The City of Lynnwood was recently incorporated and had the following transactions for the fiscal year ended

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The City of Lynnwood was recently incorporated and had the following transactions for the fiscal year ended December 31.
1. The city council adopted a General Fund budget for the fiscal year. Revenues were estimated at $2,000,000 and appropriations were $1,990,000.
2. Property taxes in the amount of $1,940,000 were levied. It is estimated that $9,000 of the taxes levied will be uncollectible.
3. A General Fund transfer of $25,000 in cash and $300,000 in equipment (with accumulated depreciation of $65,000) was made to establish a central duplicating internal service fund.
4. A citizen of Lynnwood donated marketable securities with a fair value of $800,000. The donated resources are to be maintained in perpetuity with the city using the revenue generated by the donation to finance an after school program for children, which is sponsored by the culture and recreation function. Revenue earned and received as of December 31 was $40,000.
5. The city’s utility fund billed the city’s General Fund $125,000 for water and sewage services. As of December 31, the General Fund had paid $124,000 of the amount billed.
6. The central duplicating fund purchased $4,500 in supplies.
7. Cash collections recorded by the general government function during the year were as follows:

Property taxes ...............................$1,925,000
Licenses and permits ...........................35,000
User charges .........................................28,000

8. During the year, the internal service fund billed the city’s general government function $15,700 for duplicating services and it billed the city’s utility fund $8,100 for services.
9. The city council decided to build a city hall at an estimated cost of $5,000,000. To finance the construction, 6 percent bonds were sold at the face value of $5,000,000. A contract for $4,500,000 has been signed for the project; however, no expenditures have been incurred as of December 31.
10. The general government function issued a purchase order for $32,000 for computer equipment. When the equipment was received, a voucher for $31,900 was approved for payment and payment was made.


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Prepare all journal entries to properly record each transaction for the fiscal year ended December 31. Use the following funds and government-wide activities, as necessary:

General Fund ......................................................................GF
Capital projects fund .......................................................CPF
Internal service fund .........................................................ISF
Permanent fund .................................................................PF
After-School Fund (a special revenue fund) ..................SRF
Enterprise fund ...................................................................EF
Governmental activities ....................................................GA

Each journal entry should be numbered to correspond with each transaction.
Do not prepare closing entries.
Your answer sheet should be organized as follows:
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Transaction Number                 Fund or Activity                 Account Title         Debits                 Credits

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Accounting for Governmental and Nonprofit Entities

ISBN: 978-1259917059

18th edition

Authors: Jacqueline L. Reck, James E. Rooks, Suzanne Lowensohn, Daniel Neely

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