WRIGHT EXPRESS CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(in thousands, except per share and per gallon data)
Under the transition services agreement, the cost of each service generally reflected the same payment terms and was calculated using the same cost allocation methodologies for the particular service as those utilized while the Company was still a subsidiary of Cendant. The transition services agreement was negotiated in the context of a parent-subsidiary relationship. Amounts paid to Cendant, including payroll, under this transition services agreement totaled approximately $45,000.
As a result of the IPO, the tax basis of the Company’s tangible and intangible assets increased to their fair market value. This increase in tax basis reduced the amount of United States federal income tax that the Company might otherwise be required to pay in the future. In this regard, the Company entered into a tax receivable agreement with Cendant that requires the Company to pay Cendant 85% of any tax savings that it realizes, subject to Cendant repaying the Company if it is determined that the Company was not entitled to these savings. Under the tax receivable agreement, tax savings that the Company realizes will equal the difference between (i) the income taxes that the Company would pay if the tax basis of its assets was as currently shown on its books and (ii) the income taxes that the Company actually pays taking into account depreciation and amortization deductions attributable to the basis increase in its assets. See Note 20, “Tax Receivable Agreement” for the amounts recorded in relation to this agreement.
Other Agreements with Former Related Parties
The Company had an agreement with Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc. (“Jackson Hewitt”), a former subsidiary of Cendant, to provide the Jackson Hewitt CashCard to Jackson Hewitt’s customers. The agreement expired on September 30, 2005. Under the agreement, the Company provided a MasterCard debit card, branded under the Jackson Hewitt name, to Jackson Hewitt customers, which allowed these customers to receive their tax refund proceeds on the card. The Company prepared, produced and distributed to Jackson Hewitt the cards, cardholder agreements and related disclosures, established a cardholder relationship with the customer and managed the customer’s transactions. As part of the revenue sharing, the Company paid Jackson Hewitt 50% of the net revenue, which included interchange revenue received from MasterCard, cardholder fees and interest revenue, less transaction processing costs and direct program support charges, including fraud and credit losses, incurred by the Company and third-party vendors. Under this agreement, the Company received $1,834 in gross revenue from the period January 1 to February 22, 2005 and $3,479 and $3,372 in gross revenue for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively.
The Company has an agreement with Terrapin Funding LLC, a subsidiary of Cendant, pursuant to which the Company purchased asset-backed securities. There are no specific terms or minimum purchase requirements. Under this agreement, the Company received approximately $74 in interest income for the period January 1 to February 22, 2005 and $381 and $116 in interest income for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively.
The Company has an agreement with Cendant Travel Distribution Services, Inc., or TDS, a subsidiary of Cendant, to provide a MasterCard rotating account program. Under this agreement, subsidiaries and affiliates of TDS may participate in the program for their purchasing needs, particularly, their online reservation systems. TDS pays for all purchases made on any rotating accounts, and the Company pays TDS a rebate based on the purchase agreement, the Company received approximately $255 in revenue for the period January 1 to February 22, 2005 and $889 and $351 in revenue for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively.
The Company has an agreement with Cendant Operations, Inc., a subsidiary of Cendant, to provide a MasterCard program. Under this agreement, the Company provides MasterCard purchasing charge cards to various Cendant subsidiaries and affiliates. Cendant pays for all of its purchase transactions, and the Company pays Cendant a rebate based on the purchases. Under this agreement, the Company received approximately $115 in revenue for the period January 1 to February 22, 2005 and approximately $403 and $33 in revenue for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively.