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Re-measurement and translation procedure in FASB 52

Explain the re-measurement and translation procedure in FASB 52 of translating to the reporting currency the books of the entirely owned affiliate which maintains its books in local currency of country in which it operates, that is different from its functional currency.

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For foreign entity which keeps its books in its local currency, which is dissimilar from its functional currency, translation method as per FASB 52 is to:

a) Re-measure financial reports from the local currency to the functional currency by using the temporal method of translation, and

b) Translate functional currency to the reporting currency by using current rate method of the translation.

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