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Chapter 4 - Related Parties

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Chapter 4: ii.

One entity is an associate or joint venture of the other


RELATED PARTIES entity (or an associate or joint venture of a member of a
group of which the other entity is a member).
iii. Both entities are joint ventures of the same third party.
Chapter Objectives:
iv. One entity is a joint venture of a third entity and the other
 To understand the concept of related parties
entity is an associate of the third entity.
 To identify related parties
v. The entity is a post-employment defined benefit plan for
 To know the requirements for disclosure of related party
the benefit of employees of either the reporting entity or
relationship.
an entity related to the reporting entity. If the reporting
 To know the requirements for disclosure of related party
entity is itself such a plan, the sponsoring employers are
transactions.
also related to the reporting entity.
vi. The entity is controlled or jointly controlled by a person
identified in (a).
RELATED PARTIES (PAS 24)
vii. A person identified in (i) has significant influence over the
entity or is a member of the key management personnel of
Objective of PAS 24
the entity (or of a parent of the entity).
The objective of IAS 24 is to ensure that an entity's financial
viii. The entity, or any member of a group of which it is a part,
statements contain the disclosures necessary to draw attention to
provides key management personnel services to the
the possibility that its financial position and profit or loss may
reporting entity or to the parent of the reporting entity*.
have been affected by the existence of related parties and by
transactions and outstanding balances with such parties.
The following are deemed not to be related:
Who are related parties?
A related party is a person or entity that is related to the entity
 two entities simply because they have a director or key
that is preparing its financial statements (referred to as the
manager in common
'reporting entity').
 two venturers who share joint control over a joint venture
 providers of finance, trade unions, public utilities, and
a) A person or a close member of that person's family is related
departments and agencies of a government that does not
to a reporting entity if that person:
control, jointly control or significantly influence the
i. has control or joint control over the reporting entity;
reporting entity, simply by virtue of their normal dealings
ii. has significant influence over the reporting entity; or
with an entity (even though they may affect the freedom
iii. is a member of the key management personnel of the
of action of an entity or participate in its decision-making
reporting entity or of a parent of the reporting entity.
process)
 a single customer, supplier, franchiser, distributor, or
b) An entity is related to a reporting entity if any of the following
general agent with whom an entity transacts a significant
conditions applies:
volume of business merely by virtue of the resulting
i. The entity and the reporting entity are members of the
economic dependence
same group (which means that each parent, subsidiary
and fellow subsidiary is related to the others).
What are related party transactions?
A related party transaction is a transfer of resources, services, or about the transactions and outstanding balances necessary for an
obligations between related parties, regardless of whether a price understanding of the potential effect of the relationship on the
is charged. financial statements. These disclosure would be made separately
for each category of related parties and would include:
Disclosure  the amount of the transactions
Relationships between parents and subsidiaries. Regardless of  the amount of outstanding balances, including terms and
whether there have been transactions between a parent and a conditions and guarantees
subsidiary, an entity must disclose the name of its parent and, if  provisions for doubtful debts related to the amount of
different, the ultimate controlling party. If neither the entity's outstanding balances
parent nor the ultimate controlling party produces financial  expense recognized during the period in respect of bad or
statements available for public use, the name of the next most doubtful debts due from related parties
senior parent that does so must also be disclosed.

Management compensation. Examples of the kinds of transactions that are disclosed if


Disclose key management personnel compensation in total and for they are with a related party
each of the following categories:  purchases or sales of goods
 purchases or sales of property and other assets
 short-term employee benefits  rendering or receiving of services
 post-employment benefits  leases
 other long-term benefits termination benefits  transfers of research and development
 share-based payment benefits  transfers under license agreements
 transfers under finance arrangements (including loans and
Key management personnel are those persons having equity contributions in cash or in kind)
authority and responsibility for planning, directing, and controlling  provision of guarantees or collateral
the activities of the entity, directly or indirectly, including any  commitments to do something if a particular event occurs
directors (whether executive or otherwise) of the entity. or does not occur in the future, including executory
contracts (recognized and unrecognized)
If an entity obtains key management personnel services from  settlement of liabilities on behalf of the entity or by the
a management entity, the entity is not required to disclose the entity on behalf of another party
compensation paid or payable by the management entity to the
management entity’s employees or directors. A statement that related party transactions were made on terms
equivalent to those that prevail in arm's length transactions should
Instead the entity discloses the amounts incurred by the entity be made only if such terms can be substantiated.
for the provision of key management personnel services that are
provided by the separate management entity*.
-End of Discussion-

Related party transactions.


If there have been transactions between related parties, disclose
the nature of the related party relationship as well as information

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