Forex Transactions

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1.How the forward contracts for foreign currency transactions are used. Can anybody explain the same for Import & Export transactions. How the accounting entries for the same has tobe passed.

2.How to book gain / loss in foreign currency transactions of purchase and sales. Whether we have to book it to Raw material / Sales or to Finance expenses.
 

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An agreement to exchange one currency for another, where

1        The exchange rate is fixed on the day of the contract, but

2        The actual exchange takes place on a pre-determined date in the future

 

The date on which the currency is actually exchanged, is called the ‘‘settlement date,’’

 PL refer to the following article published in the Institute Magazie for the accounting treatment and types of Forward rate contracts. www.icai.org/resource_file/10656may05p1547-49.pdf

It is too good

 


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