Choose the account where you will assign currency gains and losses or add a new account, then select
OK
.
note
For example, you might choose the
364.00 Foreign currency (gains)/losses account
.
Back in the
Journal
window:
Go to the row of the grid where you want to convert an amount of currency.
Select the cell in the Conversion column.
Select the ellipsis button that appears in this cell.
In the
Select Currency Conversion
window that opens, select
Add
.
In the
Add Currency Conversion Rate
window, enter the
Currency
,
Description
, and conversion
Rate
.
note
For example, you might enter
€
in
Currency
,
Euro
in
Description
, and
1.12
in
Rate
.
Select
OK
, then
OK
again to return to the Journal window.
Select the currency that now appears in the cell in the Conversion column.
Accounts Production Advanced will use the conversion rate to convert the Original Debit and Original Credit amounts and display them in the Reporting Debit and Reporting Credit columns.