Advanced Financial Accounting
12th Edition
ISBN: 9781259916977
Author: Christensen, Theodore E., COTTRELL, David M., Budd, Cassy
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 17, Problem 17.3.1E
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Introduction: General fund is the primary fund maintained by the companies for recording all inflows and outflows except which are associated with the special purpose funds. It is mostly the difference between assets and liabilities of the company’s fund.Goods and services are acquired in the government units using a hierarchy which included budget preparing, planning expenses, calculating encumbrances, etc.
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The accrual basis of accounting is used to account for revenues and expenditures reported in the financial statements of:
a.
Governmental funds.
b.
Proprietary funds.
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Governmental activities at the government-wide level.
d.
Business-type activities at the government-wide level.
Government-wide financial statements make a distinction between program revenues and general revenues. How is that difference shown? Choose the correcta. Program revenues are offset against the expenses of a specific function; general revenues are assigned to governmental activities and business-type activities in general.b. General revenues are shown at the top of the statement of revenues and expenditures; program revenues are shown at the bottom.c. General revenues are labeled as operating revenues; program revenues are shown as miscellaneous income.d. General revenues are broken down by type; program revenues are reported as a single figure for the government.
1. How does the GASB define extraordinary and special items? Compare the definitions and recognition of these items to FASB requirements.
2. Distinuish among appropriations, expenditures, encumbrances, and expenses.
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