Module 4: Application of Specific Accounting Standards (Part 2) Flashcards
(65 cards)
Two main instances where foreign currency must be translated into another currency:
(1)
- If a company trades overseas, it will ___ or ____ assets in f______ c________.
- Ex. an Indian company might buy materials in Canada, pay for them in US dollars, then sell finished goods in Germany, receiving payment in Euro or perhaps some other currency.
- These transactions must be t_________ into the f_________ c________ of the Indian company before they can be recorded in the financial statements.
buy; sell; foreign currencies;
translated; functional currency;
Two main instances where foreign currency must be translated into another currency:
(2)
- A company may have a s_______ abroad, and the subsidiary will trade in its own l_____ c________.
- Subsidiary keeps financial records and prepares annual accounts in its ___ c________.
- At year end, parent company must c________ the results of the overseas subsidiary into its _____ financial statements.
- Before this can happen, the financial statements of the subsidiary must be t_________ into the c________ in which the _____ accounts are prepared.
subsidiary; local currency;
own currency;
consolidate; group;
translated; currency; group;
Foreign currency:
A ________ other than the _______ _______ of the entity
currency; functional currency;
Functional Currency
The _______ of the _______ ________ ___________ in which the entity operates
currency; primary economic environment;
Presentation currency
The ________ in which the financial statements are _________
currency; presented;
Closing rate
The ____ _________ rate at the ___ of the reporting period
spot exchange; end;
Spot exchange rate
The ________ ____ for immediate delivery
exchange rate;
Each entity should determine its __________ _________ and measure its _______ and _________ position in that _________
functional currency; results; financial; currency;
- For most individual companies, the functional currency is the _________ of the _______ in which they are located and in which they carry out most of their ___________
currency; country; transactions;
- An entity can present its financial statements in any ________ it chooses.
- However, the _________ currency is normally the same as their __________ currency.
currency;
presentation; functional;
IAS21 requires that _______ ________ transactions are translated using the exchange rate at the ____ of the __________ (the s___ r___ ) before they are recorded in the financial statements.
An ________ rate may be used if exchange rates do not f________ significantly
foreign currency; date; transaction; spot rate; average; fluctuate;
WEx: Initial Recognition (1) and (2), P262 Study Guide
See textbook
M_______ items remaining in the s________ of f_______ p_______ at year end are re-translated using the _______ rate
Monetary; statement; financial position; closing;
Settlement at period end
- Where there is a foreign currency asset or liability in the statement of financial position at year end, such as an u_____ s______, the balance is re-translated using the ______ exchange rate.
This is done for _________ assets and liabilities.
N__ - m_______ assets and liabilities are ___ re-translated
unpaid supplier; closing;
monetary;
Non-monetary; not;
Rules applying at each year-end (1 of 2)
- Report foreign currency _______ ____ (such as r_______ and p_____) using the c_____ r___.
- Report n__ - m________ items (n__ - c______ assets, i________ ) that are carried at h_______ cost in a foreign currency using the exchange rate that was used at the ____ of the t________ (historical rate)
monetary items; receivables; payables; closing rate;
non-monetary; non-current; inventories; historical; date; transaction;
Rules applying at each year end (2 of 2)
- Report n__ - m_______ items that are carried at f___ v____ in a foreign currency using the exchange rate that existed when the ______ were d________.
non-monetary; fair value;
values; determined;
Exchange differences arising on the re-translation of m_______ items are recognised as part of ______ or ____ for the year
monetary; profit; loss;
WEx: Revaluation, P263 Study Guide
See textbook;
A holding or parent company with f______ o_________ must ________ the financial statements of those o_______ into its own reporting ________ before they can be consolidated into the group accounts.
foreign operations; translate; operations; currency;
Factors in determining functional currency:
- The currency that mainly i_______ ______ prices for _____ and _______
- The currency of the ______ whose c________ forces and r_________ mainly determine the ______ prices of its ______ and ________.
- The currency that mainly i_______ l_____, m_______ and other costs of providing ______ or _______.
influences sales; goods; services;
country; competitive; regulations; sales; goods; services;
influences labour; materials; goods; services;
In determining the functional currency, management may also need to consider:
- The currency in which f____ from f_________ a_______ (raising loans and issuing equity) are generated
- The currency in which r_____ from o________ a_______ are usually retained
funds; financing activities;
receipts; operating activities;
To determine the functional currency of a foreign operation, it is necessary to consider the r_________ between the foreign operation and its parent:
- If the foreign operation carries out its business as though it were an e______ of the p______ o________, it is likely to have the same f________ c_______ as the p_____.
- If the foreign operation is s___ - a_________ it is likely to have a d_______ f________ c________ from the p______
relationship;
extension; parent’s operations;
functional currency; parent;
semi-autonomous; different functional currency;
Same functional currency as the reporting entity
- Any movement in the e______ r____ between the reporting currency and the foreign operation’s currency will have an __________ impact on the reporting entity’s c___ f____ from the foreign operations.
- Ie. changes in the exchange rate affect the i________ m________ i___ held by the foreign operation, not the reporting entity’s net investment in that operation.
exchange rate; immediate; cash flows; individual monetary items;
- The foreign operation could keep its accounting records and prepare individual financial statements in the l____ c_______.
- In this situation, the foreign operation’s transactions should be t________ as if they had been those of the ______.
local currency;
translated; parent;