ADVANCED ACCOUNTING
ADVANCED ACCOUNTING
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9781618531902
Author: Halsey & Hopkins
Publisher: Cambridge Business Publishers
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Chapter 9, Problem 53P
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Prepare the required journal entries to record the given transactions in the general fund for the City, J H.

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A government entity uses the General Fund as the main fund. The fund is used to monitor all inflows and outflows of capital which are not affiliated with special purpose funds.

The required journal entries in the general fund for the City, J H are as follows:

DateAccount title and ExplanationPost RefDebit ($)Credit ($)
a.Estimated revenues A/c $181,526 
 Estimated other financing sources $4,600 
 Appropriations  $177,729
 Budgetary fund balance  $8,397
 (To record the budget)   
     
b.Cash A/c $4,600 
 Receivables—real estate & personal property taxes $156,975 
 Receivables—intergovernmental revenues $28,256 
 Revenues— real estate & personal property taxes  $156,975
 Revenues—intergovernmental  $28,256
 Other financing sources—bond proceeds  $4,600
 (To record revenues and other financing sources)   
     
c.Encumbrances $175,969 
 Budgetary fund balance  $175,969
 (To record the issuance of purchase invoices)   
     
d.Budgetary fund balance $175,969 
 Encumbrances  $175,969
 (To reverse previous Encumbrance journal entry)   
     
 Expenditures—general government $26,396 
 Expenditures—public safety $17,597 
 Expenditures—education $105,581 
 Expenditures—public works $8,798 
 Expenditures—human services $17,597 
 Payables A/c  $175,969
 (To record expenditures)   
     
e.Expenditures—debt principal $690 
 Expenditures—debt interest $230 
 Cash A/c  $920
 (To record debt payments)   
     
f.Cash A/c $10,678 
 Payables $172,450 
 Receivables—real estate & personal property taxes  $156,285
 Receivables—intergovernmental revenues  $26,843
 (To record collection of receivables and payment of payables)   
     
g.Revenues A/c $2,243 
 Deferred revenues A/c  $2,243
 (Deferral of revenues)   

Table (1)

The required closing entries in the general fund for the City, J H are as follows:

DateAccount title and ExplanationPost RefDebit ($)Credit ($)
h.Appropriations A/c $177,729 
 Budgetary fund balance $8,397 
 Estimated revenues  $181,526
 Estimated other financing sources  $4,600
 (To reverse budget entry)   
     
 Revenues—Real Estate & personal Property Taxes $154,732 
 Revenues—Intergovernmental $28,256 
 Other Financing Sources—Bond Proceeds $4,600 
 Expenditures—General Government  $26,396
 Expenditures—Public Safety  $17,597
 Expenditures—Education  $105,581
 Expenditures—Public Works  $8,798
 Expenditures—Human Services  $17,597
 Expenditures—Debt Principal  $690
 Expenditures—Debt Interest  $230
 Fund Balance—Unreserved  $10,699
 (To close out revenue and expenditure accounts)   
     
 Budgetary fund balance $2,070 
 Encumbrances  $2,070
     
 Fund balance - unassigned $2,070 
 Fund balance—Assigned  $2,070
 (To close remaining encumbrances and reserve Fund Balance for encumbrances that lapsed, but are expected to be honored in the following year)   

Table (2)

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