Advances paid in foreign currency for Import of Capital Goods.

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Advance paid in foreign currency for import of capital goods.The same exact amount which have paid in advance the machiney has been imported within the financial year. What is treatment regarding AS 11? At what rate we have to book machinery. Whether only at the time of import of machinery or what we have paid in advance? (i.e average rate or advance paid rate) Advance which has paid is the exact amount of machinery value in foreign currency.
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Though you have paid in advance for the machinery in foreign currency, the value of the machinery can be accounted in the books at the time of capitalisation. The exchange rate what you are taking should be at the time of capitalisaion. This is my opinion and we have done like this only.
I have obtained so many opinions from lot. But i want exact pharase from AS 11 point of view.
Cost of Machinery @ the rate as on date of Installations of Machinery,Exchange Gain/loss is to be at the date of completions of transactions is to be added/deducted from Machinery cost,If Party dealers in machinery trading than it should be shown separately in profit & Loss accounts.
Some of our friends says that it should be booked (ie machinery booking)only at the time of making advance rate. Whether it is correct or not ?
At the time of Booking it's agreement to purchased with future delivery date ,When agreement conditions fulfilled it's become contract. Kindly Refer Hire Purchased Accounting and enlighten my views also.

what ll be treatement for  Advance pai for Import of material

 

As per Accounting Standard-10, the cost of an item of fixed asset comprises its purchase price, including import duties and other non-refundable taxes or any directly attributable cost of bringing the assets to its working condition for its intended use; any trade discounts and rebates are deducted in arriving at the purchase price. 
As per Accounting Standard-11, a foreign currency transaction is a transaction which is denominated in or requires settlement in a foreign currency, including transaction arising when an enterprise acquires or disposes of assets, or incurs or settles liabilities, denominated in a foreign currency.
A foreign currency transaction should be recorded, on initial recognition in the reporting, by applying to the foreign currency amount the exchange rate between the reporting currency and the foreign currency at the date of the transaction. For practical reasons , a rate that approximates the actual rate at the date of transactiThe Institute of Chartered Accountants of India(ICAI) in consecutive opinions, has taken a stand that ‘the date of transaction’ in accounting is that date on which a transaction becomes eligible to be recognized in the books of account of the enterprise as per the relevant normally accepted accounting principals(EAC VOL-XVI-78)
The point of time when all significant risks and rewards of the ownership passed on to the buyer depends on the terms and conditions of the contract and timing of recognition of purchases or sale should be such when all significant risks and rewards of the buyer provided the amount of consideration is measurable reliably.( EAC VOL-XX-10)
Transactions of sale or purchase of goods in international trade are concluded either on (1) F.O.B or (2) C&F or (3) CIF basis on is often used.
Following options are available to reporting enterprise to recognize the date of transaction:
ØDate of Invoice
ØDate of Bill of Lading
ØDate of Shipment
ØDate on which goods were received by the Clearing Agent
ØDate on which goods were cleared from customs
ØDate on which goods finally arrive at unit and taken into stocks 
In the absence of any specific mention in the contract, the rule of thump in the Sale of Goods Act has to be applied, which states that in the case of ‘’unascertained’’ goods, the property does not pass until the goods are ascertained and such goods after ascertainment have been unconditionally appropriated to the contract.
Where the payment is made in advance there  is no question of endorsement of documents by the banker and date of transaction again is to be decided on the basis of intention of parties.
The law is well settled that in the case of contract for sale of unasertained goods, the property does not pass to the purchaser unless there is unconditional appropriation of the goods in deliverable state to the contract.

Opinion

Company should initially recognize assets at foreign exchange rate as on date of transaction keeping above mentioned effects.
 


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