EcoTech Innovations Pvt. Ltd. owns 30% of the share capital in GreenTech Solutions Pvt. Ltd. and has the ability to exercise significant influence…

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EcoTech Innovations Pvt. Ltd. owns 30% of the share capital in GreenTech Solutions Pvt. Ltd. and has the ability to exercise significant influence over it. GreenTech Solutions Pvt. Ltd. holds the following investments: 70% of the share capital of its subsidiary, SustainCo Ltd., and 30% of the share capital of EcoEnergy Pvt. Ltd., with the ability to exercise significant influence. EcoTech Innovations Pvt. Ltd. transacts with SustainCo Ltd. and EcoEnergy Pvt. Ltd. Should EcoTech Innovations Pvt. Ltd. disclose these transactions as related party transactions in its separate financial statements? Also, explain the disclosure of such transactions in the financial statements of SustainCo Ltd. and EcoEnergy Pvt. Ltd. as related party transactions.

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Disclosure by EcoTech Innovations Pvt. Ltd.: Under Ind AS 24, "Related Party Disclosures," related parties are defined as entities or individuals that have the ability to exercise control or significant influence over the reporting entity, or vice versa. In this scenario, EcoTech Innovations Pvt. Ltd. owns 30% of the share capital in GreenTech Solutions Pvt. Ltd., which gives it the ability to exercise significant influence over GreenTech. This significant influence extends to the subsidiaries of GreenTech as well, making SustainCo Ltd. a related party to EcoTech Innovations Pvt. Ltd. because SustainCo Ltd. is a subsidiary of GreenTech Pvt. Ltd. Therefore, any transactions between EcoTech Innovations Pvt. Ltd. and SustainCo Ltd. are considered related party transactions and must be disclosed in EcoTech Innovations Pvt. Ltd.'s separate financial statements. Although GreenTech Solutions Pvt. Ltd. holds 30% of the share capital in EcoEnergy Pvt. Ltd. and has significant influence over it, EcoTech Innovations Pvt. Ltd. neither directly own any share capital in EcoEnergy Pvt. Ltd. nor it have significant influence or control over EcoEnergy Pvt. Ltd. Therefore, according to Ind AS 24, EcoEnergy Pvt. Ltd. is not considered a related party to EcoTech Innovations Pvt. Ltd. The mere fact that EcoTech Innovations Pvt. Ltd. transacts with EcoEnergy Pvt. Ltd. through its associate GreenTech Solutions Pvt. Ltd. does not establish a related party relationship under Ind AS 24. Consequently, EcoTech Innovations Pvt. Ltd. is not required to disclose transactions with EcoEnergy Pvt. Ltd. as related party transactions in its financial statements. Disclosure by SustainCo Ltd.: SustainCo Ltd. is required to disclose its transactions with EcoTech Innovations Pvt. Ltd. in its financial statements. According to Ind AS, a related party relationship exists between SustainCo Ltd. and EcoTech Innovations Pvt. Ltd. because EcoTech Innovations Pvt. Ltd. has significant influence over GreenTech Solutions Pvt. Ltd., which is the parent company of SustainCo Ltd. This creates a relationship where EcoTech Innovations Pvt. Ltd. can influence the decisions of SustainCo Ltd., making it a related party. As a result, any transactions between SustainCo Ltd. and EcoTech Innovations Pvt. Ltd. must be disclosed in SustainCo Ltd.'s financial statements as related party transactions. Disclosure by EcoEnergy Pvt. Ltd.: EcoEnergy Pvt. Ltd. is not required to disclose its transactions with EcoTech Innovations Pvt. Ltd. as related party transactions. Under Ind AS, for entities to be considered related parties, there must be a direct or indirect control, joint control, or significant influence. In this case, EcoTech Innovations Pvt. Ltd. does not exert control or significant influence over EcoEnergy Pvt. Ltd. through GreenTech Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Therefore, no related party relationship is established between EcoEnergy Pvt. Ltd. and EcoTech Innovations Pvt. Ltd. As a result, EcoEnergy Pvt. Ltd. does not need to disclose its transactions with EcoTech Innovations Pvt. Ltd. as related party transactions in its financial statements.
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