Accounting For Governmental & Nonprofit Entities
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ISBN: 9781259917059
Author: RECK, Jacqueline L., Lowensohn, Suzanne L., NEELY, Daniel G.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 4, Problem 17.5EP
Garden City has calculated that General Fund property tax revenues of $4,608,000 are required for the current fiscal year. Over the past several years, the city has collected 96 percent of all property taxes levied. The city levied property taxes in the amount that will generate the required $4,608,000. Which of the following general
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Accounting For Governmental & Nonprofit Entities
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