Chapter 2: The Use of Funds in Governmental Accounting
Multiple Choice
1. To what does basis of accounting refer? a. whether an entity is trying to measure the excess of inflows over outflows b. how much cash an entity received in a particular reporting period c. the timing of recognition of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenditures/expenses in financial statements d. the ownership of the assets, liabilities, and equities reported in a balance sheet
Answer: c
2. Governmental accounting normally does not a. use separate funds to account for various activities b. incorporate budgetary accounts into the accounting system c. measure the amount of profit earned during a fiscal year d. focus
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a. business-type activities of government that are financed by user charges b. sales taxes collected by a state on behalf of counties within the state c. property taxes to be used to provide basic government services d. donations that must be kept intact, but whose income must be used to beautify parks
Answer: c
13. Which of the following terms best describes the types of assets accounted for in governmental-type funds? a. any resource that can be used to provide service to the citizenry b. current financial resources and capital resources c. current assets and movable fixed assets d. current financial resources
Answer: d
14. Which of the following activities is the most likely to be accounted for in a General Fund? a. payment of salaries of police and firefighters b. construction of a new school building c. accumulation of resources to pay pension benefits to employees d. accumulation of resources required by law to be used only to beautify parks
Answer: a
15. Which of the following types of liabilities is least likely to appear in the balance sheet of a governmental-type fund? a. amounts owed to suppliers of goods and services b. amounts owed to bondholders over the entire 20-year life of a debt c. amounts owed to other funds d. amounts owed to employees for services performed before an
11. Investors and creditors are particularly interested in this financial statement because it tells them what is happening to the company’s most important resource?
cognizant of the fact that the choices he makes can affect the price a buyer pays
The general fund type consists of general revenue and general services. The special revenue fund type consisted of higher education improvement, cultural facilities building, and Clean Ohio Conservation Program. Next, the capital projects fund type consisted of: mental health facilities improvement, parks and recreation improvement, administrative building, and juvenile correctional building. The enterprise fund type consisted of: liquor control, state lottery, and workers’ compensation. Finally, the agency fund type consisted of: agency, accrued leave liability, and volunteer fire fighters’ dependents. The totals for each of the fund types are: general government ($1,015,491 for adjusted appropriations (aa) $875,7998 for total committed appropriations (tca), $139,693 for uncommitted appropriations (ua), and $888,605 for budgetary expenditures (be); total community and economic development fund: $2,042,882 for adjusted (aa), $1,374,832 for total committed, $668,050 for uncommitted, and $1,250,961 for expenditures; total local government support and tax relief fund: $4,110,991 for adjusted, $3,943,201 for total committed, $167,790 for uncommitted, and $3,943,201 for expenditures; capital outlay fund: $1,133,362 for adjusted, $446,471 for total committed, $686,891 for uncommitted,
Assets are to be recorded and valued based of the type of asset there are.
Classify each of the items as an asset, liability; revenue; or expense from the company's viewpoint. Also indicate the normal account balance of each item.
Question In some local government financial reports you will find activities such as solid waste disposal and sewage disposal accounted for as a part of the General Fund. In other reports apparently identical activities are accounted for as enterprise funds. Under what conditions would each treatment be proper?
Taxes are the dollars that we pay to government to supply the services that are not or can not be provided through the free enterprise system. Taxes have been around since the beginning of organized societies. They come in various forms. Most common are income taxes both federal and local government. These taxes are assessed on the amount of income a person earns. Other taxes come in the form of user taxes; these taxes are imposed on the people that are using the goods being taxed, such as gas tax, alcohol tax, sales tax, and luxury taxes. Property taxes make up the major revenues for local and city governments. Furthering the burden of taxation are taxes that are attached to such bills as utility
B. The money that is collected is put in a trust fund that provides a monthly income for retired workers.
2) What is the preferable presentation of accounts receivable from officers, employees, or affiliated companies on a balance sheet?
sale of assets, e.g. shares, investment property, assets held in super, managed funds, term deposits, cash or other investments; and/or
This project seeks to bring out the budgeting and budgetary control practices of UT financial institution, Koforidua, and how they can make sure their budgeting practices are done in such a way as to incur minimal or less cost for the organization
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