Related party: When evaluating the necessity of a disclosure, governments should consider both the form and substance of the transaction. Related parties include: A government's joint ventures, component units and foundations.
Most often, governmental component units are typically entities or nonprofits whose purpose is to benefit a government by soliciting contributions and managing those funds. Examples of governmental component units include: Utility companies (water, electricity, wastewater, etc.)
Generally, it requires reporting, as a component unit, an organization that raises and holds economic resources for the direct benefit of a governmental unit. Organizations that are legally separate, tax-exempt entities and that meet all of the following criteria should be discretely presented as component units.
For component units that currently are blended based on the “substantively the same governing body” criterion, it additionally requires that (1) the primary government and the component unit have a financial benefit or burden relationship or (2) management (below the level of the elected officials) of the primary ...
Component units are legally separate organizations for which the City is financially accountable. There are two types of Component units: Blended and Discretely Presented. A Blended Component unit's financial information is reported within the City's financial statements as if it were a part of the City.