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Foreign Currency Revaluation: AS 11 Month-Close Working File

Finin2min Controllership Desk·June 2026·9 min readFOREXValidated: 17 June 2026

Foreign currency balances move even when no cash moves. Month-close should revalue monetary items and explain realised and unrealised exchange differences.

Detailed analysis

Why this matters
AS 11 deals with effects of changes in foreign exchange rates. For finance teams, the key control is identifying foreign-currency monetary items, applying the correct closing rate and posting exchange gain/loss consistently.

Practical example

Example
A startup has USD 50,000 customer receivable recorded at ₹83/USD. Closing rate is ₹84.20/USD. Finance revalues receivable, records unrealised gain, and separately tracks actual gain/loss when customer pays.

Evidence and control checklist

Area	What to check	Evidence to save
Foreign-currency balances	Customers, vendors, bank, loans and advances.	FX ledger and currency-wise ageing.
Rate source	Closing rate and transaction rate policy.	Rate screenshot/source and policy note.
Revaluation working	Balance x closing rate vs book value.	FX revaluation sheet.
Realised vs unrealised	Settlement gain/loss vs period-end revaluation.	Bank receipt/payment and journal entries.
Review and disclosure	Material movement and P&L impact.	Controller review and audit schedule.

Common mistakes

Avoid these mistakes

Revaluing all balances without checking monetary/non-monetary nature.
Using random exchange rates.
Mixing realised and unrealised gain/loss.
Ignoring foreign-currency bank balances.
No rate source saved.

Validated source note

Validated on 17 June 2026
Based only on official India Code, MCA and ICAI source pages listed below. Check the latest Companies Act, Schedule III, accounting standards, Ind AS/AS applicability and auditor guidance before closing or filing.

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Official sources used

This article is intentionally source-limited to official India Code, MCA and ICAI material. Source validation date: 17 June 2026. Verify final positions with latest Companies Act, Schedule III, accounting standards, Ind AS/AS applicability and auditor guidance before closing or filing.

FAQs

What is FX revaluation? ▾

Restating foreign-currency monetary balances at closing rate.

Which balances are revalued? ▾

Foreign-currency monetary items like receivables, payables, loans and bank balances.

What is realised gain/loss? ▾

Gain/loss on actual settlement.

What is unrealised gain/loss? ▾

Period-end revaluation impact before settlement.

What evidence is needed? ▾

FX ledger, rate source, working and journal entry.