**Executive Summary**
This is an Exposure Draft by the Accounting Standards Board of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. It contains amendments to Ind AS 21 and Ind AS 29 regarding translation to a hyperinflationary presentation currency. The last date for submitting comments on this draft is January 25, 2026.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Amendments to Ind AS 21**
* Paragraphs 39, 42, 44, 47 and 55 are amended. Paragraphs 41A–41B, 47A, 53A–53B, 54A and 600–60P are added.
* Addresses the use of a presentation currency other than the functional currency.
* Details translation procedures when an entity's functional and presentation currencies differ and are the currencies of non-hyperinflationary economies.
* Defines the translation process when an entity's functional currency is non-hyperinflationary, but its presentation currency is hyperinflationary and when it is the other way around.
* Clarifies translation of a foreign operation, stating that paragraphs 45-47A-47 apply when results and financial position of a foreign operation are translated into a presentation currency.
* Outlines disclosure requirements when applying paragraph 41A or when an entity's functional currency is hyperinflationary.
* Effective Date and Transition: Amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after April 1, 2027.
* Provides guidance on applying the amendments, including restatement of comparatives and disclosures.
* **Amendments to Ind AS 29**
* Paragraphs 8 and 34 are amended.
* Clarifies restatement of financial statements when the functional currency is hyperinflationary.
* Outlines corresponding figure restatement, mentioning that paragraphs 41A, 42(b), 43 and 47A of Ind AS 21 apply.
* **Amendments to Ind AS 119**
* Paragraphs 219A–219B, 220A and A4A are added.
* Outlines disclosure requirements when an entity applies paragraph 41A or 41B of Ind AS 21.
**Impact Analysis**
**Reporting Entities / Companies preparing financial statements**
* **Impact:** Affected by the new translation methods and disclosure requirements when dealing with hyperinflationary presentation currencies and foreign operations.
* **Action Required:**
* Assess the impact of the amendments on their financial reporting.
* Implement the new translation methods starting April 1, 2027.
* Prepare required disclosures according to the amended standards.
**Auditors/Accounting Professionals**
* **Impact:** Need to understand and apply the new amendments to Ind AS 21 and Ind AS 29 when auditing financial statements.
* **Action Required:**
* Familiarize themselves with the amendments and their implications.
* Ensure that reporting entities comply with the new requirements.
**Users of Financial Statements**
* **Impact:** Will receive more transparent and comparable financial information, particularly regarding entities with hyperinflationary presentation currencies and foreign operations.
* **Action Required:** N/A
Key Entities Referenced
Ind AS 21: Indian Accounting Standard 21, The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates, the primary standard amended by this Exposure Draft.
Ind AS 29: Indian Accounting Standard 29, Financial Reporting in Hyperinflationary Economies, referenced in relation to the application of a general price index.
Ind AS 119: Indian Accounting Standard 119, Subsidiaries without Public Accountability: Disclosures, referenced in the document.
Translation to a Hyperinflationary Presentation Currency: The core subject of the Exposure Draft; specifically, the translation of financial statements to a hyperinflationary presentation currency.
Accounting Standards Board: The issuing body for this Exposure Draft.
Exposure Draft
Translation to a Hyperinflationary Presentation Currency
Amendments to Ind AS 21
(Last Date for comments: January 25, 2026)
Issued by
Accounting Standards Board
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of IndiaAmendments to Ind AS 21, The Effects of Changes in
Foreign Exchange Rates
Paragraphs 39, 42, 44, 47 and 55 are amended. Paragraphs 41A–41B, 47A, 53A–
53B, 54A and 60O–60P are added. New text is underlined and deleted text is struck
through.
Use of a presentation currency other than the functional
currency
Translation to the presentation currency
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39 When an entity’s functional currency and presentation currency differ and are
the currencies of non-hyperinflationary economies, the The results and financial
position of the an entity whose functional currency is not the currency of a
hyperinflationary economy shall be translated into the a different presentation
currency using the following procedures:
(a) assets and liabilities for each balance sheet presented (ie including
comparatives) shall be translated at the closing rate at the date of that
balance sheet;
(b) income and expenses for each statement of profit and loss presented (ie
including comparatives) shall be translated at exchange rates at the
dates of the transactions; and
(c) all resulting exchange differences shall be recognised in other
comprehensive income.
