31 January 2012
please get attention on this query to everyone if there is company export the goods and book it as sales at that time US $ 52 Rs. and while receiving payment at that time US $ 55 Rs. whatever the foreign exchange gain i.e, Rs. 3 is realised whether it would be appropiate to credit it in sales account or if not why ? please consider this sales has been made during the year not at the end of the year. Answer the question as per applicabilty of AS -11
03 February 2012
AS 11 provides that foreign exchange gain/loss should be charged to Profit & Loss as Foreign exchange fluctuation and shown separately.
Therefore, such gain cannot be treated as sales.
It has to be shown separately as Foreign Exchange Gain.