Note 21
Related party transactions
Model Financial Statements: Te Motu Regional Economic Development Trust 2010/11
| NZ IAS 24.12 | The Trust was settled by Te Motu Regional Council and receives a significant amount of operating grants from the Council to deliver its objectives as specified in the Trust deed. The Te Motu Regional Council is the ultimate controlling party of the Trust. | ||
| NZ IAS 24.17,18 | The following transactions were carried out with related parties during the year:23 | ||
| Te Motu Regional Council24 | |||
| The Trust has outstanding loans at a nil interest rate of $36,313 (2010 $35,000) with the Council. However, as the accounting policy requires initial discounting to present value and the use of an effective interest rate, an interest expense of $4,000 (2010 $3,578) has been recognised in the statement of comprehensive income for these loans. | |||
| Goods and services of $42,478 (2010 $32,045) were purchased from the Council on normal commercial terms. The total amount of operating grants received from the Council is disclosed in the statement of financial comprehensive income. With the exception of the Council loan, there are no other outstanding balances at balance date (2010 $nil). Capital contributions of $nil (2010 $63,200) were also received from the Council. | |||
| Key management personnel | |||
| Advertising services of $82,500 (2010 $43,478) were purchased from Advertising Pro Limited, a company in which Trustee 125 is the sole shareholder, on normal commercial terms. At balance date, there was $21,074 owing (2010 $nil). | |||
| Goods and services of $nil (2010 $24,479) were purchased from City Development Limited, which Trustee 3’s husband jointly controls, on normal commercial terms. There were no outstanding balances at balance date (2010 $1,247). | |||
| NZ IAS 24.17(c),(d) | No provision has been required, nor any expense recognised, for impairment of receivables from related parties (2010 $nil). | ||
| Key management personnel compensation | |||
| Actual 2011 |
Actual 2010 |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| NZ IAS 24.16(a) | Salaries and other short-term employee benefits | 421,127 | 401,981 |
| NZ IAS 24.16(b) | Post-employment benefits | 22,127 | 22,000 |
| NZ IAS 24.16(c) | Other long-term benefits | 12,000 | 3,000 |
| NZ IAS 24.16(d) | Termination benefits | 0 | 0 |
| NZ IAS 24.16 | Total key management personnel compensation | 455,254 | 426,981 |
| Good practice | Key management personnel include all Trustees, the Chief Executive, and the other 3 members of the Trust’s management team.26 | ||
23: Disclosures that related party transactions were made on terms equivalent to those that prevail in arm’s length transactions are made only if such terms can be substantiated (NZ IAS 24.21).
24: Where a CCO has many related party transactions with its controlling council and other council-related entities (for example, the controlling council’s subsidiaries, associates, and jointly controlled entities), consideration should be given to the application of the disclosure concessions available by NZ IAS 24 paragraphs 25 and 26.
25: The actual names of Trustees will need to be included in this disclosure.
26: Disclosing the composition of key management personnel provides useful contextual information to readers as to who are key management personnel.
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