Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Related Party Transactions

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Related Party Transactions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Related Party Transactions  
Related Party Transactions

(9) Related Party Transactions

During the three months ended March 31, 2014, certain of TruePosition’s costs and expenses were charged to TruePosition by Liberty. The amounts due to Liberty and the activities for the three months ended March 31, 2014 is summarized as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

2014

 

Receivable at beginning of year

 

$

(5,953)

 

Cost and expenses charged by Liberty

 

 

1,252 

 

Amounts due under the tax-sharing arrangement

 

 

10,159 

 

Transfer of related party receivable to (from) note receivable

 

 

5,306 

 

Payments to Liberty

 

 

(893)

 

Payable at end of period

 

$

9,871 

 

 

Historically, TruePosition also had an intercompany note arrangement with Liberty under which funds could be advanced to Liberty and remitted back to TruePosition as needed. The note bore interest at the three-month LIBOR plus 2%. During September 2014, prior to the completion of the Broadband Spin-Off, Liberty remitted back to TruePosition all principal and accrued interest related to this note and this arrangement was extinguished. Accordingly, no amounts are outstanding pursuant to this arrangement at March 31, 2015 or December 31, 2014.

Prior to the completion of the Broadband Spin-Off, TruePosition was party to certain tax sharing arrangements with Liberty (or its former affiliate). Under these tax-sharing arrangements, TruePosition had been obligated to make cash payments to Liberty (or its former affiliate) in each year TruePosition generated positive taxable income, determined as if TruePosition filed a separate tax return. The amount of such payment had been equal to the amount of TruePosition’s taxable income (as so determined) multiplied by the highest corporate tax rate in effect for the applicable tax jurisdiction. If on a separate return basis, TruePosition would have a net operating loss or net tax credit for a particular year, and such loss or credit could be utilized on the actual tax returns filed by Liberty (or its former affiliate), then TruePosition would be entitled to reduce current and future payments to Liberty (or its former affiliate) by the amount of such tax benefit. During the three months ended March 31, 2014,  $5.3 million due to TruePosition from Liberty was transferred to the note receivable from Liberty under this arrangement. During October 2014, prior to the Broadband Spin-Off, TruePosition’s income tax receivable from Liberty was transferred to Liberty Broadband and the tax sharing arrangement between Liberty and TruePosition was extinguished.