RELATED PARTIES TRANSACTIONS | 8. RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS September 30, 2018 December 31, 2017 Amount due from related parties Ho Wah Genting Berhad (1) $ 5,076 $ — Ho Wah Genting Group Sdn Berhad (2) 257,473 18,149 Beedo Sdn Bhd (3) — 14,837 Balance at end of year $ 262,549 $ 32,986 Amount of due from an associated company Vitaxel Corporation (Thailand) Limited (4) $ — $ 103,024 Balance at end of year — 103,024 Total Amount due from related parties $ 262,549 $ 136,010 Amount of due to related parties Dato’ Lim Hui Boon (5) $ — $ 40,491 Ho Wah Genting Holiday Sdn Bhd (6) 2,197 1,703 Genting Highlands Taxi Services Sdn Bhd (7) — 11,820 VSpark Malaysia Sdn Bhd (8) 29 4,967 Grande Legacy Inc. (9) 5,816,807 2,311,022 Balance at end of year 5,819,034 2,370,003 Total Amount due to related parties $ 5,819,034 $ 2,370,003 The related party balances are unsecured, interest-free and repayable on demand. (1) The President of the Company, Dato’ Lim Hui Boon, is also the Group President of Ho Wah Genting Berhad (“HWGB”), a company listed in Bursa Malaysia Main Market. The Company recognized rent expenses of $15,208 (2017 - $9,635) to HWGB for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The Company has lease commitment under an operating lease for its corporate office facility with HWGB. The lease expires by December 31, 2018 and the remaining commitment for fiscal 2018 is $5,069. (2) The President of the Company, Dato’ Lim Hui Boon, is also the Group President of Ho Wah Genting Group Sdn Berhad (“HWGGSB”), a subsidiary of HWGG. (3) The President of the Company, Dato’ Lim Hui Boon, is a major shareholder of Beedo SDN BHD, holding 51% of share interest. The Company recognized website maintenance expenses of $nil (2017 - $51,553) to Beedo SDN BHD for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. (4) The Company recognized product sales of $nil (2017 - $440,000) to an associated company, Vitaxel Corp. (Thailand) Limited for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. (5) The amount due to the President of the Company, Dato’ Lim Hui Boon, as at December 31, 2017 were advances made to the Company. (6) A former director of the Company, Lim Chun Hoo, is also a director of Ho Wah Genting Holiday Sdn Bhd. On March 31, 2017, Lim Chun Hoo has resigned from the Company. (7) A director of the Company, Lim Wee Kiat, is also a director of Genting Highlands Taxi Services Sdn Bhd. (8) A director of a subsidiary (Vitaxel Online Mall Sdn Bhd), Liew Jenn Lim, is also a director of VSpark Malaysia Sdn Bhd. The Company has engaged with VSpark Malaysia Sdn Bhd during the year for marketing purposes. There were no transactions during the period. (9) A director of the Company, Leong Yee Ming, is also a director of Grande Legacy Inc. On January 5, 2017, the Company executed a license agreement with Grande Legacy Inc (“GL”). The agreement grants GL exclusive use of Vitaxel Marks to operate a Vitaxel business in countries other than Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. However, GL is still in the process of obtaining online payment gateway for its credit card sales, GL is currently engaging Vitaxel SB to collect credit card sales proceeds on behalf. On July 1, 2018, the Company signed an amendment to licensing agreement with GL, providing the revised terms of royalty payment. GL shall pay the Company royalty equal to 55% of net profits on a quarterly basis, commencing July 1, 2018. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company recognized $nil royalty income due GL incurring losses for the 3 months ended September 30, 2018. On July 1, 2018, Vitaxel SB has entered into a management and administrative services agreement with GL. The agreement is to provide certain management and administrative support services for the operation of GL. For these services, Vitaxel SB shall charge a monthly management fee of $40,000 to GL. The Company recognized management fee income of $120,000 charged to GLfor the nine months ended September 30, 2018. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company incurred general and administrative expenses of $295,647 related to the operations of GL for no fee. |