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What is the difference between accounting for foreign currency transactions and foreign currency translations?

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The solution explains the differences between foreign currency transactions and translations including examples of when each would be used.

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Foreign currency transactions are actual business transactions (purchase, sales) that are exchanged in a foreign currency. Foreign currency means any currency other than the local currency of the country in which the banking office is ...

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