The trial balance for the General Fund of the City of Logan as of December 31, 2016, is presented below:

Transactions for the year ended December 31, 2017 are summarized as follows:
1. The City Council adopted a budget for the year with estimated revenue of $720,000 and appropriations of $710,000.
2. Property taxes in the amount of $495,000 were levied for the current year. It is estimated that $20,000 of the taxes levied will prove to be uncollectible.
3. Proceeds from the sale of equipment in the amount of $32,000 were received by the General Fund. The equipment was purchased four years ago with resources of the General Fund at a cost of $200,000. On the date it was purchased, it was estimated that the equipment had a useful life of six years.
4. Licenses and fees in the amount of $90,000 were collected.
5. The total amount of encumbrances against fund resources for the year was $595,000.
6. Vouchers in the amount of $445,000 were authorized for payment. This was $11,000 less than the amount originally encumbered for these purchases.
7. An invoice in the amount of $19,000 was received for goods ordered in 2016. The invoice was approved for payment.
8. Property taxes in the amount of $425,000 were collected.
9. Vouchers in the amount of $385,000 were paid.
10. Forty-one thousand dollars was transferred to the General Fund from the Trust Fund.
11. The City Council authorized the write-off of $15,000 in uncollected property taxes.
Required:
1. Prepare entries, in general journal form, to record the transactions for the year ended December 31, 2017.
2. Prepare the necessary closing entries for the year ending December 31, 2017.

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