The following transactions relate to the General Fund of the City of Buffalo Falls for the year ended December 31, 2020: Beginning balances were: Cash, $99,000; Taxes Receivable, $198,500; Accounts Payable, $56,750; and Fund Balance, $240,750. The budget was passed. Estimated revenues amounted to $1,290,000 and appropriations totaled $1,286,200. All expenditures are classified as General Government. Property taxes were levied in the amount of $945,000. All of the taxes are expected to be collected before February 2021. Cash receipts totaled $915,000 for property taxes and $312,500 from other revenue. Contracts were issued for contracted services in the amount of $105,750. Contracted services were performed relating to $94,500 of the contracts with invoices amounting to $91,700. Other expenditures amounted to $990,500. Accounts payable were paid in the amount of $1,132,500. The books were closed. Required: a. Prepare journal entries for the above transactions. b. Prepare a Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balance for the General Fund. c. Prepare a Balance Sheet for the General Fund assuming there are no restricted or assigned net resources and outstanding encumbrances are committed by contractual obligation.

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The following transactions relate to the General Fund of the City of Buffalo Falls for the year ended December 31, 2020:

Beginning balances were: Cash, $99,000; Taxes Receivable, $198,500; Accounts Payable, $56,750; and Fund Balance, $240,750.
The budget was passed. Estimated revenues amounted to $1,290,000 and appropriations totaled $1,286,200. All expenditures are classified as General Government.
Property taxes were levied in the amount of $945,000. All of the taxes are expected to be collected before February 2021.
Cash receipts totaled $915,000 for property taxes and $312,500 from other revenue.
Contracts were issued for contracted services in the amount of $105,750.
Contracted services were performed relating to $94,500 of the contracts with invoices amounting to $91,700.
Other expenditures amounted to $990,500.
Accounts payable were paid in the amount of $1,132,500.
The books were closed.

Required:
a. Prepare journal entries for the above transactions.
b. Prepare a Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balance for the General Fund.
c. Prepare a Balance Sheet for the General Fund assuming there are no restricted or assigned net resources and outstanding encumbrances are committed by contractual obligation.

### City of Buffalo Falls - General Fund

#### Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balance
For the Year Ended December 31, 2020

**Revenues:**
- Property Taxes: $915,000
- Other Revenues: $312,500

**Total Revenues:**
- $1,227,500

**Expenditures:**
- Current Expenditures: (no amounts listed)

**Total Expenditures:**
- 0

**Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues Over Expenditures:**
- $1,227,500

**Other Financing Sources (Uses):**
- Total Other Financing Sources (Uses): (no amounts listed)

**Net Change in Fund Balance:**
- $1,227,500

**Fund Balance, January 1:**
- (no amount listed)

**Fund Balance, December 31:**
- $0

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### City of Buffalo Falls

#### General Fund Balance Sheet
As of December 31, 2020

**Assets:**
- (no amounts listed)

**Total Assets:**
- $0

**Liabilities, Deferred Inflows, and Fund Balances:**

**Liabilities:**
- (no amounts listed)

**Total Liabilities:**
- $0

**Fund Balances:**
- Nonspendable: (no amounts listed)

**Total Fund Balances:**
- $0

**Total Liabilities, Deferred Inflows, and Fund Balances:**
- $0

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