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Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

1992

Foreign exchange -- Accounting; Mutual funds -- United States -- Accounting

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Proposed Statement Of Position : Foreign Currency Accounting And Financial Statement Presentation For Investment Companies : Proposed Amendment To Aicpa Audit And Accounting Guide, Audits Of Investment Companies ;Foreign Currency Accounting And Financial Statement Presentation For Investment Companies : Proposed Amendment To Aicpa Audit And Accounting Guide, Audits Of Investment Companies; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 1992, Jun. 5, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Investment Companies Committee Jan 1992

Proposed Statement Of Position : Foreign Currency Accounting And Financial Statement Presentation For Investment Companies : Proposed Amendment To Aicpa Audit And Accounting Guide, Audits Of Investment Companies ;Foreign Currency Accounting And Financial Statement Presentation For Investment Companies : Proposed Amendment To Aicpa Audit And Accounting Guide, Audits Of Investment Companies; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 1992, Jun. 5, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Investment Companies Committee

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

This proposed statement of position (SOP) amends the third edition, revised, of the AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide Audits of Investment Companies (the guide) to require reporting of all foreign currency gains and losses.* This proposed SOP recommends that realized and unrealized foreign currency gains and losses be reported separately. However, the guide does not indicate a preference for reporting separately the portion of the change in market value stated in the reporting currency that results from changes in foreign currency rates (see paragraph 2.86). It also states that foreign currency transaction gains or losses may be either accounted for …