Reconciliations required to yield government-wide financial statements from fund financial statements and preparation of financial statements The City of Jackson Hole is preparing its government-wide financial statements for the year. Its accountant must prepare a number of journal entries to recognize assets and liabilities previously omitted from the fund financial statements and to recognize revenues and expenses for the year under accrual accounting that were not recognized under the current financial resources measurement focus and the modified accrual basis of accounting used to prepare the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances for its funds. a. Prepare the journal entries for the required reconciliations to recognize the following in the government-wide financial statements (all amounts in $1,000s): 1. Recognize Capital Assets of $973,320 as of the beginning of the year. 2. Record Depreciation Expense of $49,416 for the year and reverse Expenditures of $59,099 for Capital Outlays during the year. 3. Recognize $7,000 of Bonds Payable as of the beginning of the year. 4. Reverse Other Financing Sources of $2,000 and Expenditures—Debt Payments of $700 relating to increases and decreases in the bond liability during the year. 5. Reverse Deferred Revenue of $137,600 as of the beginning of the year. 6. Reverse $6,630 of Deferred Revenue recognized during the year. 7. Recognize Compensated Absences of $20,366 as of the beginning of the year and an increase in that liability of $1,968 during the year. 8. Recognize $20 of Accrued Interest Payable as of the beginning of the year and an increase in that liability of $33 during the year. 9. Recognize a liability of $27,629 relating to the City’s landfill as of the beginning of the year. The estimate for this liability did not change during the year. Journal Entries Ref. Description Debit Credit 1               2 Depreciation expense                     3               4                 Expenditures-debt principal payments     5               6               7 Net position                     8 Net position                     9               b. The City of Jackson Hole reports the following summary fund financial statements for its General Fund: Balance Sheet   Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances Cash         147,250   Revenues           Receivables             Real estate taxes     $457,470 Real estate and personal property 12,240   Intergovernmental     83,538 Intergovernmental     126,577   Total revenues       541,008 Total assets       286,067                                 Expenditures           Payables       $14,485   General government     78,038 Deferred revenues     144,230   Public safety       52,026 Total liabilities       158,715   Education       312,154 Fund balances             Public works       26,013 Assigned       36,270   Human services     52,026 Unassigned       91,082   Debt principal payments   700 Total fund balances     127,352   Debt interest payments   100 Total liabilities and fund balances 286,067   Total expenditures     521,057                 Excess (deficiency) of revenues over expenditures   19,951                 Other financing sources (uses)                     Proceeds from bonds   2,000                 Total other financing sources (uses) 2,000                 Net change in fund balances   $21,951                 Fund balances at beginning of year 105,401                 Fund balances at end of year   $127,352 Given these fund financial statements and the reconciliations in Part a, prepare the government-wide Statement of Net Position and identify the Revenues, Expenses and Change in Net Position that should be reported in the Statement of Activities for the year. Complete the worksheet below to yield the Government-Wide financial statements using the fund financial statements above and journal entries completed in part a.  HINT: Use negative signs in the last column when appropriate. Balance Sheet     Debit Credit   Statement of Net Position Cash 147,250           Receivables:                   Real estate & personal property 12,240           Intergovernmental 126,577           Capital assets, net - 1               2             Total Assets 286,067               Payables $14,485           Accrued interest -           Bond and notes payable -           Compensated advances -           Landfill closure/postclosure care costs -           Deferred revenues 144,230 5               6             Total Liabilities 158,715               Fund Balance $127,352               Adjustments:   3     1         7     5           8                 9             Net income adjustments   calculated below       Fund balance (adjusted) -         Total liabilities and fund balances 286,067               Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances     Debit Credit   Statement of Activities Total revenue $541,008           Total expenditures 521,057           Adjustments:             Debt principal payments             Depreciation/capital outlay   2         Compensated absences   7         Interest expense   8         Total expenses             Misc. adjustments             Proceeds from bonds 2,000           Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues over Expenditures/Change in Net Position                       $21,951

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Reconciliations required to yield government-wide financial statements from fund financial statements and preparation of financial statements
The City of Jackson Hole is preparing its government-wide financial statements for the year. Its accountant must prepare a number of journal entries to recognize assets and liabilities previously omitted from the fund financial statements and to recognize revenues and expenses for the year under accrual accounting that were not recognized under the current financial resources measurement focus and the modified accrual basis of accounting used to prepare the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances for its funds.

