Do We Need to Revalue Prepayment?

There is one thing that makes a difference: A right to receive or obligation to deliver a fixed or determinable number of units of currency. ... Therefore, your prepayment for a machine is (in most cases) a non-monetary item and as a result, you should NOT recalculate it using the closing rate at the year-end.

Which accounts should be revalued?

The general rule (and, again, please check with your accountants) is that any asset or liability that you expect to settle within a set amount of time (such as payables and receivables) should be revalued to the income statement.

How do you account for prepayments?

Accounting for Prepayments

From the perspective of the buyer, a prepayment is recorded as a debit to the prepaid expenses account and a credit to the cash account. When the prepaid item is eventually consumed, a relevant expense account is debited and the prepaid expenses account is credited.