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Chapter 1 (POWERPOINT)
Chapter 1 (POWERPOINT)
Chapter 1 (POWERPOINT)
At the second level, the company level, international accounting can be viewed
operations.
At the third and broadest level, international accounting can be viewed as the
taxation that exist within each country as well as comparison of those items
related to the financial reporting of plant, property, and equipment; (2) income
and other tax rates; and (3) the requirements for becoming a member of the
Customer
customers
• Credit sales are made to foreign customers who will pay in their own
currency
This gives rise to foreign exchange risk as the value of the foreign currency is
likely to change in relation to the company’s home country currency (e.g., U.S
dollars).
-Suppose that on February 1, 2022, Joe Inc., a U.S. company, makes a sale
and ships goods to Jose SA, a Mexican customer, for $100,000 (U.S.)However,
it is agreed that Jose will pay in pesos on March 2, The exchange rate as of
February 1, 2022 is U.S.$1 = 10 pesos. How many pesos does Jose agree to
pay?
Even though Jose agrees to pay 1,000,000 pesos ($100,000 x 10 pesos/U.S. $),
Joe Inc. records the sale in U.S. dollars on February 1, 2022, as follows:
Dr. Accounts Receivable 100,000
Cr. Sales Revenue100,000
-Suppose that on March 2, 2022, the exchange rate for pesos is U.S.$1=11
pesos. Joe Inc. will receive 1,000,000 pesos, which are now worth $90,909
Dr. Cash 90,909
Dr. Loss on Foreign Exchange 9,091
Cr. Accounts Receivable 100,000
Here ,Joe Inc., the U.S. company became exposed to foreign exchange risk—
the risk that the foreign currency will decrease in US$ value over the life of the receivable.
The obvious way to avoid this risk is to require foreign customers to pay for their purchases
in US$. Sometimes foreign customers will not or cannot pay in the seller’s currency, and to
make the sale, the seller will be obliged to accept payment in the foreign currency. Thus,
foreign exchange risk will arise. as the value of the foreign currency is likely to change in
Hedging
Joe can hedge (i.e., protect itself) against a loss from an exchange rate
fluctuation. Hedging can be accomplished by various means
Hedges of Foreign Exchange Risk
through the purchase of a foreign currency option that gives the option
owner the right, but not the obligation, to sell foreign currency at a
There are Two types of FDI are Greenfield investment and acquisition.
country
Both internal and external auditors encounter differences that arise between
three factors: the ratio of foreign sales to total sales , the ratio of foreign assets to total
assets, and the ratio of foreign employees to total employees. multinationality means
the only way to retain their advantage over competition in foreign markets is
production capability.