TAXATION Continued c. Corporate income tax expense - current continued

PT BANK MANDIRI PERSERO AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements Continued December 31, 2002 and 2001 Expressed in millions of Rupiah, unless otherwise stated - 81 -

28. TAXATION Continued c. Corporate income tax expense - current continued

Based on a letter No. S-188PJ.422000 of the Directorate General of Taxes to Bank Mandiri dated May 25, 2000, the Tax Office confirmed that the tax loss carry forward of Bank Mandiri for the period from August 1, 1999 to December 31, 1999 amounting to Rp26,991,916 can be utilizedapplied against future taxable income of Bank Mandiri through 2004. On November 20, 2001, the Bank received the final tax assessment based on the Directorate General of Taxes letter No. 001274069905101, indicating an adjusted tax loss carry forward of Rp21,893,726 for the year ended December 31, 1999. The estimated tax loss carry forward as of December 31, 2002 and 2001 amounted to Rp11,130,691 and Rp4,759,712, respectively.

d. Corporate income tax expense - deferred

The reconciliation between estimated income tax expense, calculated using a tax rate of 30 based on commercial profit before estimated income tax and estimated income tax as reported in the Statements of Profit and Loss for the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001 are as follows: 2002 2001 Consolidated profit before corporate income tax expense and minority interests 5,809,970 3,850,438 Less: Income before corporate income tax expense of Subsidiaries 36,897 206 Profit before estimated corporate income tax and minority interest - Bank only 5,773,073 3,850,232 Estimated income tax expense at the tax rate of 30 1,731,922 1,155,070 Tax effect of permanent differences: Non-taxable incomenon-deductible expenses 42,362 460,686 Non-deductible write-off of loans non-taxable adjustment on provision for loan losses 1,887,876 2,559,800 Non-deductible provisionnon-taxable adjustment on provision for losses on earning assets other than loans 54,356 91,831 Non-deductible provisionnon-taxable adjustment on provision for losses on commitments and contingencies 127,117 56,270 Non-taxable incomenon-deductible loss on investments in mutual funds - 2,416 Non-taxable gain on investments in shares - 9,818 Others 63,945 169,819 Change in valuation allowance 2,268,272 3,688,651 Correction on tax losses carried forward as a result of tax assessment related to 1999 - 1,529,458 Estimated deferred income tax expense reported in the statements of profit and loss - Bank only 2,187,484 1,104,475 Subsidiaries 35,445 - Deferred tax expense -Consolidated 2,222,929 1,104,475 PT BANK MANDIRI PERSERO AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements Continued December 31, 2002 and 2001 Expressed in millions of Rupiah, unless otherwise stated - 82 -

28. TAXATION CONTINUED e. Deferred tax assets

The tax effects from significant temporary differences between commercial and tax bases are as follows: 2002 2001 Bank Mandiri Deferred tax assets: Allowance for estimated losses on commitments and contingencies 363,326 1,585,304 Allowance for possible loan losses 1,254,966 921,527 Allowance for possible losses on earning assets other than loans 642,631 1,187,432 Allowance for possible losses arising from legal cases 477,455 504,221 Provision for personnel expenses 318,359 320,632 3,056,737 4,519,116 Tax losses carried forward 3,339,207 2,957,371 Correction on tax losses carried forward as a result of tax assessment related to 1999 - 1,529,458 Tax losses carried forward 3,339,207 1,427,913 Deferred tax assets 6,395,944 5,947,029 Valuation allowance 3,339,207 1,070,935 Net deferred tax assets 3,056,737 4,876,094 Deferred tax liability: Net book value of fixed assets 32,458 94,230 Mark to market of marketable securities 429,900 - Net deferred tax assets - Bank Mandiri 2,594,379 4,781,864 Net deferred tax assets - Subsidiaries 309 35,753 Total net deferred tax assets 2,594,688 4,817,617 Management believes that the valuation allowances relating to deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2002 and 2001 are adequate. Deferred tax assets arising from tax loss carry forwards that existed on December 31, 2002 and 2001 amounted to Rp3,339,207 and Rp1,427,913, respectively, prior to the valuation allowance and correction as a result of tax assessment.