13 Current receivables
  | 
            
  | 
            2020  | 
            
  | 
            2019  | 
        
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
        
Trade receivables  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
        
Trade accounts receivable  | 
            
  | 
            1,183  | 
            
  | 
            1,354  | 
        
Other trade receivables  | 
            
  | 
            180  | 
            
  | 
            202  | 
        
Deferred items  | 
            
  | 
            45  | 
            
  | 
            43  | 
        
Receivables from associates  | 
            
  | 
            11  | 
            
  | 
            10  | 
        
  | 
            
  | 
            1,419  | 
            
  | 
            1,609  | 
        
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
        
Expected credit loss  | 
            
  | 
            (28)  | 
            
  | 
            (17)  | 
        
Total Trade receivables  | 
            
  | 
            1,391  | 
            
  | 
            1,592  | 
        
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
        
Income tax receivable  | 
            
  | 
            35  | 
            
  | 
            61  | 
        
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
        
Other current receivables  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
        
Other taxes and social security contributions  | 
            
  | 
            28  | 
            
  | 
            31  | 
        
Employee-related receivables  | 
            
  | 
            2  | 
            
  | 
            5  | 
        
Acquisition-/disposal-related receivables  | 
            
  | 
            4  | 
            
  | 
            3  | 
        
Loans  | 
            
  | 
            16  | 
            
  | 
            -  | 
        
Other receivables  | 
            
  | 
            7  | 
            
  | 
            4  | 
        
Deferred items  | 
            
  | 
            5  | 
            
  | 
            2  | 
        
Total Other current receivables  | 
            
  | 
            62  | 
            
  | 
            45  | 
        
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
        
Total current receivables  | 
            
  | 
            1,488  | 
            
  | 
            1,698  | 
        
Information about the expected credit loss that relates to trade accounts receivable resulting in a value adjustment is included under Credit risk in Note 23.
Deferred items comprised €50 million (2019: €45 million) in prepaid expenses that include advance payments for any expenditure that would have otherwise been made during the next 12 months.