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The Rationale Underlying the Functional Currency Choice.

Lawrence Revsine

The Accounting Review 1984

ABSTRACT: FASB Statement No. 52 on Foreign Currency Translation is designed to achieve compatibility between financial statement numbers and underlying economic effects of exchange rate changes. This result is accomplished through the selection of what the FASB terms the functional currency of the foreign subsidiary. Unfortunately, the rationale underlying the functional currency choice is complicated and not widely understood. To overcome the problem, this paper explains the objectives behind the functional currency choice by using three illustrative case settings.

DOI
10.2308/tar-4490946
Volume
59 (3)
Pages
505-514
Language
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