a. Prepare the journal entries for the required reconciliations to recognize the following in the government-wide financial statements (all amounts in $1,000s):

1. Recognize Capital Assets of $973,320 as of the beginning of the year.
2. Record Depreciation Expense of $49,416 for the year and reverse Expenditures of $59,099 for Capital Outlays during the year.
3. Recognize $7,000 of Bonds Payable as of the beginning of the year.
4. Reverse Other Financing Sources of $2,000 and Expenditures—Debt Payments of $700 relating to increases and decreases in the bond liability during the year.
5. Reverse Deferred Revenue of $137,600 as of the beginning of the year.
6. Reverse $6,630 of Deferred Revenue recognized during the year.
7. Recognize Compensated Absences of $20,366 as of the beginning of the year and an increase in that liability of $1,968 during the year.
8. Recognize $20 of Accrued Interest Payable as of the beginning of the year and an increase in that liability of $33 during the year.
9. Recognize a liability of $27,629 relating to the City’s landfill as of the beginning of the year. The estimate for this liability did not change during the year.

Journal Entries
Ref. Description Debit Credit
1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2 Depreciation expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Expenditures-debt principal payments
 
 
5
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7 Net position
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8 Net position
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


b. The City of Jackson Hole reports the following summary fund financial statements for its General Fund:

Balance Sheet   Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in
Fund Balances
Cash         147,250   Revenues          
Receivables             Real estate taxes     $457,470
Real estate and personal property 12,240   Intergovernmental     83,538
Intergovernmental     126,577   Total revenues       541,008
Total assets       286,067                
                Expenditures          
Payables       $14,485   General government     78,038
Deferred revenues     144,230   Public safety       52,026
Total liabilities       158,715   Education       312,154
Fund balances             Public works       26,013
Assigned       36,270   Human services     52,026
Unassigned       91,082   Debt principal payments   700
Total fund balances     127,352   Debt interest payments   100
Total liabilities and fund balances 286,067   Total expenditures     521,057
                Excess (deficiency) of revenues over expenditures   19,951
                Other financing sources (uses)    
                Proceeds from bonds   2,000
                Total other financing sources (uses) 2,000
                Net change in fund balances   $21,951
                Fund balances at beginning of year 105,401
                Fund balances at end of year   $127,352


Given these fund financial statements and the reconciliations in Part a, prepare the government-wide Statement of Net Position and identify the Revenues, Expenses and Change in Net Position that should be reported in the Statement of Activities for the year.

Complete the worksheet below to yield the Government-Wide financial statements using the fund financial statements above and journal entries completed in part a. 

HINT: Use negative signs in the last column when appropriate.

Balance Sheet     Debit Credit   Statement of
Net Position
Cash 147,250        
 
Receivables:                  
Real estate & personal property 12,240        
 
Intergovernmental 126,577        
 
Capital assets, net - 1
 
   
 
      2
 
         
Total Assets 286,067            
 
Payables $14,485        
 
Accrued interest -    
 
 
 
Bond and notes payable -    
 
 
 
Compensated advances -    
 
 
 
Landfill closure/postclosure care costs -    
 
 
 
Deferred revenues 144,230 5
 
   
 
      6
 
         
Total Liabilities 158,715            
 
Fund Balance $127,352              
Adjustments:   3
 
 
1  
      7
 
 
5    
      8
 
       
      9
 
         
Net income adjustments   calculated below
 
   
Fund balance (adjusted) -      
 
Total liabilities and fund balances 286,067            
 
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures
and Changes in Fund Balances
    Debit Credit   Statement of
Activities
Total revenue $541,008    
 
 
 
Total expenditures 521,057        
 
Adjustments:            
Debt principal payments      
 
 
 
Depreciation/capital outlay   2
 
 
 
 
Compensated absences   7
 
   
 
Interest expense   8
 
   
 
Total expenses          
 
Misc. adjustments            
Proceeds from bonds 2,000  
 
   
 
Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues over Expenditures/Change in Net Position                    
  $21,951  
 
 
 
 
 
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