Exam 15: Financial Reportingthe Comprehensive Annual Financial Report and the Financial Reporting Entity

Assume that a blended component unit of the town has its own General Fund, Special Revenue Fund, and Capital Projects Fund. All funds meet the major fund criteria. The primary government has a General Fund, three Special Revenue Funds, one Permanent Fund, one Debt Service Fund, and three Capital Projects Funds. All but the Permanent Fund and two Special Revenue Funds of the primary government are major funds. How many fund columns would be presented on the governmental funds' balance sheet?

GAAP does not require

If a primary government has an equity interest in a joint venture, the net investment (total equity interest) is reported as

If a state has three discretely presented component units, two of which are "governmental" in nature and one of which is "business-type" in nature, what is the minimum number of discretely presented component unit columns that can be reported in the government-wide statements?

The independent auditor's report is normally included within

Substantively the same governing body means that

The Mount Pilot Airport Authority is governed by a seven-member board. Four of the board members are appointed by the town of Mount Pilot and the remaining three are appointed by the governing board of Griffith County. Neither the town nor the county share in any profits, nor are required to fund any deficits, of the Authority. The town, however, does approve the Authority's proposed budget. The county may make budgetary recommendations to the Authority, but they are not required to approve the proposed budget. The Authority should be reported as

The independent auditor's opinion covers, at a minimum, the