Question: [ Para . 4 a - 1 ] Property taxes were levied in the amount of $ 3 , 5 0 0 , 0 0
Paraa Property taxes were levied in the amount of $ It is estimated that
percent of the tax will be uncollectible.
Required: Record this transaction in both the General Fund and governmental activities
journal. Record the tax levy as a revenue in both journals; you will adjust for unavailable
revenues at year end. Note: Type a as the paragraph number in the Add description
box for this entry; a for the next transaction, etc. Careful referencing by paragraph
number is very helpful should you need to determine where you may have omitted a
required journal entry or made an error. Select Accrued Revenue in the drop down
Description menu in the Detail Journal related to the General Fund entry.
Paraa Purchase orders, contracts, and other commitment documents were issued in
the following amounts for the following functions:
General Government $
Public Safety
Public Works
Culture and Recreation
Total $
Required: Record the encumbrances in the General Fund general journal and Detail
Journal as appropriate. In the Detail Journal, select Purchase Orders from the drop
down Description menu.
Paraa The General Fund collected the following receivable amounts in cash:
Current year Property Taxes $
Delinquent Taxes
Interest and Penalties Receivable on Taxes
Sales Taxes
Licenses and Permits
Fines and Forfeits
Intergovernmental Revenues
Charges for Services
Total $
Required: Record the receipt of cash and the related credits to receivables and revenues
accounts, as applicable, in both the General Fund and governmental activities journals.
Select Received in Cash in the drop down Description menu in the Detail Journal
related to the General Fund revenue entries. Sales taxes exceeding the sales taxes
receivable balance should be recorded as revenues.
In addition to the cash collection, remember to recognize revenue in the General Fund for
the full amount of the delinquent taxes and interest and penalties collected by reducing
the deferred inflows of resources balance. These revenues were not expected to be
collected within days of year end, thus they were not considered available under the
modified accrual basis of accounting and were classified as Deferred Inflows of
Resources in the General Fund. Select Previous Deferral in the drop down
Description menu in the Detail Journal.
For governmental activities at the governmentwide level, all Licenses and Permits and
Charges for Services were attributable to the General Government function as Program
RevenueCharges for Services. Fines and forfeits were collected by General Government
departments in the amount of $ and by Public Safety departments in the amount
of $ Intergovernmental Revenues should be credited to Program Revenues
General GovernmentOperating Grants and Contributions.
Paraa Delinquent taxes receivable in the amount of $ were written off as
uncollectible. Interest and penalties accrued on these taxes in the amount of $ were
also written off.
Required: Record the writeoffs in both the General Fund and governmental activities
general journals.
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