Exchange rates in Venezuela
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Alert – Exchange rates in Venezuela January 2014 Espiñeira Pacheco y Asociados Exchange Rates in Venezuela – IAS 21 (For IFRS purposes only) During December 2013, the Venezuelan government issued a new rule allowing the Central Bank to publish the average SICAD rate for each auction. During the weeks of 23 December and 30 December the Central Bank published on its web page the average exchange rate obtained from 'auctions' number 13 and 14 (11,30 VEF/1 USD). a) Exchange rate to be used when valuating monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency. There are now two published exchange rates in Venezuela that qualify as a spot rate and can be used for valuation under IAS 21. Management should apply judgment to determine which rate (SICAD or CADIVI) best reflects the “rate at which the future cash flows represented by the transaction or balance could have been settled if those cash flows had occurred at the measurement date.” (IAS 21, par 26). However, there might be circumstances in which it is not clear which exchange rate to use. Where entities are not allowed to use CADIVI and are not permitted to use SICAD because they are not in the nominated sectors for the auctions, or because it is only available for prospective transactions, management should use judgment to determine which rate is appropriate to valuate their monetary assets and liabilities; and transactions denominated in foreign currency. In doing so, management may want to consider the view of the relevant regulator. The rate used and the accounting implications should be clearly disclosed in the notes to the financial statements, if the impact is significant. The choice of rate might also be a significant accounting judgment that requires additional disclosure and management should consider disclosing the sensitivity of the balances in foreign currency using the alternative exchange rate. © 2014 Espiñeira, Pacheco y Asociados. Todos los derechos reservados. "PwC" se refiere a la firma venezolana Espiñeira, Pacheco y Asociados (PricewaterhouseCoopers), o según el contexto, a la red de firmas miembro de PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited, cada una de las cuales es una entidad legal separada e independiente. RIF: J-00029977-3. b) Exchange rate to be used when translating to foreign currency, the net investment in entities in Venezuela. IAS 21 requires companies to use dividend remittance rate to translate the financial statements of a foreign operation, from its functional currency. Management should use judgment to determine which rate (SICAD or CADIVI) to use for translating into foreign currency an operation in Venezuela. In doing so, management should consider the rate at which they expect to recover the net investment and the view of the relevant regulator. The rate used and the accounting implications should be clearly disclosed in the notes to the financial statements. The choice of rate may be a significant accounting judgment that requires additional disclosure and management should consider disclosing the sensitivity of the net investment to using the alternative exchange rate. If you need more information please contact: Manuel Pereyra Carlos Vázquez [email protected] Teléfono: +58 212 700.61.17 [email protected] Teléfono: +58 212 700.61.86 Our offices: Caracas – Corporate office Teléfonos: 58 212 700-6666 - Fax: 58 212 991-5210 Barquisimeto Teléfonos: 58 251 255-4983 / 255-0061 / 255-0404 - Fax: 58 251 254-6284 Maracaibo Teléfonos: 58 261 797-9805 / 797-9806 / 798-3869 - Fax: 58 261 798-8194 Maracay Teléfonos: 58 243 232-2742 / 232-2745 - Fax: 58 243 232-2742 Puerto La Cruz Teléfonos: 58 281 267-0845 / 58 281 418-7935 al 38 - Fax: 58 281 286-9616 Puerto Ordaz Teléfonos: 58 286 962-6451 / 962-4995 / 962-5926 - Fax: 58 268 962-6875 Valencia Teléfonos: 58 241 824-2321 / 58 241 824-1383 / 58 241 824-2604 - Fax: 58 241 824-4905 www.pwc.com/ve Pwc-Venezuela PwC Venezuela @PwC_Venezuela pwcvenezuela © 2014 Espiñeira, Pacheco y Asociados. Todos los derechos reservados. "PwC" se refiere a la firma venezolana Espiñeira, Pacheco y Asociados (PricewaterhouseCoopers), o según el contexto, a la red de firmas miembro de PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited, cada una de las cuales es una entidad legal separada e independiente. RIF: J-00029977-3.
