Connect Access Card For Fundamental Accounting Principles
Connect Access Card For Fundamental Accounting Principles
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ISBN: 9781260158526
Author: John J Wild
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 15A, Problem 15DQ
To determine

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Foreign Currency Transactions:

A business doing international transaction enters into the foreign currency transactions. The value of foreign current keeps changing and these results in the foreign exchange gain or loss for the business.

The accounting for foreign exchange gain or loss is done with separate disclosures in the financial statements.

To Indicate:

If the U.S. Company shall recognize the foreign exchange gain or loss

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Answer to Problem 15DQ

Yes, the U.S. Company shall recognize the foreign exchange gain or loss

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A business doing international transaction enters into the foreign currency transactions. The value of foreign current keeps changing and these results in the foreign exchange gain or loss for the business.

The accounting for foreign exchange gain or loss is done with separate disclosures in the financial statements. Hence, the U.S. Company shall recognize the foreign exchange gain or loss

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