During the current year, the City of Plattsburgh recorded the following transactions related to its property taxes:
Question:
During the current year, the City of Plattsburgh recorded the following transactions related to its property taxes:
1. Levied property taxes of $6,600,000, of which 2 percent is estimated to be un-collectible.
2. Collected current property taxes amounting to $5,975,000.
3. Collected $53,000 in delinquent taxes and $4,800 in interest and penalties on the delinquent taxes. These amounts had been recorded as Deferred Inflows of Resources in the prior year.
4. Imposed penalties and interest in the amount of $7,500 but only expects to collect $6,200 of that amount.
5. Reclassified uncollected taxes and interest and penalties as delinquent. These amounts are not expected to be collected within the first 60 days of the following fiscal year.
Required
a. Prepare journal entries to record the property tax transactions in the General Fund. (Ignore all entries in the subsidiary ledgers.)
b. Prepare journal entries to record the property tax transactions in the governmental activities journal.
c. Prepare a schedule of the property tax revenue recognized during the current year in the General Fund and at the government-wide level. Explain any differences.
Step by Step Answer:
Accounting for Governmental and Nonprofit Entities
ISBN: 978-1259917059
18th edition
Authors: Jacqueline L. Reck, James E. Rooks, Suzanne Lowensohn, Daniel Neely