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18 Noncurrent and current other receivables

 

 

CARRYING AMOUNT

 

CARRYING AMOUNT

€ million

 

Current

 

Noncurrent

 

Dec. 31, 2021

 

Current

 

Noncurrent

 

Dec. 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other recoverable income taxes

 

4,381

 

964

 

5,345

 

4,063

 

1,058

 

5,121

Miscellaneous receivables

 

3,092

 

1,931

 

5,023

 

3,318

 

1,810

 

5,128

 

 

7,473

 

2,895

 

10,368

 

7,381

 

2,867

 

10,248

Miscellaneous receivables include assets to fund post-employment benefits in the amount of €175 million (previous year: €41 million). This item also includes the share of the technical provisions attributable to reinsurers amounting to €57 million (previous year: €46 million).

Current other receivables are predominantly non-interest-bearing.

Other receivables include contingent receivables from long-term construction contracts recognized in accordance with project progress. They correspond to the contract assets recognized under contracts with customers and changed as follows:

€ million

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

 

 

 

Contingent construction contract receivables at Jan. 1

 

389

 

314

Additions and disposals

 

–90

 

64

Change in valuation allowances

 

5

 

10

Foreign exchange differences

 

2

 

0

Contingent construction contract receivables at Dec. 31

 

306

 

389

The Volkswagen Group capitalizes costs to obtain a contract and amortizes them on a straight-line basis over the life of the contract only if they are material, the underlying contract has a term of at least one year, and these costs would not have been incurred, if the corresponding contract had not been entered into. On December 31, 2021, costs to obtain contracts amounting to €76 million (previous year: €63 million) were recognized as assets. In 2021, amortization charges on capitalized costs to obtain contracts amounted to €38 million (previous year: €23 million). No impairment losses were recognized on capitalized costs to obtain contracts in 2021 and 2020.