Income taxes (credit)/expense at effective tax rate |  |  | (698 | ) |  |  | 1,858 |  |  |  | 296 |
Components of deferred tax assets |
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |
|  | RMB’000 |  |  | RMB’000 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  |  | 6,188 |  |  |  | 6,184 |
Deferred government grant |  |  | 583 |  |  |  | 750 |
Impairment losses on assets |  |  | 6,940 |  |  |  | 6,705 |
Tax losses |  |  | 594 |  |  |  | - |
Total deferred tax assets |  |  | 14,305 |  |  |  | 13,639 |

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