12 November 2011
A business deal or arrangement between two parties who are joined by a special relationship prior to the deal.
If there have been transactions between related parties, during the existence of a related party relationship, the reporting enterprise should disclose the following: (i) the name of the transacting related party; (ii) a descripttion of the relationship between the parties; (iii) a descripttion of the nature of transactions; (iv) volume of the transactions either as an amount or as an appropriate proportion; (v) any other elements of the related party transactions necessary for an understanding of the financial statements; (vi) the amounts or appropriate proportions of outstanding items Related Party Disclosures pertaining to related parties at the balance sheet date and provisions for doubtful debts due from such parties at that date; and (vii) amounts written off or written back in the period in respect of debts due from or to related parties.