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Trade and other receivables
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
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Trade and other receivables
19.
Trade and other receivables
 
Million US dollar
  
31 December 2021
    
31 December 2020
 
Cash deposits for guarantees
     168        184  
Loans to customers
     17        25  
Tax receivable, other than income tax
     116        99  
Brazilian tax credits and interest receivables
     960        997  
Trade and other receivables
     319        357  
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Non-current
trade and other receivables
  
 
1 580
    
 
1 661
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Trade receivables and accrued income
     3 465        3 284  
Interest receivables
     18        4  
Tax receivable, other than income tax
     593        552  
Loans to customers
     99        117  
Prepaid expenses
     350        354  
Other receivables
     521        522  
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Current trade and other receivables
  
 
5 046
    
 
4 833
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Ambev’s tax credits and interest receivables are expected to be collected over a period exceeding 12 months after the reporting date. As of 31 December 2021, the total amount of such credits and interest receivables represented 960m US dollar (31 December 2020: 997m US dollar). Refer to Note 7
Other operating income/(expenses)
and Note 11
Finance cost and income
for more details.
The carrying amount of trade and other receivables is a good approximation of their fair value as the impact of discounting is not significant. The ageing of the current trade receivables and accrued income, interest receivable, other receivables and current and
non-current
loans to customers can be detailed as follows for 2021 and 2020 respectively:
 
    
Net carrying
amount as of
31 December
2021
    
Of which:
neither
impaired nor
past due on

the reporting

date
    
Of which not impaired as of the reporting

date and past due
 
  
Less than 30

days
    
Between 30
and 59 days
    
Between 60
and 89 days
    
More than 90

days
 
Trade receivables and accrued income
     3 465        3 223        164        62        11        5  
Loans to customers
     117        83        2        2        31        —    
Interest receivable
     18        18        —          —          —          —    
Other receivables
     521        513        2        1        2        3  
 
  
 
4 120
 
  
 
3 836
 
  
 
167
 
  
 
65
 
  
 
44
 
  
 
8
 
 
  
Net carrying
amount as of
31 December
2020
 
  
Of which:
neither
impaired nor
past due on
the reporting
date
 
  
Of which not impaired as of the reporting

date and past due
 
  
Less than 30
days
 
  
Between 30
and 59 days
 
  
Between 60
and 89 days
 
  
More than 90
days
 
Trade receivables and accrued income
  
 
3 285
  
 
3 074
  
 
155
  
 
37
  
 
10
  
 
8
Loans to customers
  
 
142
  
 
86
  
 
3
  
 
2
  
 
50
  
 
—  
 
Interest receivable
  
 
4
  
 
4
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
Other receivables
  
 
522
  
 
416
  
 
2
  
 
16
  
 
5
  
 
83
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
3 953
 
  
 
3 580
 
  
 
161
 
  
 
55
 
  
 
66
 
  
 
91
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
The above analysis of the age of financial assets that are past due as at the reporting date but not impaired also includes
non-current
loans to customers. Past due amounts were not impaired when collection is still considered likely, for instance because the amounts can be recovered from the tax authorities, AB InBev has sufficient collateral, or the customer entered into a payment plan. Impairment losses on trade and other receivables recognized in 2021 amount to 36m US dollar (2020: 99m US dollar; 2019: 51m US dollar). The impairment loss recognized in 2020 included AB InBev’s estimate of overdue receivables the company would not be able to collect from defaulting customers as a result of the
COVID-19
pandemic.
AB InBev’s exposure to credit, currency and interest rate risks is disclosed in Note 28
Risks arising from financial instruments
.