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41A When an entity’s functional currency is the currency of a non-hyperinflationary
economy but its presentation currency is the currency of a hyperinflationary
economy, the results and financial position of the entity shall be translated into
the presentation currency by translating all amounts (ie assets, liabilities, equity
items, income and expenses, including comparatives) at the closing rate at the
date of the most recent balance sheet.
41B When the economy whose currency is the entity’s presentation currency ceases to be
hyperinflationary and the entity’s functional currency continues to be the currency of
a non-hyperinflationary economy, the entity shall no longer apply paragraph 41A and
instead apply paragraph 39. The entity shall do so prospectively from the beginning
of the reporting period in which the economy ceases to be hyperinflationary—ie the
entity shall not retranslate amounts that arose before the beginning of the reporting
period.
42 When an entity’s functional currency and presentation currency differ and the
entity’s functional currency is the currency of a hyperinflationary economy, the
The results and financial position of the an entity whose functional currency isthe currency of a hyperinflationary economy shall be translated into the a
different presentation currency using the following procedures:
(a) all amounts (ie assets, liabilities, equity items, income and expenses,
including comparatives) shall be translated at the closing rate at the date
of the most recent balance sheet, except that
(b) when amounts are translated into the currency of a
non‑hyperinflationary economy, comparative amounts shall be those
that were presented as current year amounts in the relevant prior year
financial statements (ie not adjusted for subsequent changes in the price
level or subsequent changes in exchange rates).
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Translation of a foreign operation
44 Paragraphs 45–47A 47, in addition to paragraphs 38–43, apply when the results and
financial position of a foreign operation are translated into a presentation currency so
that the foreign operation can be included in the financial statements of the reporting
entity by consolidation or the equity method.
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47 Any goodwill arising on the acquisition of a foreign operation and any fair value
adjustments to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities arising on the
acquisition of that foreign operation shall be treated as assets and liabilities of
the foreign operation. Thus they shall be expressed in the functional currency of
the foreign operation and shall be translated at the closing rate in accordance
with paragraphs 39, 41A and 42.
47A When an entity’s functional currency and presentation currency are the
currency of a hyperinflationary economy (or are the currencies of different
hyperinflationary economies) and the entity translates the results and financial
position of a foreign operation whose functional currency is that of a non-
hyperinflationary economy, the entity shall not apply paragraph 41A to the
comparative amounts of that foreign operation. Instead, the entity shall restate
the comparative amounts of that foreign operation included in the entity’s
previously issued financial statements by applying the general price index it
applies to corresponding figures for the previous reporting period in accordance
with paragraph 34 of Ind AS 29.
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Disclosure
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53A When an entity applies paragraph 41A to translate its results and financial
position or the results and financial position of a foreign operation, the entity
shall disclose the fact that all amounts (ie assets, liabilities, equity items, income
and expenses and, if not applying paragraph 47A, comparatives) in its financial
statements, or the results and financial position of its foreign operations, have
been translated at the closing rate at the date of the most recent balance sheet.
53B When an entity’s functional currency is that of a hyperinflationary economy,
and that entity applies paragraphs 41A and 47A to translate the results andfinancial position of its foreign operations, the entity shall disclose summarised
financial information about its foreign operations that enables users of financial
statements to assess the effect of these foreign operations on the entity’s results
and financial position. The entity shall label the comparative summarised
financial information about its foreign operations to identify that the entity
prepared the information by applying the general price index it applies to
corresponding figures for the previous reporting period in accordance with
paragraph 34 of Ind AS 29.
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54A When an entity applies paragraph 41B, the entity shall disclose the fact that its
presentation currency has ceased to be the currency of a hyperinflationary
economy.
55 When an entity presents its financial statements in a currency that is different
from its functional currency, it shall describe the financial statements as
complying with Ind ASs only if they comply with all the requirements of each
applicable Standard including the translation method set out in paragraphs 39,
41A, 42 and 47A.
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Effective date and transition
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60O Translation to a Hyperinflationary Presentation Currency, issued in November 2025,
added paragraphs 41A–41B, 47A, 53A–53B, 54A and 60P and amended paragraphs
39, 42, 44, 47 and 55. An entity shall apply those amendments for annual reporting
periods beginning on or after 1 April 2027.
