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EXCHANGE RATES
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PLANNING
Lecture 1 Slides 1 – 38
Lecture 2 Class examples 1 – 5
Lecture 3 Class example 6; Remaining slides; Class question 1
Lecture 4 Class example 7; Class question 2 (practical)
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STUDY MATERIAL
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PARAGRAPHS EXCLUDED FOR FA278
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PARAGRAPHS DISCUSSED IN IAS21: FOREIGN
OPERATIONS (Later this year)
• Par 8 – Definition of: Foreign operation
: Investment in foreign operations
• Par 11 – Considerations ito FC
• Par 15 and 15A – Net investment in FO
• Par 18 – Summary of approach for compilation of group
statements with FO
• Par 32 – 33 – Recognition of foreign exchange differences
from net investment in FO
• Par 41 – Foreign currency translation reserve
• Par 44 – 47 – Translation of FO to holder’s PC
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LEARNING
OUTCOMES
Application of guidelines to determine the
functional currency of an entity
Accounting of transactions in the functional
currency of an entity (initially as well as after
transaction date)
Translation from the functional to the
presentation currency of an entity’s separate
financial statements
Disclosure of foreign exchange transactions
IAS 21 is a pervasive topic and students must
be able to integrate IAS 21 with any other topic!
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BASIC CONCEPTS
NY
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NEW YORK STATIONERY INC.
Invoice 7854
15 May 2020
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ELABORATION ON DEFINITIONS (par 9 – 10,
12 - 13, 16)
Functional Currency:
Factors to consider (Par 9):
• Currency that mainly influence sales prices (normally
currency that SP’s are denominated in)
• Currency of country whose competitive forces and
regulations mainly determine the sales prices
• Currency that mainly influences labour costs, material
costs, etc.
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ELABORATION ON DEFINITIONS (par 9 – 10,
12 - 13, 16)
Functional Currency (cont.):
Additional factors that may provide evidence (par. 10)
• currency in which financing is generate
• currency in which receipts from operating activities are
usually retained
When above factors are mixed, management uses
judgement to determine the FC that best reflect the
economic effects of the underlying transactions, events
and conditions (par. 12)
• Management gives priority to the par 9 considerations,
before considering the indicators of par 10
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ELABORATION ON DEFINITIONS (par 9 – 10,
12 - 13, 16)
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RECORDING FOREIGN CURRENCY
TRANSACTIONS IN FC (par 20 – 31,34)
Initial recognition
• Translate foreign currency to FC at spot rate on
transaction date (par 21)
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RECORDING FOREIGN CURRENCY
TRANSACTIONS IN FC (par 20 – 31,34)
Initial recognition (cont.)
• Translate foreign currency to FC at spot rate on
transaction date (par 21)
Transaction date (par 22)
Date on which transaction qualifies for recognition in
accordance with IFRS
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RECORDING FOREIGN CURRENCY
TRANSACTIONS IN FC (par 20 – 31,34)
Reporting at the end of subsequent reporting periods
At the end of each reporting period the following items must
be translated: (par 23)
Monetary item?
Non-monetary item?
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Transaction
date
EXAMPLE
Purchase property in the USA on 31 March 2020 for
$100 000. FC = ZAR.
Payment occurs on 15 May 2020. YE = 30 April 2020.
No depreciation applicable for yr.
Applicable exchange rates are as follows: Reporting
date
Date USD = 1
31/03/2020 17.88
30/04/2020 18.27
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Transaction
date
EXAMPLE
Purchase property in USA on 31 March 2020 for $100 000.
FC = ZAR. Payment occurs on 15 May 2020.
YE = 30 April 2020.
No depreciation applicable for yr.
Applicable exchange rates are as follows: Reporting
date
Date USD = 1
31/03/2020 17.88
30/04/2020 18.27
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Transaction
date
EXAMPLE
Purchase property in USA on 31 March 2020 for $100 000.
Payment occurs on 15 May 2020. YE = 30 April 2020. No
deprecation applicable for 30 April 2020.
Applicable exchange rates are as follows:
Reporting
Date USD = 1 date
31/03/2020 17.88
30/04/2020 18.27
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Transaction
date
EXAMPLE
Purchase property in USA on 31 March 2020 for $100 000
FC = ZAR. Payment occurs on 15 May 2020.
YE = 30 April 2020. FV of property on YE is $95 000.
Reporting
Applicable exchange rates are as follows: date
Date USD = 1
31/03/2020 17.88
30/04/2020 18.27
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RECORDING FOREIGN CURRENCY
TRANSACTIONS (par 20 – 31,34)
Recognition of exchange differences (cont.)
• Exchange differences arises from settlement / translation
of monetary items
• Recognise in profit or loss (par 28)
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Transaction
date
EXAMPLE
Purchase property in USA on 31 March 2020 for $100 000.
FC = ZAR. Payment occurs on 15 May 2020.
YE = 30 April 2020.
Applicable exchange rates are as follows:
Reporting
date
Date USD = 1
31/03/2020 17.88
30/04/2020 18.27
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RECORDING FOREIGN CURRENCY
TRANSACTIONS (par 20 – 31,34)
Recognition of exchange differences (cont.)
• Exchange differences that is part of a profit or loss on
non-monetary items
• Recognise where the profit or loss is recognised (either
P/L or OCI) (par 30)
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Transaction
date
EXAMPLE
Purchase property in USA on 31 March 2020 for $100 000.
FC = ZAR. Payment occurs on 15 May 2020.
YE = 30 April 2020. FV of property on YE is $95 000.
Reporting
Applicable exchange rates are as follows: date
Date USD = 1
31/03/2020 17.88
30/04/2020 18.27
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APPLICATION OF IAS 21 WITH IAS 16 (par 24)
In accordance with IAS 16 Property, plant and equipment
PPE is measured in terms of the historical cost or
revaluation model
• How is CP translated?
• How is revalued value translated?
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Transaction
date
30
Transaction
date
31
Transaction
date
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Transaction
date
EXAMPLE: INVENTORY
Purchase inventory from the USA on 31 March 2020 for
$50 000. FC = ZAR. Payment occurs on 31 March 2020.
YE = 30 April 2020. NRV of inventory is $48
000 on YE. No inventory is sold during the year. Applicable
exchange rates are as follows:
Reporting
Date USD = 1 date
31/03/2020 17.88
30/04/2020 18.27
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Transaction
date
EXAMPLE: INVENTORY
Purchase inventory from the USA on 31 March 2020 for
$50 000. FC = ZAR. Payment occurs on 31 March 2020.
YE = 30 April 2020. NRV of inventory is $48
000 on YE. No inventory is sold during the year. Applicable
exchange rates are as follows:
Date USD = 1 Reporting
date
31/03/2020 17.88
30/04/2020 18.27
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APPLICATION OF IAS 21 WITH IAS 36 (par 25)
In accordance with IAS 36 Impairment of assets the
carrying amount of an asset (for which there is an
indication of possible impairment) is the lower of the
carrying amount (before considering possible impairment)
and its recoverable amount
• How is CA translated?
• How is recoverable amount translated?
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Transaction
date
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Transaction
date
Class examples 1 - 6
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SUMMARY OF APPROACH (par 19)
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USE OF PC OTHER THAN FC - (par 38 - 41)
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USE OF PC OTHER THAN FC - (par 38 - 41)
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USE OF PC OTHER THAN FC - (par 38 - 41)
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CLASS EXAMPLES
Class example 7
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DISCLOSURE (par 51 – 53, 55 - 57)
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DISCLOSURE (par 51 – 53, 55 - 57)
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