| Parent Bank | Group | |||
| 2016 | 2017 | (NOK million) | 2017 | 2016 |
| 1,945 | 2,236 | Result before tax | 2,269 | 1,983 |
| -858 | -630 | +/- permanent differences | -242 | -703 |
| -24 | -215 | +/- change in temporary differences as per specification | - | 236 |
| - | - | + deficit to be brought forward | 45 | - |
| 1,063 | 1,391 | Year's tax base/taxable income | 2,073 | 1,516 |
| 266 | 348 | Tax payable on profit for the year | 378 | 319 |
| - | - | Tax effect reflected in equity | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | 55 | +/- change in deferred tax | 72 | 22 |
| 290 | 403 | Tax charge for the year | 450 | 341 |
| Change in net deferred tax liability | ||||
| 25 | 55 | Deferred tax shown through profit/loss | 72 | 22 |
| -19 | -2 | Deferred tax shown through equity | 1 | -19 |
| - | - | Deferred tax assets acquired in business combination | - | 1 |
| 6 | 54 | Total change in net deferred tax liability | 72 | 4 |
| Deferred tax in balance sheet | Deferred tax in balance sheet | |||
| 31 Dec 2016 | 31 Dec 2017 | Composition of deferred tax in the balance sheet (NOK Million) | 31 Dec 2017 | 31 Dec 2016 |
| Temporary differences: | ||||
| - | 6 | - Business assets | 199 | 212 |
| - | - | - Leasing items | 250 | 198 |
| 172 | 134 | - Pension liability | 148 | 186 |
| 24 | 221 | - Securities | 225 | 24 |
| 359 | 79 | - Hedge derivatives | 79 | 359 |
| - | - | - Other temporary differences | 5 | 1 |
| 556 | 440 | Total tax-increasing temporary differences | 906 | 979 |
| 139 | 110 | Deffered tax | 226 | 245 |
| Temporary differences: | ||||
| -6 | -2 | - Business assets | -14 | -16 |
| - | - | - Pension liability | - | - |
| -107 | -28 | - Securities | -28 | -111 |
| -494 | -267 | - Hedge derivatives | -267 | -494 |
| -58 | -55 | - Other temporary differences | -111 | -454 |
| - | - | - Deficit carried forward | -867 | -561 |
| -665 | -352 | Total tax-decreasing temporary differences | -1,288 | -1,636 |
| -166 | -88 | Deferred tax asset | -322 | -408 |
| -27 | 21 | Net deferred tax (-asset ) | -97 | -162 |
The above table comprises temporary differences from all consolidated companies shown gross. At the company level tax-increasing and tax-reducing temporary differences are shown net. At the group level recognition is on a gross basis in conformity with IAS 12 with each company being presented separately in the calculation of the Group's tax benefit and deferred tax:
| 2017 | 2016 | |||
| Tax benefit recorded 31 Dec | 178 | 196 | ||
| Deferred tax recorded 31 Dec | -81 | -33 | ||
| Recognised in income statement | Recognised in income statement | |||
| 2016 | 2017 | Composition of deferred tax recognised in the income statement (NOK Million) | 2017 | 2016 |
| Temporary differences: | ||||
| 4 | -12 | - Business assets | 13 | -161 |
| - | - | - Leasing items | -52 | -49 |
| -148 | 37 | - Pension liability | 10 | -157 |
| -17 | -280 | - Securities | -200 | 101 |
| -295 | -236 | - Hedge derivatives | 280 | 225 |
| 31 | -20 | - Other temporary differences | -4 | 0 |
| -424 | -511 | Total tax-increasing temporary differences | 47 | -40 |
| -106 | -128 | Change in deferred tax | 11 | -10 |
| Temporary differences: | ||||
| - | - | - Business assets | - | -4 |
| - | - | - Pension liability | - | -6 |
| 101 | 4 | - Securities | -83 | -13 |
| 225 | 288 | - Hedge derivatives | -227 | -295 |
| - | - | - Other temporary differences | -202 | 221 |
| - | - | - Deficit carried forward | 124 | 53 |
| 326 | 293 | Total tax-decreasing temporary differences | -345 | -43 |
| 82 | 73 | Change in deferred tax asset | -83 | -11 |
| - | - | Change in tax rate from 28 % to 27 % | 0 | -1 |
| -25 | -55 | Net | -72 | -22 |
| 2016 | 2017 | Reconciliation of tax charge for the period recognised against profit and loss to profit before tax | 2017 | 2016 |
| 498 | 559 | 25 % of profit before tax | 639 | 496 |
| -215 | -158 | Non-taxable profit and loss items (permanent differences) * | -191 | -176 |
| 19 | 2 | Tax effect of issue cost reflected in equity | - | 20 |
| - | - | Change in tax rate from 25 % to 24 % | 1 | 1 |
| 290 | 403 | Tax for the period recognised in the income statement | 450 | 341 |
| 15 % | 18 % | Effective tax rate | 20 % | 17 % |
| * Includes non-deductible costs and and deduction for profit share related to associates and joint ventures (profit shares are taken out having already been taxed at the respective companies). | ||||