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Related-Party Transactions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Related-Party Transactions [Abstract]  
RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS 10. RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS The following represent our significant related-party transactions and related matters. We are not a member of another entity’s consolidated tax group, but our owners’ federal income tax returns include their portion of our results. Under the terms of a tax sharing agreement among us, Oncor Holdings, Texas Transmission and STH, we are generally obligated to make payments to our owners, pro rata in accordance with their respective membership interests, in an aggregate amount that is substantially equal to the amount of federal income taxes that we would have been required to pay if we were filing our own corporate income tax return. STH will file a combined Texas margin tax return which includes our results and our share of Texas margin tax payments, which are accounted for as income taxes and calculated as if we were filing our own return. See discussion in Note 1 under “Provision in Lieu of Income Taxes.” Under the “in lieu of” tax concept, all in lieu of tax assets and tax liabilities represent amounts that will eventually be settled with our members. In the event such amounts are not paid under the tax sharing agreement, it is probable that these regulatory amounts will continue to be included in Oncor’s rate setting processes. Amounts payable to (receivable from) members related to income taxes under the agreement and reported on our balance sheet consisted of the following: At December 31, 2021 At December 31, 2020 STH Texas Transmission Total STH Texas Transmission Total Federal income taxes payable (receivable) $ (5) $ (1) $ (6) $ (6) $ (1) $ (7)Texas margin tax payable 24 - 24 23 - 23Net payable (receivable) $ 19 $ (1) $ 18 $ 17 $ (1) $ 16 Cash payments made to our members related to income taxes consisted of the following: Year Ended December 31, 2021 2020 2019 STH Texas Transm. Total STH Texas Transm. Total STH Texas Transm. Total Federal income taxes $ 49 $ 12 $ 61 $ 70  $ 17  $ 87  $ 45  $ 11  $ 56  Texas margin taxes 23 - 23 22  - 22  22  - 22  Total payments $ 72 $ 12 $ 84 $ 92  $ 17  $ 109  $ 67  $ 11  $ 78  Sempra acquired an indirect 50% interest in Sharyland Holdings, L.P., the parent of Sharyland. As a result of this acquisition, Sharyland is now our affiliate for purposes of PUCT rules. Pursuant to the PUCT order in Docket No. 48929 approving the InfraREIT Acquisition, upon closing of the InfraREIT Acquisition we entered into an operation agreement pursuant to which we will provide certain operations services to Sharyland at cost with no markup or profit. Sharyland provided wholesale transmission service to us in the amount of $10 million, $13 million and $9 million in the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, and in the period between the May 16, 2019 InfraREIT Acquisition date through December 31, 2019, respectively. We provided substation monitoring and switching service to Sharyland in the amount of $592,000, $629,000 and $303,000 in the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, and in the period between the May 16, 2019 InfraREIT Acquisition date through December 31, 2019, respectively. We paid Sempra $116,000, $119,000 and $109,000 for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively, for tax work. See Notes 1, 4, and 8 for information regarding the tax sharing agreement and distributions to members.