Are unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses taxable?

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OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE GAINS AND LOSSES*

TAXATION OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE GAINS AND LOSSES* ... "Federal Income Tax Treatment of Foreign Currency Transactions after the Tax Reform Act of 1986."

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