diff --git a/accounts/utils.py b/accounts/utils.py
index fdd57b3..a3557ae 100644
--- a/accounts/utils.py
+++ b/accounts/utils.py
@@ -378,4 +378,13 @@
 		account_for_field = "account_type"
 		
 	return webnotes.conn.get_value("Account", {account_for_field: account_for_doctype, 
-		"master_name": account_for})
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+		"master_name": account_for})
+		
+def get_currency_precision(currency=None):
+	if not currency:
+		currency = webnotes.conn.get_value("Company", 
+			webnotes.conn.get_default("company"), "default_currency")
+	currency_format = webnotes.conn.get_value("Currency", currency, "number_format")
+	
+	from webnotes.utils import get_number_format_info
+	return get_number_format_info(currency_format)[2]
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