a
Introduction:
Government funds: It is the financial resources of government established by the government for money collected for a government project. These funds are created to provide an extra level of transparency and accountability to taxpayers that their tax dollars are used for the appropriate purpose. Governmental funds use the modified accrual basis of accounting, and proprietary and fiduciary funds use accrual basis.
The formal adjustment and closing entries for the general fund for the year ended June 30 20X1
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Explanation of Solution
Entry | Debit $ | Credit $ |
1. Allowance for uncollectible - Delinquent | 2,200 | |
Fund balance − Unreserved | 2,200 | |
(Reduction in estimated losses on prior year’s taxes to amount of receivables ) | ||
2. Revenue | 27,000 | |
Donated land | 27,000 | |
(Elimination of beginning balance in government wide financial statements) | ||
3. Fund balance − Unreserved | 8,800 | |
Fund balance reserved for encumbrances 20X0 | 8,800 | |
(Recording of outstanding purchase order at year end) | ||
Expenditures − 20X0 | 8,800 | |
Other expenditures | 8,800 | |
(Reclassify purchases of supplies chargeable to prior year appropriations) | ||
4. Encumbrances | 2,100 | |
Budgetary fund balance − reserved for encumbrances | 2,100 | |
(Recording encumbrance for purchase order outstanding at the year end June 30 20X1) | ||
5. Special assessment bonds payable | 100,000 | |
Due to capital project fund | 100,000 | |
(Recording of liability to capital projects fund for cash obtained from sale of special assessment bonds) | ||
6. Revenue | 21,000 | |
Tax anticipation notes payable | 20,000 | |
Due to water utility fund | 1,000 | |
(Recording of tax anticipation notes payable and liability to water utility fund from revenue of scrap sale) | ||
Closing entries: | ||
1. Appropriations control | 348,000 | |
Estimated revenues control | 310,000 | |
2. Budgetary fund balance - Unreserved | ||
(Budgetary appropriation account closed and fund balance transferred to unreserved) | ||
Budgetary fund balance − reserved | 2,100 | |
Encumbrances | 2,100 | |
(Outstanding encumbrances reversed) | ||
3. Fund balance − Unreserved | 2,100 | |
Fund balance − Reserved for encumbrances) | 2,100 | |
(Outstanding encumbrances reserved to be exercised in next year) | ||
4. Revenue | 306,000 | |
Fund balance − Unreserved | 31,200 | |
Other expenses | 271,200 | |
Expenditures − Building addition constructed | 50,000 | |
Expenditures − Serial bonds paid | 16,000 | |
(Record of payment of expenses using revenue) | ||
5. Fund balance − Reserved for encumbrances | 8,800 | |
Expenditures | 8,800 | |
(Reserved encumbrance recognized when expenditure incurred) |
b
Introduction:
Government funds: It is the financial resources of government established by the government for money collected for a government project. These funds are created to provide an extra level of transparency and accountability to taxpayers that their tax dollars are used for the appropriate purpose. Governmental funds use the modified accrual basis of accounting, and proprietary and fiduciary funds use accrual basis.
The formal adjusting entries foe any funds involved, using given information.
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Explanation of Solution
Entry | Debit $ | Credit $ |
Adjusting Entries: | ||
Capital project fund: | ||
Due from general fund | 100,000 | |
Other financing sources − bond issue | 100,000 | |
(Record receivable due from general fund for proceeds of sale of bonds) | ||
Water utility fund: | ||
Due from general fund | 1,000 | |
Revenue − Miscellaneous | 1,000 | |
(Recording of receivable from general fund for cash obtained from sale of scrap) |
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