A Western Australian parliamentary question seeks a detailed breakdown of 'Other Expenses' in Verve Energy's income statement and clarification on the nature of an 'Income Tax Benefit'. The response provides a list of expense categories and confirms the tax benefit is non-cash.

AnsweredQoN 3329Legislative Assembly
Asked
6 May 2008
Portfolio
Energy

QuestionView source ↗

(1) On the Income Statement, what is the itemised breakdown for the item marked “Other Expenses” that accounts for $51,242,000?
(2) On the Income Statement in the item marked “Income Tax Benefit”, does this figure represent:
(a) an actual payment of cash; or
(b) the recognition of a tax benefit that will not be paid in cash?

AnswerView source ↗

Answered
10 June 2008
Responded by
Minister for Energy
Response time
35 days
Verve Energy has provided the Minister for Energy with the following response.
(1) Other expenses include:
· Hiring of vehicles and equipments
· Consultancy and professional services expenses
· Advertising & promotional
· Shared services - IT
· Cleaning
· Security
· Training
· Rental
· Permit and licences
· Payment to IMO
· Audit remuneration
· Insurance
· Travelling
· Loan Guarantee charges
· Loss on disposal of fixed assets
· Subscriptions & periodicals
· Other staff expenses
· Other office expenses
*Payments to the IMO represent Reserve Capacity Refund payments to the Independent Market Operator for Capacity not being available and represent about 27% of total other expenses.
(2) (b) the recognition of a tax benefit that will not be paid in cash.
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