THE
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
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SOCIALIST
REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No.
44/TC-TCDN
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Hanoi,
July 8, 1997
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CIRCULAR
PROVIDING
GUIDANCES FOR HANDLING EXCHANGE RATE DISPARITIES IN STATE ENTERPRISES
In furtherance of Decree No.59-CP of October
3, 1996 of the Government promulgating the "Regulation on Financial
Management and Business Cost-Accounting Applicable to State Enterprises,"
the Ministry of Finance provides the following guidance for handling foreign
exchange rate disparities in State enterprises:
I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
1. In this Circular, the following terms shall
be construed as follows:
1.1. Foreign currency is any currency other than
Vietnamese "Dong".
1.2. Foreign currency operations are activities
of collection and payment in foreign currency(ies) that are expressed in
current accounting and used for calculating prices.
1.3. Foreign exchange rates are rates applicable
to the exchange between two different currencies (hereafter referred to as the
exchange rates).
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2. State enterprises engaged in foreign currency
operations shall conduct an accounting of exchange rate disparities in
accordance with the provisions of the current accounting procedures.
The exchange rates for converting balances
dominated in foreign currency(ies) into Vietnam "Dong" at the end of
an accounting period are the rates officially announced by the State Bank of
Vietnam at that moment.
3. All foreign currencies for which the State
Bank of Vietnam does not announce the exchange rates for their conversion into
Vietnam "Dong" shall be converted through the US dollar.
II. HANDLING FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATE
DISPARITIES
1. Resolving exchange rate disparity of foreign
currency operations within the accounting period
The exchange rate disparity that is incurred
within the accounting period and cleared between the increase disparity and the
decrease disparity (excepting Point 1.4 below), shall be resolved at the end of
the fiscal year as follows:
1.1. For the period of investment and construction
preparation, in which the enterprises have not commenced their operations or
the projects have not been completed for hand-over, the accumulative exchange
rate disparity up to the time of completion of the projects shall in:
- Instances of exchange rate variety increase
(credit balance on account No. 413), shall be equally accounted into the
financial revenues of enterprises for a period of five years or more from the
time of operation of the projects.
- Instances of exchange rate disparity decrease
(debit balance on account No.413), shall be equally accounted into the
financial expenditures of enterprises for a period of five years or more from
the time of operation of the projects.
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- Instances of exchange rate disparity increase
shall be accounted into the financial revenues within the accounting period.
- Instances of exchange rate disparity decrease
shall be accounted into the financial expenditures within the accounting period.
1.3. The period of dissolution and liquidation
of enterprises:
- Instances of exchange rate disparity increase
shall be accounted into the revenues from the liquidation of enterprises.
- Instances of exchange rate disparity decrease
shall be accounted into the expenses for the liquidation of enterprises.
1.4. An exchange rate disparity within the
accounting period resulting from the purchase and/or sale of foreign currencies
shall be directly accounted into expenses on or revenues from financial
activities.
2. Handling exchange rate disparity resulting
from the re-evaluation of foreign currency balance at the end of the accounting
period
At the end of the accounting period, the
enterprises shall have to convert the balance of cash, deposits, deposits in transit,
accounts receivable and accounts payable originally dominated in foreign
currencies into Vietnam "Dong" according to the exchange rate
stipulated in Point 2, Section I of this Circular. Any disparity between the
post-conversion exchange rate and the one expressed in the accounting book
shall be handled as follows:
2.1. The exchange rate disparities resulting
from the year-end re-evaluation of balance of cash, deposits, deposits in
transit and short-term debts (one year or less) originally dominated in foreign
currencies at the time of making financial statement shall not be accounted
into expenditures or revenues, but such balance shall be left in the financial
statement and deleted upon the beginning of the next year after the entry
reversion.
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a/ For receivable long-term debts
- In cases where the exchange rate for
converting the balance at the end of an accounting period is higher than that
expressed in the accounting book, the exchange rate disparity shall be handled
as stipulated in Point 2.1, Section II.
- In cases where the exchange rate for
converting the balance at the end of an accounting period is lower than that
expressed in the accounting book, the exchange rate disparity shall be
accounted into the financial expenditures during the year.
b/ For payable long-term debts
- In cases where the exchange rate for
converting the balance at the end of an accounting period is higher than that
expressed in the accounting book, the exchange rate disparity shall be
accounted into financial expenditures of the year.
- In cases where the exchange rate for
converting the balance at the end of the accounting period is lower than that
expressed in the accounting book, the exchange rate disparity shall be handled
as stipulated in Point 2.1, Section II.
When liquidating receivable or payable long-term
debts, if the actual payment exchange rate is higher or lower than that
expressed in the accounting book, the exchange rate disparity shall be handled
as stipulated in Point 1.2, Section II of this Circular.
III. IMPLEMENTATION PROVISIONS
1. This Circular takes effect from the date of
its signing. All previous stipulations on the financial settlement of foreign
exchange rate disparities in the State enterprises, which are contrary to this
Circular, are now annulled.
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3. Any problems arising in the course of
implementation of this Circular must be reported to the Ministry of Finance for
consideration amendments or supplements.
FOR THE MINISTER OF FINANCE
VICE MINISTER
Pham Van Trong