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Content

30.1 Scope. 30.2 Functional currency.

30.2.2 OmniPro comment

30.2.2.1 Overview.

30.2.2.2 Assessment of functional currency.

30.2.2.2.1 Steps involved in determining functional currency.

30.2.2.2.1.1 Review the primary indicators.

30.2.2.2.1.2 Review the secondary indicators (if required)

30.2.2.2.1.3 Review additional factors where still in conclusive from step 1 and 2.

30.2.2.3 Definition of foreign operation.

30.2.2.4 Requirements to review each entity individually.

30.2.2.5 Examples of determining a functional currency.

30.2.2.5.1 Intermediary holding company.

30.2.2.5.2 Function currency – foreign currency sales.

30.2.2.6 Rules with regard to a change in functional currency.

30.3 Reporting foreign currency transactions in the functional currency – Initial recognition and subsequent measurement (where they exist at the balance sheet date)

30.3.1 Extract from FRS102: Section 30.6 -30.11.

30.3.2 OmniPro comment

30.3.2.1 Monetary items.

30.3.2.1.1 Definition of monetary items.

30.3.2.1.2 Examples of monetary items.

30.3.2.1.3 Recognition of monetary items.

30.3.2.1.3.1 Initial recognition.

30.3.2.1.3.1.1 Determining the date of the transaction.

30.3.2.1.3.1.2 Rules for using average rate as approximation for actual spot rate.

30.3.2.1.3.2 Subsequent measurement

30.3.2.1.3.2.1 The two exceptions to retranslating monetary assets at period end rate.

30.3.2.1.3.3 Retranslation of monetary asset – purchase.

30.3.2.1.3.4 Retranslation of monetary asset – sale.

30.3.2.2 Non-monetary items.

30.3.2.2.1 Definition of non-monetary items.

30.3.2.2.1.1 Examples of non-monetary items.

30.3.2.2.2 Measurement

30.3.2.2.2.1. Non-monetary assets not fair valued.

30.3.2.2.2.1.1 Initial recognition.

30.3.2.2.2.1.2 Subsequent measurement

30.3.2.2.2.1.3 Impairment

30.3.2.2.2.1.4 Examples.

30.3.2.2.2.1.4.2 Retranslation of non-monetary asset – impairment of asset

30.3.2.2.2.2 Non-monetary assets fair valued.

30.3.2.2.2.2.1 Initial recognition.

30.3.2.2.2.2.2 Subsequent measurement

30.4 Net investment in a foreign operation.

30.4.1 Extract from FRS102: Section 30.12 -30.13.

30.4.2 OmniPro comment

30.4.2.1 Definition of net investment in a foreign operation.

30.4.2.2 Requirements for the net investment in a foreign operation treatment

30.4.2.3 Accounting for a net investment in a foreign operation.

30.4.2.3.1 Individual entity financial statements.

30.4.2.3.2 Consolidated financial statements.

30.4.2.4 Example – Net investment in a foreign operation.

30.5 Change in functional currency.

30.5.1 Extract from FRS102: Section 30.14 -30.16.

30.5.2 OmniPro comment

30.5.2.1 When can a change in functional currency arise.

30.5.2.1.1 Change in functional currency due to a change in circumstances.

30.5.2.1.2 Change in functional currency due to an error

30.5.2.2 How to account for a change in functional currency due to a change in currency.

30.6 Use of a presentation currency other than the functional currency.

30.6.1 Extract from FRS102: Section 30.17-30.21.

30.6.2 OmniPro comment

30.7 Translation of a foreign operation into the investor’s presentation currency.

30.7.1 Extract from FRS102: Section 30.22-30.23.

30.7.2 OmniPro comment

30.7.2.1 The Rules.

30.7.2.1.1 Treatment of amount recognised in OCI on future disposal

30.7.2.2 Goodwill recognized on acquisition of a foreign operation.

30.7.2.3 Examples.

30.8 Disclosures.

30.8.1 Extract from FRS102: Section 30.24 -30.27.

30.8.2 OmniPro comment

30.8.2.1 Overview.

30.8.2.2 Accounting policies.

30.8.2.3 Notes to the financial statements.

30.8.2.3.1 Extract from the financial statements – operating profit note.

30.8.2.3.2 Example of a change of functional currency due a change in circumstance i.e. adjusted prospectively (application of Section 30.27of FRS 102)

30.8.2.3.3 Example of a Prior year adjustment due to a change in functional currency.

30.8.2.4 Extract from other comprehensive income showing foreign exchange differences on retranslation 

 

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Section 30-Foreign Currency Translation
30.1 Scope

It is likely that entities transact business with customers and suppliers who are invoiced/invoice in a currency which is not the entity’s functional currency. It is also likely that entity’s have subsidiaries and investment in country’s outside of the parent company’s home country. Section 30 deals with such issues including:

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Examples

Example 1: Intermediary holding company.

Example 2: Intermediate holding Company.

Example 3: Intermediate holding Company.

Example 4: Functional currency.

Example 5: Functional currency.

Example 6: Retranslation of monetary asset – purchase.

Example 7: Retranslation of monetary asset – sale.

Example 8: Retranslation of non-monetary asset

Example 9: Retranslation of non-monetary asset – impairment of asset

Example 10: Net investment in a foreign operation.

Example 11: Change in functional currency due to a change in circumstances.

Example 12: Presentational currency.

Example 13: Consolidation of a foreign operations results.

Example 14: Extract from notes to the accounting policies.

Example 15: Example of a change of functional currency due a change in circumstance i.e. adjusted prospectively (application of Section 30.27of FRS 102)

Example 16: Example of a Prior year adjustment due to a change in functional currency.

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