Kingfisher

Equity Alert Kingfisher plc Period End 30 January 2010

Submitted by Company Reporting on Mon, 2010-06-28 10:00

Kingfisher
FTSE 100
S&P Europe 350
United Kingdom
Taxation
5375 Home Improvement Retailers
Yellow Alert

Kingfisher plc Period End 30 January 2010

Submitted by Company Reporting on Mon, 2010-06-28 08:31

Kingfisher
FTSE 100
S&P Europe 350
United Kingdom
IAS 1 'Presentation of financial statements'
IAS 2 'Inventories'
IAS 16 'Property, plant and equipment'
IFRS 8 'Operating segments'
Income statement format
Income tax
Inventories
Segmental information
Tangible fixed assets
5375 Home Improvement Retailers

£148 million tax receipt not recognised as income
UK retailer Kingfisher reports a £148 million tax receipt after winning an appeal against a payment to French tax authorities in 2004 but, because of a counter-appeal, does not record it as income.