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Related Party Transactions
3 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2020
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions

11. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

As of April 30, 2020, and January 31, 2020, Mr. Wirth and his affiliates held 2,974,038 Class B Partnership units, which represented 22.51% of the total outstanding Partnership units, respectively. As of April 30, 2020, and January 31, 2020, Mr. Wirth and his affiliates held 5,876,683 and 5,881,683 Shares of Beneficial Interest in the Trust, respectively, which represented 61.32% and 62.84% respectively, of the total issued and outstanding Shares of Beneficial Interest.

 

As of April 30, 2020, and January 31, 2020, the Trust owned 75.89% of the Partnership, respectively. As of April 30, 2020, the Partnership owned a 51.01% interest in the InnSuites® hotel located in Tucson. The Trust also owned a direct 20.17% interest in one InnSuites® hotel located in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

 

The Trust directly manages the Hotels through the Trust’s wholly owned subsidiary, InnSuites Hotels Inc. Under the management agreements, InnSuites Hotels Inc. manages the daily operations of the two Hotels and the hotel owned by affiliates of Mr. Wirth. Revenues and reimbursements among the Trust, InnSuites Hotels Inc. and the Partnership have been eliminated in consolidation. The management fees for the Hotels and the hotel owned by affiliates of Mr. Wirth are set at 5.0% of room revenue and a monthly accounting fee of $2,000 per hotel. These agreements have no expiration date and may be cancelled by either party with 90-days written notice or 30-days written notice in the event the property changes ownership. For the three months ended April 30, 2020, the Trust recognized approximately $105,635 of revenue.

 

The Trust employs an immediate family member of Mr. Wirth, Brian James Wirth, who provides technology support services to the Trust, receiving a $36,000 annual salary.

 

On December 22, 2015, the Trust provided Advances to Affiliate – Related Party in the amount of $500,000 to Tempe/Phoenix Airport Resort LLC. Mr. Wirth, individually and thru one of his affiliates owns approximately 42% Tempe/Phoenix Airport Resort LLC. The note was amended on June 17, 2017 to increase the amount to $1,000.000 and extend the due date. The note has a due date of December 31, 2020, renews annually, and accrues interest of 7.0%. During the three months ended April 30, 2020 and 2019, the Trust received $1,970 and $0 of interest income, respectively, from Tempe/Phoenix Airport Resort LLC, respectively. As of April 30, 2020, the Advances from Affiliate – Related Party balance was approximately $1,000,000 from Tempe/Phoenix Airport Resort LLC.

 

On July 14, 2017, the Trust purchased 40,000 shares of IHT stock from Marc Berg for $80,000. The balance was converted to a note payable with an annual interest rate of 7%. As of April 30, 2020, the note payable had an outstanding balance of $7,096. The final payment to pay the note in full is expected during the second quarter of 2021.

 

On July 14, 2017, the Trust purchased 45,975 units of RRF Limited Partnership from Brian Wirth for $91,950. The balance was converted to a note payable with an annual interest rate of 7%. As of April 30, 2020, the note payable had an outstanding balance of $8,190. The final payment to pay the note in full is expected during the second quarter of 2021.

 

On July 14, 2017, the Trust purchased 45,975 units of RRF Limited Partnership from Christopher Wirth for $91,950. The balance was converted to a note payable with an annual interest rate of 7%. As of April 30, 2020, the note payable had an outstanding balance of $8,190. The final payment to pay the note in full is expected during the second quarter of 2021.

 

On July 14, 2017, the Trust purchased 40,000 shares of IHT stock from Eric Wirth for $91,950. The balance was converted to a note payable with an annual interest rate of 7%. As of April 30, 2020, the note payable was fully paid during the quarter.

 

On July 14, 2017, the Trust purchased 45,975 units of RRF Limited Partnership from Pamela Barnhill (Wirth family member) for $91,950. The balance was converted to a note payable with an annual interest rate of 7%. As of April 30, 2020, the note payable had an outstanding balance of $8,190. The final payment to pay the note in full is expected during the second quarter of 2021.

 

On July 14, 2017, the Trust purchased 250,000 units of RRF Limited Partnership from James Wirth for $500,000. The balance was converted to a note payable with an annual interest rate of 7%. As of April 30, 2020, the note payable had an outstanding balance of $45,552. The final payment to pay the note in full is expected during the second quarter of 2021.

 

On February 7, 2020, Rare Earth Financial provided an advance to the Trust in the amount of $25,000. As of April 30, 2020, the amount outstanding is $25,000. The advance has an annual interest rate of 7%. The interest expense for the first quarter of 2021 is negligible.