Deck 2: Overview of Financial Reporting for State and Local Governments

Question 1

The introductory and statistical sections of a CAFR are required to be audited.

Answer 1

False
Explanation: The introductory and statistical sections of a CAFR are not audited.

Question 2

Combining statements are required whenever a non-major column is used in one of the fund financial statements.

Answer 2

True
Explanation: A complete CAFR presents combining statements to reflect its nonmajor funds whenever a nonmajor column is used in one of the fund statements.

Question 3

With respect to fund basis financial statements, a government may only designate a fund to be a major fund if it meets the size thresholds established by GASB.

Answer 3

False
Explanation: A government may designate any fund as a major fund if reporting that fund separately would be useful.

Question 4

A Comprehensive Annual Financial Report CAFR) would include an introductory section, management's discussion and analysis, basic financial statements, required supplementary information other than MD&A, combining and individual fund statements, narrative explanations, and statistical section.

Question 5

The statistical section of the CAFR contains the combining schedules of non-major funds.

Question 6

When preparing fund basis financial statements, any funds not reported separately are aggregated and reported in a single column under the label nonmajor funds.

Question 7

With respect to fund basis financial statements, governmental funds are considered to be a major fund when total assets, liabilities, revenues and expenditures combined are at least 10% of the total for the governmental funds category.

Question 8

Fiduciary fund statements are prepared using the current financial resources measurement focus and modified accrual basis of accounting.

Question 9

The General Fund is not always considered to be a major fund when preparing fund basis financial statements.

Question 10

In addition to the government-wide statements, governments are required to prepare fund financial statements for governmental, proprietary and fiduciary funds.

Question 11

Governmental fund statements are prepared using the economic financial resources measurement focus and modified accrual basis of accounting.

Question 12

The three major sections of a CAFR are the Introductory, Financial, and Statistical sections.

Question 13

Blending of financial information is done when component units and the primary government are so intertwined that they are essentially the same.

Question 14

According to the GASB, a primary government can only be a state or a general-purpose local government, such as a city or county.

Question 15

The government-wide financial statements present the government as a whole, including component units and including fiduciary activities.

Question 16

State and local governments are not required to prepare a CAFR.

Question 17

In addition to the government-wide statements, governments are required to prepare fund financial statements for governmental funds only.

Question 18

When preparing fund basis financial statements, any funds not reported separately are reported individually by function.

Question 19

A complete CAFR includes combining financial statements to reflect nonmajor funds.

Question 20

With respect to fund basis financial statements, a government may designate any fund to be a major fund if reporting that fund separately would be useful.

Question 21

The General Fund is always a major fund for purposes of financial reporting.

Question 22

The Government-wide financial statements include a separate column for fiduciary fund information.

Question 23

Governmental fund financial statements include columns for the General Fund and all other "major" governmental funds.

Question 24

Prior-year data is required for government-wide financial statements.

Question 25

The governmental fund statements are prepared using the current financial resources measurement focus and accrual basis of accounting.

Question 26

Notes to the financial statements must distinguish between the primary government and discretely presented component units.

Question 27

Government-wide statements are to be prepared using the current financial resources measurement focus and modified accrual basis of accounting.

Question 28

The government-wide financial statements are prepared using the current resources measurement focus and accrual basis of accounting.

Question 29

Governmental accounting standards require the statistical section.

Question 30

The basic financial statements of a state or local governmental unit include the MD&A, government-wide statements, fund statements, and the notes.

Question 31

Government-wide statements are to be prepared using the economic resources measurement focus and accrual basis of accounting.

Question 32

Governmental-type fund financial statements do not include a Statement of Cash Flows.

Question 33

Management's Discussion and Analysis MD&A) in The Comprehensive Annual Financial Report CAFR) is part of the Financial Section.

Question 34

The government-wide financial statements do not include a Statement of Cash Flows.

Question 35

Entities which are determined to be component units of state and local governmental units must be discretely presented in the financial statements.

Question 36

The fiduciary fund financial statements are prepared using the economic financial resources measurement focus and accrual basis of accounting.

Question 37

Governmental-type fund financial statements include the Balance Sheet and the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, Changes in Fund Balances, and a Statement of Cash Flows.

Question 38

The total fund balances reported in the total column of the fund basis statements must be reconciled to the total Net Position presented in the governmental activities column of the government-wide Statement of Net Position

Question 39

General purpose governments engaged in both governmental and business type activities prepare governmental fund, proprietary fund and government-wide financial statements.

Question 40

Only governmental fund statements include separate columns for discretely presented component units.

Question 41

Internal service funds typically are not included in the governmental activities column on the government-wide statements.

Question 42

The Comprehensive Annual Financial Report CAFR) contains four major sections: introductory, financial, supplementary, and statistical.

