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Chapter 12, Problem 12.16Q
To determine
Introduction: Translation adjustment is the method used to convert the local currency into the parents’ functional currency when the local currency is the foreign entity’s functional currency. The current rate is used to translate the financial statements that are the exchange rate on the
The excess amount paid while acquiring foreign affiliate reported in consolidated balance sheet and income statement in subsequent periods when functional currency is the local currency unit of the foreign affiliate.
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