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The Role Of The Corn Products Doctrine In Foreign Exchange Transactions, Charles H. Manning
The Role Of The Corn Products Doctrine In Foreign Exchange Transactions, Charles H. Manning
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
Exchange rate gain or loss may result from fluctuations of exchange rates or from formal governmental action such as revaluation and devaluation. In evaluating the significance of foreign exchange transactions and their tax consequences, the types of transactions that produce exchange rate gain or loss must be distinguished. The first type of transaction is currency speculation in which exchange rate gain or loss is the only profit or loss realized. The second type of transaction involves the purchase and sale of inventory in which the exchange rate gain or loss is ancillary to the monetary gain or loss realized on …