INCOME TAX

a.

Income tax expense recognized in profit or loss

Income tax expense consisted of the following:

A reconciliation of income before income tax and income tax expense recognized in profit or loss was as follows:

b.

Income tax expense recognized in other comprehensive income

c.

Deferred income tax balance

The analysis of deferred income tax in the parent company only balance sheets was as follows:

d.

The investment tax credits and deductible temporary differences for which no deferred income tax assets have been recognized in the parent company only financial statements

The information of the investment tax credits for which no deferred income tax assets have been recognized was as follows:

As of December 31, 2013 and 2012 and January 1, 2012, the aggregate deductible temporary differences for which no deferred income tax assets have been recognized amounted to NT$8,673,160 thousand, NT$13,589,292 thousand and NT$14,893,317 thousand, respectively.

e.

Unused investment tax credits and tax-exemption information

As of December 31, 2013, the investment tax credits of the Company consisted of the following:

As of December 31, 2013, the profits generated from the following projects of the Company are exempt from income tax for a five-year period:

f.

The information of unrecognized deferred income tax liabilities associated with investments

As of December 31, 2013 and 2012 and January 1, 2012, the aggregate taxable temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries not unrecognized as deferred income tax liabilities amounted to NT$28,035,340 thousand, NT$20,516,999 thousand and NT$15,074,593 thousand, respectively.

g.

Integrated income tax information

The estimated and actual creditable ratio for distribution of the Company’s earnings of 2013 and 2012 were 9.80% and 7.75%, respectively.

Under the Rule No.10204562810 issued by the Ministry of Finance, when calculating the creditable ratio in the year of first-time adoption of Accounting Standards Used in Preparation of Parent Company Only Financial Statements, the Company has included the adjustments to retained earnings from the effect of transition to Parent Company Only Financial Statements Accounting Standards in the accumulated unappropriated earnings.

The imputation credit allocated to shareholders is based on its balance as of the date of the dividend distribution. The estimated creditable ratio may change when the actual distribution of the imputation credit is made.

All earnings generated prior to December 31, 1997 have been appropriated.

h.

Income tax examination

The tax authorities have examined income tax returns of the Company through 2010. All investment tax credit adjustments assessed by the tax authorities have been recognized accordingly.