Question 43

Prior-year data are required to be presented on government-wide statements

Question 44

Which of the following is true regarding the fiduciary fund financial statements?

A) Fiduciary fund financial statements are prepared using the current financial resources measurement focus and modified accrual basis of accounting.
B) Fiduciary fund financial statements reflect equity as reserved and unreserved.
C) Agency funds are reported only on the Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Net Position.
D) Fiduciary fund financial statements include the Statement of Fiduciary Net Position and Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Net Position.

Question 45

Which of the following is true regarding the proprietary fund financial statements?

A) Statements include the Statement of Net Position, Statement of Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in Fund Net Position, and Statement of Cash Flows.
B) Normally, a reconciliation is required between the proprietary fund financial statements and the business-type activities column in the government-wide financial statements.
C) The Statement of Net Position reflects equity as contributed equity and retained earnings.
D) The Statement of Cash Flows may be prepared using either the direct or indirect methods.

Question 46

Prior year balances are required to be presented in government-wide statements.

Question 47

GASB requires governments to prepare cash flows from operating activities using the indirect method for a proprietary fund.

Question 48

Governments who prepare government-wide statements are not required to prepare separate fund-level financial statements within the three categories of funds: governmental, proprietary, and fiduciary.

Question 49

Because proprietary funds use a different basis of accounting than the government-wide statements, there must be a reconciliation between the two sets of statements.

Question 50

Proprietary funds are required to prepare a Statement of Cash Flows from operating activities using the direct method.

Question 51

A government may not selectively designate any fund to be a major fund even if reporting the fund separately would be useful.

Question 52

The fund balance reported in the Governmental Funds Balance Sheet must equal the total Net Position in the governmental activities column of the government-wide Statements of Net Position.

Question 53

A Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for a state or local governmental unit should contain an introductory section, a financial section, and a statistical section

Question 54

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board considers the financial reporting entity to include the primary government, but not its component units.

Question 55

Fiduciary funds are not included in the government-wide statements.

Question 56

Fund balance is an account title used only in governmental funds to indicate the excess of assets over liabilities.

Question 57

Prior-year data may be presented but are not required on government-wide statements

Question 58

Which of the following is not considered Required supplementary Information RSI)?

A) Notes to the financial statements.
B) Budgetary Comparison Schedule.
C) Management's Discussion and Analysis.
D) None of the above; all are considered RSI.

Question 59

Permanent funds are not presented as part of the government-wide statements.

Question 60

When performing an audit of the CAFR, auditors review the material to establish that it is not misleading in relation to the basic statements but do not include the MD&A in the scope of the audit.

Question 61

Which of the following is included in Required supplementary Information RSI)?

A) Management's Discussion and Analysis MD&A).
B) Budgetary Comparison Schedule.
C) The Schedule of Funding Progress and Schedule of Employer Contributions when the government reports a pension trust fund.
D) All of the above.

Question 62

Which of the following is true regarding Management's Discussion and Analysis MD&A)?

A) MD&A is not considered part of Required supplementary Information RSI).
B) MD&A takes the place of footnotes.
C) MD&A should present an analysis of significant variations between the original and final budget.
D) All of the above are true.

Question 63

Which of the following is true regarding the financial reporting entity of a state or local government?

A) Many component units are discretely presented, rather than blended.
B) Only a primary government is reported in the government-wide statements.
C) A school district could never be a primary government.
D) Both B and C are true

Question 64

With respect to the preparation of fund basis financial statements, governmental funds other than the General fund are considered to be major when which of the following conditions exist?

A) With respect to fund basis financial statements, governmental funds are considered to be a major fund when total assets, liabilities, revenues, or expenditures of the individual governmental fund under consideration constitutes 25% of the total for the governmental fund category.
B) With respect to fund basis financial statements, governmental funds are considered to be a major fund when total assets, liabilities, revenues, or expenditures of individual governmental or enterprise fund under consideration are 15% of the total of the governmental funds and enterprise categories, combined.
C) Both A and B are required for a governmental fund to be a major fund.
D) Neither A nor B are correct.

Question 65

Which of the following is false regarding the financial reporting entity of a state or local government?

A) Many component units are discretely presented, rather than blended.
B) Only a primary government is reported in the government-wide statements.
C) A school district can be a primary government.
D) Both B and C are false

Question 66

Which of the following is true regarding GASB's definition of the financial reporting entity?

A) The financial reporting entity might include a primary government, component units, joint ventures, or a jointly governed organization.
B) Primary governments may be general-purpose governments such as states, cities, and counties) or special-purpose governments that have separately elected governing bodies, are legally separate and are fiscally independent of other state or local governments.
C) Blending is used to incorporate component units when those component units are, in substance, part of the primary government.
D) All of the above are true.

