related party transactions

Related-Party Transaction

A transaction between two businesses that have a personal or other relationship. For example, a publicly-traded company may be inclined to hire a large, minority shareholder as a supplier. In small businesses, a company may hire the owner's brother-in-law to repair the driveway. Related-party transactions are legal, but create the potential for conflicts of interest. Thus, publicly-traded companies are required to report them on their 10-K forms.

related party transactions

A business deal, transaction, or conveyance among parties that have a special relationship with each other, either through family ties, related corporations, or other possibilities. Related party transactions require certain regulatory disclosures in order to avoid the appearance (or the actuality) of wrongful insider conduct.In addition,the IRS disallows or limits tax benefits if the underlying transaction is between related parties, because of the possibility of manipulation.