❓ A parliamentary question scrutinises Western Power's purchase and subsequent sale of a Volkswagen Touareg R-line, focusing on authorisation, assignment, purchase price, and sale price. The answer reveals details of the transaction and accounting implications.
AnsweredQoN 3742Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to Western Power’s purchase of a
Volkswagen Touareg R-line and ask: (a) who authorised the purchase of the vehicle; (b) which
member of Western Power was the vehicle assigned to; (c) what was the total purchase price of the car,
including all taxes and charges; and (d) Was
the car sold and if so what was the total sale price of the car, including any
taxes and charges?
Volkswagen Touareg R-line and ask: (a) who authorised the purchase of the vehicle; (b) which
member of Western Power was the vehicle assigned to; (c) what was the total purchase price of the car,
including all taxes and charges; and (d) Was
the car sold and if so what was the total sale price of the car, including any
taxes and charges?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
21 April 2015
Responded by
Minister for Energy
Response time
41 days
(a) Western Power's Chairman.
(b) It was officially designated as a pool vehicle and was driven by multiple people.
(c)-(d) The cash price including applicable taxes and charges was $122,469.42 and the cash disposal price was $90,000. Because Western Power is a Government Trading Enterprise and does claim costs and fees for use of operating assets such as vehicles (for example depreciation and GST rebates), the accounting figures show a loss on disposal of $5,580.89. This reflects the net cost to the Corporation.
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(b) It was officially designated as a pool vehicle and was driven by multiple people.
(c)-(d) The cash price including applicable taxes and charges was $122,469.42 and the cash disposal price was $90,000. Because Western Power is a Government Trading Enterprise and does claim costs and fees for use of operating assets such as vehicles (for example depreciation and GST rebates), the accounting figures show a loss on disposal of $5,580.89. This reflects the net cost to the Corporation.
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