Question 67

The total fund balances presented in Governmental Funds Statements are different from the total Net Position on the government-wide Statement of Net Position. Which of the following is not a reason for this difference?

A) The two statements have different bases of accounting
B) Capital assets used in government operations are not financial resources and therefore are not reported in the funds
C) Some liabilities are not due and payable in the current period and are not reported in fund liabilities
D) Accrued Wages Payable at year end are reported on the statement of Net Position but are not reported in the fund statements

Question 68

Under GASB rules for the financial reporting entity:

A) Component units must be reported in columns discrete presentation) separate from the funds of a primary government.
B) Counties are component units of the State Government.
C) Blended and discretely presented component units are to be reported in government-wide financial statements but not in fund financial statements.
D) Component units are included if the primary government is financially accountable for their operations.

Question 69

Governmental fund statements are prepared using:

A) Economic resources measurement focus and modified accrual basis of accounting.
B) Current financial resources measurement focus and modified accrual basis of accounting.
C) Economic resources measurement focus and accrual basis of accounting.
D) Current financial resources measurement focus and accrual basis of accounting.

Question 70

Which of the following is true regarding the government-wide financial statements?

A) The government-wide financial statements are not required to present prior-year data.
B) The government-wide financial statements include a Statement of Net Position and a Statement of Activities, but not a Statement of Cash Flows.
C) The government-wide financial statements include capital assets, including infrastructure, and reflect depreciation, except for infrastructure using the modified approach.
D) All of the above are true.

Question 71

In addition to the government-wide statements, governments are required to prepare fund financial statements for which of the following category of funds?

A) Proprietary funds
B) Governmental type funds
C) Fiduciary funds
D) All of the above

Question 72

Which of the following is true regarding the composition of the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report CAFR)?

A) The CAFR is to include both blended and discretely presented component units.
B) The CAFR is required in order to be in conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles GAAP).
C) The CAFR contains four major sections: introductory, financial, supplementary, and statistical.
D) All of the above are true.

Question 73

Governmental-type funds label the excess of assets over liabilities on the balance sheet as:

A) Net Position
B) Net Fund Balance and Liabilities
C) Fund Balance
D) Assets Net of Liabilities

Question 74

Which of the following is true with respect to the General Fund

A) The General Fund is considered to be a major fund if the combined total of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses exceeds 10% of the total of all governmental funds
B) The General Fund is considered to be a major fund when preparing fund basis financial statements if it bears a financial benefit or burden to the primary government.
C) The General Fund is always considered to be a major fund when preparing fund basis financial statements.
D) The General Fund is not reported as part of the CAFR.

Question 75

Which of the following is true regarding the government-wide Statement of Net Position?

A) Discretely presented component units are included in a separate column or columns).
B) Net Position is displayed in three categories: net investment in capital assets, reserved, and unreserved.
C) Both of the above.
D) Neither of the above.

Question 76

Which of the following is considered Required supplementary Information RSI)?

A) Management's Discussion and Analysis.
B) Budgetary Comparison Schedule.
C) Schedule of Risk Management Activities.
D) All of the above are considered RSI.

Question 77

Which of the following is true regarding the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report CAFR)?

A) The CAFR has three main sections: introductory, financial, and statistical.
B) Required supplementary Information includes a Budgetary Comparison Schedule for the General Fund and all major special revenue funds that have a legally adopted annual budget unless a statement is prepared).
C) Both of the above.
D) Neither of the above.

Question 78

With respect to the preparation of fund basis financial statements, governmental funds other than the General Fund are considered to be major when which of the following conditions exist?

A) With respect to fund basis financial statements, governmental funds are considered to be a major fund when total assets, liabilities, revenues, or expenditures of that individual governmental fund constitutes 10% of the total for the governmental fund category.
B) With respect to fund basis financial statements, governmental funds are considered to be a major fund when total assets, liabilities, revenues, or expenditures of that individual governmental or enterprise fund are 5% of the total of the governmental and enterprise categories, combined.
C) Both A and B are required for a governmental fund to be a major fund.
D) Either A or B would fulfill the requirements.

Question 79

Which of the following is true regarding the government-wide statements?

A) The government-wide statements include a Statement of Net Position and a Statement of Activities.
B) The governmental activities portion of the government-wide statements is prepared using the current financial resources measurement focus and modified accrual basis of accounting.
C) Neither of the above.
D) Both of the above.

Question 80

Which of the following statements is false?

A) With respect to fund basis financial statements, a government may designate any fund to be a major fund if reporting that fund separately would be useful.
B) When preparing fund basis financial statements, any funds not reported separately are reported by function.
C) When preparing fund basis financial statements, any funds not reported separately are aggregated and reported in a single column under the label non-major funds.
D) In addition to the government-wide statements, governments are required to prepare fund financial statements for governmental, proprietary and fiduciary funds.