Chapter 8, Problem 25EP

Fiduciary Fund Financial Statements. (LO8-4) Mantee County administers a pension fund and a postretirement benefits fund for some of its workers, an investment trust fund for itself and three other governments, a private-purpose trust fund to award low-income scholarships for students in the tri-county area (the fund has an endowment of $2 million), and a tax custodial fund for itself and four other governments.

Required

This is the first time Mantee County has prepared its operating statement for the fiduciary funds under the GASBS 84 requirements. However, it does not appear to be in conformance with the new standard. Identify the errors in the statement and explain how the errors can be corrected.