RELATED PARTIES TRANSACTIONS | 7. RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018 Amount due from related parties Ho Wah Genting Berhad (1) $ 5,147 $ 4,928 Total Amount due from related parties $ 5,147 $ 4,928 Amount of due to related parties Ho Wah Genting Holiday Sdn Bhd (2) $ 728 $ 170 Grande Legacy Inc. (3) 4,181,802 4,862,193 Total Amount due to related parties $ 4,182,530 $ 4,862,363 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 $5,135 and $5,110 to HWGB for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 respectively. The Company has a lease commitment under an operating lease for its corporate office facility with HWGB. The lease expires by December 31, 2019 and the remaining commitment as at March 31, 2019 is $15,404. (2) A director of the Company, Lim Wee Kiat, is also a director of Ho Wah Genting Holiday Sdn Bhd. (3) 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 its 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. 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 GL for the three months ended March 31, 2019. On January 1, 2019, 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 4% of revenue on a quarterly basis, commencing January 1, 2019. The Company recognized royalty income of $8,269 for the three months ended March 31, 2019. |