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The Trial Balance for Oscilla County at the Beginning of 2020

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The trial balance for Oscilla County at the beginning of 2020 appears below:
 Account  Dr (Cr)  Cash $200,000 Property taxes reoeivable 320,000 Accounts payable (215,000) Allowance for uncollectible taxes (120,000) Fund balance-unassigned (185,000) Total $0\begin{array} { | l | r | } \hline \text { Account } & \text { Dr (Cr) } \\\hline \text { Cash } & \$ 200,000 \\\hline \text { Property taxes reoeivable } & 320,000 \\\hline \text { Accounts payable } & ( 215,000 ) \\\hline \text { Allowance for uncollectible taxes } & ( 120,000 ) \\\hline \text { Fund balance-unassigned } & ( 185,000 ) \\\hline \text { Total } & \$ \quad 0 \\\hline\end{array} Events for 2020 are as follows:
1) Cash collected from property owners for 2019 taxes is $195,000. The remaining uncollected taxes were written off.
2) Property tax bills were sent out at the beginning of 2020 in the amount of $6,500,000, of which $240,000 were estimated to be uncollectible. Cash collected from property owners for 2020 taxes was $6,200,000. Of the $300,000 uncollected at year-end, $45,000 in taxes are expected to be collected in the next 60 days. The remainder are considered uncollectible.
3) The county has a very effective speed trap that keeps property taxes low. County police hide behind a large tree and catch motorists as they go down a steep hill on Main Street, which has a posted speed limit of 15 mph. Fines collected on speeding tickets remain with the county, and total $1,200,000 in cash in 2020.
4) Operating expenditures for the year are $7,000,000. Cash paid for operating expenditures totals $7,080,000.
5) Equipment of $100,000 is purchased for cash, and equipment is sold for $130,000 in cash.
6) $500,000 is transferred to the debt service fund for payment of principal and interest on general obligation debt.
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Prepare the statement of revenues, expenditures, and changes in fund balances for 2020, and the balance sheet as of year-end 2020, for Oscilla County's general fund. Include a separate schedule calculating property tax revenue for 2020.

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