INCOME TAX PAYABLE AND DEFERRED INCOME TAX ASSETS/LIABILITIES (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2024 |
| INCOME TAX PAYABLE AND DEFERRED INCOME TAX ASSETS/LIABILITIES |
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| Schedule of Income tax asset and liability, net |
| | | | | | | As of December 31, | | | 2024 | | 2023 | Núcleo | | 3,070 | | 3,352 | NYSSA | | 573 | | 393 | Adesol | | 390 | | 276 | Opalker | | 34 | | 26 | TSMA | | 1,442 | | — | Telecom USA | | 40 | | — | Inter Radios | | 13 | | — | Pem | | — | | 101 | | | (*)5,562 | | 4,148 |
(*)Includes $ (3,313) million corresponding to the currency translation adjustments on initial balances of foreign subsidiaries, RECPAM and to compensation made with tax credits. It also includes $423 million added to the acquisition of TSMA during 2024.
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| Schedule of deferred income tax assets and liabilities, net and the actions for recourse tax receivable |
| | | | | | | As of December 31, | | | 2024 | | 2023 | Tax carryforward | | (50,689) | | (1,313,027) | Allowance for doubtful accounts | | (37,878) | | (44,575) | Legal Claims and contingent liabilities | | (10,906) | | (19,430) | PP&E, intangible assets and right of use assets | | 1,580,389 | | 1,653,448 | Cash dividends from foreign companies | | 24,083 | | 36,206 | Income tax inflation adjustment effect | | 178,413 | | 878,247 | Other deferred tax liabilities (assets), net | | (1,947) | | (421) | Total deferred tax liabilities, net | | 1,681,465 | | 1,190,448 | Actions for recourse tax receivable | | (1,083) | | (2,360) | Total deferred tax liability, net | | (*)1,680,382 | | 1,188,088 | | | | | | Net deferred tax assets | | (40,237) | | (36,693) | Net deferred tax liabilities | | 1,720,619 | | 1,224,781 |
(*)Includes $7,134 million of currency translation adjustments on foreign subsidiaries’ initial balances and $1,409 million of deferred tax liabilities from the acquisitions of TSMA and Manda.
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| Schedule of maturities of estimated tax carryforward |
| | | | | | | | | | | Tax carryforward | | | | | Tax carryforward | | amount as of | | Tax carryforward | Company | | generation year | | 12.31.2024 | | expiration year | Telecom | | 2023 | | 55,707 | | 2028 | Micro Sistemas | | 2021 | | 293 | | 2026 | Micro Sistemas | | 2022 | | 4,176 | | 2027 | Micro Sistemas | | 2023 | | 21,522 | | 2028 | Micro Sistemas | | 2024 | | 62,362 | | 2029 | Ubiquo | | 2022 | | 295 | | No deadline | Ubiquo | | 2023 | | 70 | | No deadline | Pem | | 2024 | | 35 | | 2029 | Manda | | 2023 | | 479 | | 2028 | AVC | | 2021 | | 4 | | 2026 | AVC | | 2022 | | 45 | | 2027 | AVC | | 2023 | | 159 | | 2028 | AVC | | 2024 | | 87 | | 2029 | Cable Imagen | | 2021 | | 7 | | 2026 | Cable Imagen | | 2022 | | 20 | | 2027 | Cable Imagen | | 2023 | | 61 | | 2028 | Cable Imagen | | 2024 | | 38 | | 2029 | | | | | 145,360 | | |
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| Schedule of income tax reconciliation between amounts computed based on statutory income tax rate and pre-tax income |
| | | | | | | | | | Years ended December 31, | | | | 2024 | | 2023 | | 2022 | | | | | Profit (loss) | | Income (loss) before income tax expense | | 1,759,242 | | (1,561,564) | | (1,920,042) | | Non-taxable items – Earnings from associates and joint ventures | | 13,994 | | 5,014 | | (6,773) | | Non-taxable items – Impairment of Goodwill charges | | — | | — | | 2,017,803 | | Non-taxable items – Other | | (2,294) | | 3,450 | | 12,672 | | Restatement in current currency of Equity, Goodwill and others | | 1,246,350 | | 2,699,364 | | 2,070,414 | | Subtotal | | 3,017,292 | | 1,146,264 | | 2,174,074 | | Effective income tax rate | | 34.31 | % | 33.65 | % | 34.41 | % | Income tax expense at statutory tax rate of each subsidiary | | (1,035,341) | | (385,672) | | (748,157) | | Deferred tax liability restatement in current currency and others | | 1,632,943 | | 2,455,250 | | 1,790,848 | | Income tax inflation adjustment | | (1,089,173) | | (1,141,442) | | (814,768) | | Actions for recourse | | — | | — | | (9) | | Income tax on cash dividends of foreign companies | | (7,458) | | (29,733) | | (8,701) | | Income tax benefit (expense) (*) | | (499,029) | | 898,403 | | 219,213 | | | | | | | | | | Current tax | | (13,299) | | (7,700) | | 144,915 | | Deferred tax | | (485,730) | | 906,103 | | 74,298 | | Income tax benefit (expense) | | (499,029) | | 898,403 | | 219,213 | |
(*) | In 2024 and 2023 includes $ 3,306 million and $(1,516) million, respectively corresponding to the adjustment made in the Income tax affidavit of 2023 and 2022, respectively |
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