Monetary Correction for Chile

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A monetary correction system (or inflation adjustment) is applicable for certain assets to manage the changes in the consumer price index (CPI) and the foreign exchange rates.

Monetary correction is a tax process which impacts the annual income tax return and is required by the Chilean tax authority (SII). However, the correction has no impact on financial accounting.

Monetary correction calculation is performed at the item level and the rules are depend on whether the item is acquired nationally or imported and the period of the last receipt.
Item Classification
Last Receipt National Imported
2nd Semester Highest price in year Price of last import
1st Semester Highest price in 1st semester * semi-annual CPI Price of last import * semi-annual change of the foreign currency
Previous Year Book value at the end of previous year * annual CPI Book value at the end of previous year * annual percentage change of the foreign currency

Item Classification

Item is classified as national, imported or mixed. This classification is based on whether a specific item is always acquired nationally or imported with the same currency. In case the item is not solely acquired nationally or solely via import with same currency then the item is classified as mixed.

Other scenarios for classification

Other receipts such as production material return, sales return and transfer receipt which are part of a purchase or production receipt, are not considered to determine the item classification.
Period Description
2nd semester Last purchase order/schedule receipt is recorded in the months July up to and including December of the year, for which the monetary correction is performed.
1st semester Last purchase order/schedule receipt is recorded in the months January up to and including June of the year, for which the monetary correction is performed.
Previous year Last purchase order/schedule receipt recorded before the year, for which the monetary correction is performed.
Base Cost Description
Highest price in year Highest purchase order/schedule inventory receipt transaction amount by unit in the current year. This price includes receipt surcharges, landed costs and inventory variances.
Highest price in 1st semester Highest purchase order/schedule inventory receipt transaction amount by unit in first semester. This price includes receipt surcharges, landed costs and inventory variances.
Price of last import Last Purchase order/schedule inventory receipt transaction amount by unit. This price includes receipt surcharges, landed costs and inventory variances.
Book value at the end of previous year Average actual inventory value for each unit at the end of previous year.