Accounting for foreign securities investments gains and losses.
How does one report for US tax purposes the gain realized on the sale of foreign securities where the sale proceeds have never been repatriated but reinvested in other securities?
I understand that the sale of the foreign securities generates 2 types of gains/losses: (1) the gain/loss realized in the foreign currency and (2) the gain/loss that arises from translating the foreign currency back to USD.
My question is: Insofar as the sale proceeds have not been converted back into USD, does this imply that no foreign exchange gain/loss has been realized for tax purposes?