60P In applying Translation to a Hyperinflationary Presentation Currency:
(a) an entity, whose functional currency and presentation currency are the currency
of a hyperinflationary economy (or are the currencies of different
hyperinflationary economies) and that translates the results and financial
position of foreign operations whose functional currency is that of a non-
hyperinflationary economy, shall:
(i) apply the amendments from the beginning of the annual reporting
period in which it first applies the amendments;
(ii) restate the comparative amounts of its foreign operations included in
the entity’s previously issued financial statements by applying the
general price index it applies to corresponding figures in accordance
with paragraph 34 of Ind AS 29; and
(iii) disclose comparative summarised financial information about its
foreign operations and label such information to identify that the
entity prepared the information by applying (ii).
(b) except as specified in (a), an entity shall apply the amendments
retrospectively in accordance with Ind AS 8; and
(c) an entity is not required to disclose the information that would otherwise be
required by paragraph 28(f) of Ind AS 8. Similarly, an entity that applies Ind
AS 119, Subsidiaries without Public Accountability: Disclosures is notrequired to disclose the information that would otherwise be required by
paragraph 178(f) of Ind AS 119.Amendments to other Indian Accounting Standards
(Draft) Ind AS 119, Subsidiaries without Public
Accountability: Disclosures1
Paragraphs 219A–219B, 220A and A4A are added. New text is underlined.
Disclosure requirements
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Ind AS 21, The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates
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219A When an entity applies paragraph 41A of Ind AS 21 to translate its results and
financial position or the results and financial position of a foreign operation, the
entity shall disclose the fact that all amounts (ie assets, liabilities, equity items,
income and expenses and, if not applying paragraph 47A of Ind AS 21,
comparatives) in its financial statements, or the results and financial position of its
foreign operations, have been translated at the closing rate at the date of the most
recent balance sheet.
219B When an entity’s functional currency is that of a hyperinflationary economy, and that
entity applies paragraphs 41A and 47A of Ind AS 21 to translate the results and
financial position of its foreign operations, the entity shall disclose summarised
financial information about its foreign operations. The entity shall label the
comparative summarised financial information about its foreign operations to
identify that the entity prepared the information by applying the general price index it
applies to corresponding figures for the previous reporting period in accordance with
paragraph 34 of Ind AS 29.
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220A When an entity applies paragraph 41B of Ind AS 21, the entity shall disclose the fact
that its presentation currency has ceased to be the currency of a hyperinflationary
economy.
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Appendix A—Effective date and transition
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1 Currently, Ind AS 119 is issued as an Exposure Draft which is open for public comments. Paragraphs 219A–
219B, 220A and A4A, as mentioned above, are proposed to be added to draft Ind AS 119. These
consequential amendments to Ind AS 119 are proposed to be effective from annual reporting periods
beginning on or after April 01, 2027 which is aligned with the proposed effective date of Ind AS 119.Amendments to Ind AS 21, The Effects of Changes in
Foreign Exchange Rates
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A4A Translation to a Hyperinflationary Presentation Currency, amended Ind AS 21, The
Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates and added paragraphs 219A–219B
and 220A. The transition requirements for paragraphs 219A–219B and 220A are set
out in paragraph 60P of Ind AS 21. An entity shall apply these amendments when it
applies the amendments to Ind AS 21.
Ind AS 29, Financial Reporting in Hyperinflationary Economies
Paragraphs 8 and 34 are amended. New text is underlined and deleted text is struck
through.
The restatement of financial statements
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8 The financial statements of an entity whose functional currency is the currency
of a hyperinflationary economy, whether they are based on a historical cost
approach or a current cost approach, shall be stated in terms of the measuring
unit current at the end of the reporting period. The corresponding figures for
the previous period required by Ind AS 118, Presentation and Disclosure in
Financial Statements2, and any information in respect of earlier periods shall
also be stated in terms of the measuring unit current at the end of the reporting
period. For the purpose of presenting comparative amounts in a different
presentation currency, paragraphs 41A, 42(b), and 43 and 47A of Ind AS 21,
The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates, apply.
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Corresponding figures
34 Corresponding figures for the previous reporting period, whether they were based on
a historical cost approach or a current cost approach, are restated by applying a
general price index so that the comparative financial statements are presented in
terms of the measuring unit current at the end of the reporting period. Information
that is disclosed in respect of earlier periods is also expressed in terms of the
measuring unit current at the end of the reporting period. For the purpose of
presenting comparative amounts in a different presentation currency,
paragraphs 41A, 42(b), and 43 and 47A of Ind AS 21 apply.
2 Ind AS 118 which will replace Ind AS 1, Presentation of Financial Statements, is yet to be notified.