Exam 17: Governmental Entities: Introduction and General Fund Accounting

Which of the following statements is(are) correct about the funds used by governmental entities? I. Funds are fiscal entities. II. Funds are accounting entities.

Gotham City acquires $25,000 of inventory on November 1, 20X7, having held no inventory previously. On December 31, 20X7, the end of Gotham City's fiscal year, a physical count shows $8,000 still in stock. During 20X8, $6,500 of this inventory is used, resulting in a $1,500 remaining balance of supplies on December 31, 20X8. Based on the preceding information, which of the following would be the correct account balances for 20X7 if Gotham City used the consumption method of accounting for inventories?

The Town of Pasco has no supplies inventory in its general fund on January 1, 20X8. During 20X8, Pasco incurred expenditures of $200,000 for the acquisition of supplies. On December 31, 20X8, Pasco's inventory of supplies amounted to $30,000. Assume Pasco uses the purchase method of accounting for supplies in its general fund and that the village reports on the calendar year. On December 31, 20X8, the general fund of Pasco should credit:

Blue Ridge Township uses the consumption method of accounting for its inventory of supplies. On the December 31, 20X7 balance sheet for the general fund, the township reported $10,000 of supplies inventory. During 20X8, expenditures for supplies amounted to $40,000, and, at December 31, 20X8, unused supplies totaled $7,000. In the adjusting entry for supplies at December 31, 20X8,

When an internal service fund (ISF) enters into a capital lease the transaction is recorded in the: I. fixed assets of the ISF. II. long-term debt of the ISF.

GASB 34 established four types of interfund activities. Interfund activities are recognized as revenue in a governmental fund for an:

The following information was obtained from the general fund balance sheet of Lima Village on June 30, 20X9, the close of its fiscal year: On June 30, 20X9, what was Lima's unassigned fund balance in its general fund?

On July 25, 20X8, the city of Pullman, which reports on a calendar-year basis, ordered five police cars at an estimated cost of $200,000. On August 26, 20X8, the police cars were received, and the actual cost amounted to $197,000. Pullman encumbered the appropriation for police cars in its general fund when the cars were ordered. When the police cars were received, the general fund of Pullman should:

In a town's general fund operating budget for the year, the amount of its estimated revenues exceeded the amount of its appropriations. This excess should be:

The town of Stow was incorporated and began governmental operations on July 1, 20X8. Stow's transactions and events for the fiscal year ended June 30, 20X9, are listed below. Stow uses the consumption method of accounting for purchases of supplies. Encumbrances do not lapse at year end. Required: Prepare the journal entry(ies) required in the general fund for each of the following transactions or events. a. The town budget was approved, providing for revenues of $800,000, a $40,000 transfer to establish an internal service fund (ISF), and expenditures of $750,000. b. Property taxes were levied in the amount of $700,000, with 4 percent of the total estimated to be uncollectible. c. Purchase orders were issued in the amount of $90,000 for equipment, and $635,000 for other goods and services. d. Collections for fines and licenses totaled $99,000 for the year. e. Property taxes collected amounted to $680,000; the balance was reclassified as delinquent, and the allowance for uncollectible taxes was reduced to $15,000. f. The equipment ordered was received, and a voucher was issued for the final invoice cost of $91,000. g. All but $12,000 of the other goods and services ordered was received. Vouchers were issued for the invoice cost of $622,000. h. All but $10,000 of the vouchers issued during the year was paid. i. A transfer in the amount of $40,000 was made to establish an internal service fund for the town. The general fund received services of $7,000 from the internal service fund during the year, with $2,000 remaining unpaid at year end. j. Expenditures recorded for the year included the purchase of supplies. The estimated balance of supplies on hand at year end was $2,000. k. A reserve was established at year end for the outstanding encumbrances, all of which will be honored in the next fiscal year. l. Closing entries were made.

Which of the following observations concerning encumbrances is NOT true?

Gotham City acquires $25,000 of inventory on November 1, 20X7, having held no inventory previously. On December 31, 20X7, the end of Gotham City's fiscal year, a physical count shows $8,000 still in stock. During 20X8, $6,500 of this inventory is used, resulting in a $1,500 remaining balance of supplies on December 31, 20X8. Based on the preceding information, which of the following would be the correct account balances for 20X7 if Gotham City used the purchase method of accounting for inventories?

Due to an error, the general fund of Pueblo did not record an encumbrance for police equipment which had been ordered but not received on June 30, 20X9, the end of its fiscal year. Pueblo's outstanding encumbrances at year-end are nonlapsing. What was the effect of this error on the balance sheet of Pueblo's general fund?

The general ledger of Broadway contains the following selected account balances: Broadway wants to order additional goods and services before the fiscal year end. What is the unencumbered balance of the budget that may be expended by Broadway?

Note: This is a Kaplan CPA Review Question The following related entries were recorded in sequence in the general fund of a municipality: The sequence of entries indicates that

Under the modified accrual basis of accounting, revenue should be recognized when it is:

The general fund of Battle Creek budgeted a transfer to its capital projects fund for $110,000 to be used in operations during the year ended June 20, 20X9. On September 15, 20X8, the general fund transferred $110,000 to the capital projects fund. What account should be debited in the general fund on September 15 to record this transfer?

The general fund of Hatteras acquired a fire truck during the fiscal year ended June 30, 20X9. The purchase order for the fire truck was recorded on February 15, 20X9. Hatteras' acquisition of the fire truck required which of the following sequences of accounting activities? I. Appropriation II. Encumbrance III. Expenditure

Which of the following items should not be included as revenue for a state government?

The general fund of Sun City was billed $7,000 for using the services of one of its internal service funds. The general fund should account for this transaction as a(n)