Loose-leaf For Accounting For Governmental & Nonprofit Entities
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ISBN: 9781260190083
Author: Jacqueline L. Reck James E. Rooks Distinguished Professor, Suzanne Lowensohn, Daniel Neely
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Chapter 8, Problem 20EP
Special Assessment Debt. (LO8-2) Residents of Green Acres, a gated community located in the City of Foothills, voted to form a local improvement district to fund the construction of a neighborhood park. The city agreed to administer the bonded debt; however, residents of Green Acres are solely responsible for repaying the bond issue. The following events are related to the special assessment park debt for the current fiscal year:
- 1. On January 1, the city assessed levies totaling $5,000,000 on properties within Green Acres. The levies are payable in 10 equal annual installments due at the end of the fiscal year, beginning in the current year, with 5 percent interest due on unpaid installments.
- 2. All assessments associated with the current year’s installment were collected by December 31, as was the interest due on the unpaid installments. A portion of assessments receivable equal to next year’s installment of $500,000 was reclassified as current.
- 3. On December 31, the first principal payment of $500,000 was made to bondholders, as was interest on the debt.
- 4. All additions and deductions were recorded by the custodial fund. Assume that all additions and deductions can be aggregated because resources are held less than three months.
Required
- a. What type of fund should the City of Foothills use to account for the special assessment debt?
- b. Make
journal entries for each of the foregoing events for the city. - c. How would this fund be reported in the City of Foothills’ financial statements?
- d. How would the special assessment debt be recorded in the City of Foothills’ financial statements?
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