Contents of the Manage Multicurrency Accounts Screen
Use the fields and options to configure the Manage Multicurrency Accounts screen.
Identification
Field | Description |
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Currency |
Enter or click to select, the code for the currency for which transactions will initiate a gain or loss. This gain or loss will be recorded when the currency is the to currency in a from-to exchange. You set up currencies on the Manage Currencies screen. |
Gains and Losses
Realized Gains and Losses
Select Accounts
Field | Description |
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Gain Non-Proj Acct |
Enter, or click to select, the account number to which your realized gains will be posted. This account number cannot be a project account. We suggest that you create a separate account specifically for foreign currency gains and losses. Realized gains occur when a foreign currency transaction is completed (an AP voucher is entered and the voucher is paid, or when payment is applied to an AR invoice). |
Loss Non-Proj Acct |
Enter, or click to select, the account number to which your realized losses will be posted, or use Lookup to select the account. This account number cannot be a project account. We suggest that you create a separate account specifically for foreign currency gains and losses. Realized losses occur when a foreign currency transaction is completed (an AP voucher is entered and the voucher is paid, or when payment is applied to an AR invoice). |
Select Organizations
Field | Description |
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Use A/P or A/R Org |
Select this option to charge realized gains and losses to the same organization as the posting AP or AR organization. |
Use Other Org |
Select this option to charge realized gains and losses to a different organization than the posting AP or AR organization. In the related field, enter, or click to select, the organization. |
Unrealized Gains and Losses
Select Accounts
Field | Description |
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Gain Non-Proj Acct |
Enter, or click to select, the account number to which your unrealized gains will be posted. This account number cannot be a project account. We suggest that you create a separate account specifically for foreign currency gains and losses. Unrealized gains occur when a foreign currency transaction has not been completed, but a gain or loss is recognized for financial statements. (An AP voucher is entered but unpaid. At the end of the period or year, the voucher is revalued to show a gain or loss, as if the voucher had been paid in that period or year. For AR transactions, an invoice has been entered, but no payment has been received. At the end of the period or year, the invoice is revalued to show a gain or loss, as if it had been paid in that period or year.) |
Loss Non-Proj Account |
Enter, or click to select, the account number to which your unrealized losses will be posted. This account number cannot be a project account. We suggest that you create a separate account specifically for foreign currency gains and losses. Unrealized losses occur when a foreign currency transaction has not been completed, but a gain or loss is recognized for financial statements. (An AP voucher is entered but unpaid. At the end of the period or year, the voucher is revalued to show a gain or loss, as if the voucher had been paid in that period or year.) |
Select Organizations
Field | Description |
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Use A/P or A/R Org |
Select this option to charge unrealized gains and losses to the same organization as the posting AP or AR organization. |
Use Other Org |
Select this option to charge unrealized gains and losses to a different organization than the posting AP or AR organization. In the related field, enter, or click to select, the organization. |
Reference No
Use this block to assign reference numbers to gains and losses.
Ref 1
Ref 1 may display a different label if it has been changed on the Configure General Ledger Settings screen. For example, it may have been changed to AC 1.
Field | Description |
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Realized Gain |
Enter, or click to select, the code to be added to the Reference 1 field when there is a realized gain. |
Realized Loss |
Enter, or click to select, the code to be added to the Reference 1 field when there is a realized loss. |
Unrealized Gain |
Enter, or click to select, the code to be added to the Reference 1 field when there is an unrealized gain. |
Unrealized Loss |
Enter, or click to select, the code to be added to the Reference 1 field when there is an unrealized loss. |
Ref 2
Ref 2 may display a different label if it has been changed on the Configure General Ledger Settings screen. For example, it may have been changed to AC 2.
Field | Description |
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Realized Gain |
Enter, or click to select, the code to be added to the Reference 2 field when there is a realized gain. |
Realized Loss |
Enter, or click to select, the code to be added to the Reference 2 field when there is a realized loss. |
Unrealized Gain |
Enter, or click to select, the code to be added to the Reference 2 field when there is an unrealized gain. |
Unrealized Loss |
Enter, or click to select, the code to be added to the Reference 2 field when there is an unrealized loss. |