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Introduction: Translation adjustment is the most common method used and is applied when the local currency is the foreign entity’s functional currency. The subsidiary statement must be translated from its local currency to the parents’ functional currency. To translate the financial statements, the company will use the current rate, which is the exchange rate on
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Introduction: Translation adjustment is the most common method used and is applied when the local currency is the foreign entity’s functional currency. The subsidiary statement must be translated from its local currency to the parents’ functional currency. To translate the financial statements, the company will use the current rate, which is the exchange rate on balance sheet date, to convert the local currency. Any translation adjustment that occurs is a component of comprehensive income. The method used to translate financial statement from the local currency to functional currency is called current rate method.
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