We even called ourselves Los Dos Traviesos, Spanish for the comic strip characters, The Katzenjammer Kids. In 1897, The Katzenjammer Kids,'' the pioneering comic strip created by Rudolph Dirks, made its debut in the New York Journal.
International Accounting Standard 21 (IAS 21) defines functional currency as âthe currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operatesâ. The same Standard defines presentation currency as âthe currency in which the financial statements are presentedâ. The functional currency is determined by looking at a number of relevant factors. This currency should be the currency in which an entity usually generates and spends cash.
(1)In general. This section permits an eligible QBU to elect to use the dollar as its functional currency for taxable years beginning on or before August 24, 1994. An election to use a dollar functional currency is not permitted for a QBU other than an eligible QBU. Paragraph (b) of this section defines an eligible QBU.