The bookkeeping procedure by which an international company converts the earnings of its foreign affiliates into domestic currency terms so that they can be recorded in the books of account is known as foreign currency translation. Your company's international subsidiaries retain their accounting records in their own currencies. To use the proper investing strategy, you must first convert the foreign currency to domestic currency.

The recording of transactions in currencies other than one's functional currency is known as foreign exchange bookkeeping. For example, a company may enter into a transaction in which it expects to receive a payment in a foreign currency from a client or make a payment in a foreign currency to a supplier. If the market exchange rate cannot be determined on the date of transaction recognition, the accountant utilizes the next available exchange rate.

If the projected exchange rate between the entity's functional currency and the currency in which a transaction is denominated changes, record a gain or loss in earnings in the period when the rate changes. Suppose the settlement date of a transaction is sufficiently far in the future. In that case, this might result in recognizing a series of gains or losses over several accounting periods. This also means that the stated balances of the relevant receivables and payables will reflect the current exchange rate as of each subsequent balance sheet date.

When a foreign currency transaction is designed to be an economic hedge of a net investment in a foreign entity and is effective as such; or when a foreign currency transaction is designed to be a financial hedge of a net investment in a foreign entity and is effective as such; or when a foreign currency transaction is designed to

The following are the steps in the foreign currency translation process:

1. Determine the foreign entity's functional currency.

2. Recalculate the foreign entity's financial statements in the functional currency.

3. Monitor record gains and losses.

Assets and liabilities, income statement items, cash flow statement items, and other financial statement components are all translated using different rules. Because of its intricacy, it's probably better to consult an accountant about the bookkeeping requirements for foreign currency conversion.