Intro -- Foreign Currency Financial Reporting from Euro to Yen to Yuan: A Guide to Fundamental Concepts and Practical Applications -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction to Foreign Currency and Exchange Rates -- WHO YOU ARE -- WHAT YOU KNOW -- CERTAINTY IN UNCERTAIN TIMES -- NOTES -- PART I: The Basics -- CHAPTER 1: Isn't Currency Conversion Just Multiplication? -- CONVERSION -- THE FIRST COMPLICATION: IT'S NOT JUST MULTIPLICATION -- WHERE DO EXCHANGE RATES COME FROM? -- THE MARKET -- A SECOND COMPLICATION: TRIANGULATION -- TRIANGULATION WITH CROSS RATES -- QUOTES -- CURRENCIES AND EXCHANGE RATES: HIGHLIGHTS OF THEIR RELEVANCE AND RECENT HISTORY -- BURGERS AND CURRENCY -- NOTES -- CHAPTER 2: Exchange Rate Tables: Getting from Yen to Euro without Losing Your Way -- THE FOUNDATION AND CAVEATS -- TERMS AND TERMINOLOGY -- TRIANGULATION AND CROSS RATES-REDUX -- EXCHANGE RATE TABLES -- KEEP IT SIMPLE -- NOTES -- CHAPTER 3: Approximation: When Mathematics, Computer Science, and Regulations Converge -- THE ORIGINAL DATA: ACCURATE AND PRECISE -- SIGNIFICANT DIGITS AND SCIENTIFIC NOTATION -- PRECISION -- ACCURACY -- WHAT DIVISION MEANS FOR COMPUTERS -- PRECISION WITH FLOATING POINT DATA -- ACCURACY, PRECISION, AND CREDIBILITY -- NOTES -- Part II: Key Concepts and Authoritative Standards -- CHAPTER 4: What's in a Name? -- STANDARDS -- A BRIEF BACKGROUND -- IFRS PREDOMINANCE WITH A FASB PEDIGREE -- THE ECONOMIC ESSENCE: FROM NAMES TO DEFINITIONS -- FUNCTIONAL CURRENCY -- ALL THE REST -- A FOUNDATION -- NOTES -- CHAPTER 5: The Gold Standard: Following the Standard for Fiat Currencies -- THE GOLD STANDARD FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING -- IAS 21 AND ASC 830: CONVERGED, BUT NOT IDENTICAL -- TRANSLATION OVERVIEW -- TRANSLATION-NOT CONVERSION -- TRANSLATION OF INCOME AND EXPENSE -- AVERAGES -- SIMPLE TRANSLATION -- TRANSLATION 1: BASIC.

TRANSLATION 2: INTERMEDIATE -- CONVENIENCE TRANSLATION -- THE STANDARD -- NOTES -- CHAPTER 6: They're Not Synonyms: Transaction to Translation, Revaluation to Remeasurement -- TRANSACTIONS AND TRANSLATION -- TRANSACTIONS IN A FOREIGN CURRENCY -- REPORTING AT BALANCE SHEET DATES -- REMEASUREMENT -- BEST OF INTENTIONS: COMPANIES' DIVERGENT PATHS -- CHANGING FUNCTIONAL CURRENCY -- KNOWLEDGE WORTH HAVING -- NOTES -- PART III: Practical Applications (and More Concepts) -- CHAPTER 7: The Intersection: Interplay of Mathematics, Exchange Rates, Accounting Standards, Economics, and Time -- TIME CONCEPTS: PA, PIT, AND POT -- THE MISSING PIECE -- EQUITY AND COMPLEX RATES -- HYBRIDS -- CASH FLOW AFFECTED BY EXCHANGE RATES -- NEGATIVE EXCHANGE RATES -- INTERCOMPANY TRANSACTIONS -- FREQUENCY -- MAKE THE TRANSFORMATION -- NOTES -- CHAPTER 8: Practical Knowledge: Things You Should Know -- EXCHANGE RATE IMPACT: BASIC INFORMATION -- ANALYZING THE EXCHANGE RATE IMPACT -- CONSTANT CURRENCY: A SECOND FIX -- IMPROVING CONSTANT CURRENCY -- ANALYSIS AND AUTOMATION -- MULTIPLE EXCHANGE RATE SCENARIOS -- CONSTANT YEAR: A THIRD FIX -- LOOKING FORWARD: BEYOND THE CONSTANTS -- PRACTICAL EXAMPLES OR CAUTIONARY TALES -- FINANCIAL REPORTING AND MANAGEMENT REPORTING -- NOTES -- CHAPTER 9: Practical Knowledge: Things You Can Learn -- A PROBLEM AT THE SOURCE -- CHANGE IT, USE IT, ANALYZE IT -- YEAR-TO-DATE TRANSLATION -- CROSSING ZERO: A CHANGE IN SIGN -- THE SCHOOL OF EXPERIENCE -- NOTES -- CHAPTER 10: Cumulative Translation Adjustment: The Algebraic Plug -- BAGGAGE FROM THE PAST: ACCUMULATING THE TRANSLATION ADJUSTMENT -- RECALCULATING CTA -- TRANSLATION ADJUSTMENT AND INTRAGROUP MONETARY TRANSACTIONS -- CUMULATIVE TRANSLATION ADJUSTMENT IS NOT REMEASUREMENT -- A LITTLE FUN WITH CTA -- PROBLEM SOLVED -- NOTES -- CHAPTER 11: The Residual -- REDENOMINATION.

DEVALUATIONS AND REVALUATIONS -- HYPERINFLATIONARY ECONOMIES -- EURO ADOPTION -- NONMONETARY ASSETS (INVENTORY) MEASURED IN A FOREIGN CURRENCY -- DISPOSAL OF A FOREIGN OPERATION -- A SIMPLE FORWARD CONTRACT: HEDGING -- HEURISTIC APPROACH -- NOTES -- Conclusion: Reinvent the Triangle: Innovate and Advocate -- THE BENEFIT -- NOTES -- APPENDIX A: World Currency Formats and ISO 4217 Information -- APPENDIX B: Useful Links, and Why They're Useful -- APPENDIX C: Exchange Rate Requirements -- DEFINITION OF ACTUAL RATES -- DEFINITION OF CONSTANT CURRENCY RATES -- DEFINITION OF FORECAST RATES -- DEFINITION OF VIEWS -- DEFINITION OF HIGH (USH) AND LOW (USL) RATES -- DEFINITION OF RATES IN THE TABLES -- Glossary -- About the Author -- Index.

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