Infrastructure Project Finance Basics • • •
Mona Iyer CEPT University
Session Outline Concepts of Depreciation and Tax
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Components of Cash Flow
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Profit and loss Account •
PROFIT BEFORE DEPRE & TAX (A-B)+(C-D) i.e. Net Operating Profit + Net Non-Operating Profit
Depreciation as per CO Act PROFIT BEFORE TAX Corporate Tax PROFIT AFTER TAX •
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Depreciation •
A regular reduction in asset value over time.
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Tax deductable
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As per IT Act and Co. Act
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Two Methods • •
Written Down Value Method Straight Line Method
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WDV for IT purpose
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SLM for Company’s internal P & L
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Depreciation •
Written Down Value Method
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Depreciation calculated on written down value
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Eg. Depreciation rate 10%
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Year 1 2 3 4
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Value of Asset
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Depreciation 10 9 8.1
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WDV90 81 72.9 65.6
100 90 81 72.9
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Dn = I (1-d)^(n-1) * d
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Depreciation •
Straight Line Method
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Depreciation calculated on Initial Cost
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Eg. Depreciation rate 10%
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Year 1 2 3 4
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Value of Asset
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Depreciation 10 10 10 10
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Dep’ted Value90 80 70 60
100 90 80 70
Tax •
As per section 80 IA
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Taxable income •Corporate Tax •
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Tax Holiday •
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10 years for initial 15-20 years
Mini Alternative (MAT) Tax/ Alternative Mini Tax (AMT) •
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A levy placed on the profit; different rates are used for different levels of profits and types of projects (@ 35% for Infra projects)
To avoid zero tax scenario (@ 7-7.7%)
Cash Flows It is inflow and outflow of cash that matters practically in any project •
Cash flow estimation is most critical in investment/financial analysis •
Financial manager prepares this in consultation with experts in accounting, production, marketing, economics, technology etc. •
It is the cash which project has in hands to make payments to creditors, invest for future expansion and operations distribute to share holders etc •
Cashflow is difference between the cash received and cash paid out •
Cash Flows •
(operating, investing, financing activities) for desired liquidity
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SOURCES OF CASH
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Net Profit After Depreciation & Taxes
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Depreciation
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Transfer from Cash Surplus
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Transfer from Debt Service Reserve
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Sub-ordinated Debt /grant /equity for Rolling Stock additions during Operations
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A. Total Sources of Cash
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USES OF CASH
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Transfer to Debt Service Reserve
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Transfer to Cash surplus
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Rolling Stock Additions during Operations Period
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B. Total Uses of Cash
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NET CHANGES IN CASH BALANCE
(A-B)
Cash Flows •
Three stages of cash flow
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Initial Investment (Capital investment plan)
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Net Annual Cash Flow (Cash Flow Statement)
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Terminal Cash Flows (Cash Flow Statement) •
Salvage value of assets sold (if any) •
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Cash proceeds to be added as cash inflow in last year
Removal cost (to replace existing asset)
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Tax Holiday: A benefit granted to a project that provides project owners an exemption from taxation for a negotiated or statutory period. Salvage Value: Market price of asset/investment at time of sale