37. Income taxes

Income tax

In € thousand

1-12/2016

1-12/2015

Actual tax – reporting year

61,847

78,525

Actual tax – previous years

–11,944

–11,086

Deferred tax

–27,093

12,844

Total

22,810

80,283

Reconciliation statement

In € thousand

1-12/2016

1-12/2015

1)

Earnings before taxes multiplied by the corporate income tax rate

Earnings before taxes

225,533

397,818

Expected tax expenses1)

56,383

99,455

Adjusted by tax effects from

 

 

Tax-free investment income

–11,513

–8,266

Amortisation of goodwill and impairment losses

4,148

3,270

Tax-neutral consolidation effect

447

321

Other non-deductible expenses/other tax-exempt income

3,931

5,397

Changes in tax rates

–1,054

0

Deviations in tax rates

–5,751

–4,764

Taxes for previous years

–20,318

–11,086

Lapse of loss carried forward and other

–3,463

–4,044

Income tax expenses

22,810

80,283

Average effective tax burden In per cent

10.1

20.2

The basic corporate income tax rate applied for all segments was 25 per cent. National tax regulations in conjunction with life insurance profit participation may lead to a higher than calculated tax rate on profits.

The calculation of deferred tax is based on the specific tax rates of each country, which were between 9 and 25 per cent in this financial year (2015: between 9 and 34 per cent). Changes in tax rates in effect at 31 December 2016 are taken into account.