Finance Act 1993

126 Accrual on currency contracts

(1) This section applies where a qualifying company enters into a contract (a currency contract) under which—

(a) it becomes entitled to a right and subject to a duty to receive payment at a specified time of a specified amount of one currency (the first currency), and

(b) it becomes entitled to a right and subject to a duty to pay in exchange and at the same time a specified amount of another currency (the second currency).

(2) Subsection (3) below applies if there is a difference between—

(a) the local currency equivalent, at the translation time with which an accrual period as regards the contract begins, of the amount of the first currency, and

(b) the local currency equivalent, at the translation time with which the accrual period ends, of the amount of the first currency.

(3) There is as regards the contract an exchange difference for the accrual period, and—

(a) if the difference represents an increase over the period, an initial exchange gain of an amount equal to the difference accrues to the company as regards the contract for the period;

(b) if the difference represents a decrease over the period, an initial exchange loss of an amount equal to the difference accrues to the company as regards the contract for the period.

(4) Subsection (5) below applies if there is a difference between—

(a) the local currency equivalent, at the translation time with which an accrual period as regards the contract begins, of the amount of the second currency, and

(b) the local currency equivalent, at the translation time with which the accrual period ends, of the amount of the second currency.

(5) There is as regards the contract an exchange difference for the accrual period, and—

(a) if the difference represents a decrease over the period, an initial exchange gain of an amount equal to the difference accrues to the company as regards the contract for the period;

(b) if the difference represents an increase over the period, an initial exchange loss of an amount equal to the difference accrues to the company as regards the contract for the period.