Question: PLEASE HELP ME CORRECT THE AREA THAT ARE BOLD. THE OTHER AREAS ARE CORRECT. The City of Sweetwater maintains an Employees Retirement Fund, a single-employer

PLEASE HELP ME CORRECT THE AREA THAT ARE BOLD. THE OTHER AREAS ARE CORRECT.

The City of Sweetwater maintains an Employees Retirement Fund, a single-employer defined benefit plan that provides annuity and disability benefits. The fund is financed by actuarially determined contributions from the citys General Fund and by contributions from employees. Administration of the retirement fund is handled by General Fund employees, and the retirement fund does not bear any administrative expenses. The Statement of Fiduciary Net Position for the Employees Retirement Fund as of July 1, 2019, is shown here:

CITY OF SWEETWATER
Employees Retirement Fund
Statement of Fiduciary Net Position
As of July 1, 2019
Assets
Cash $ 138,000
Accrued Interest Receivable 58,200
Investments, at Fair Value:
Bonds 4,507,000
Common Stocks 1,308,000
Total Assets 6,011,200
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses 351,500
Fiduciary Net Position Restricted for Pensions $ 5,659,700

During the year ended June 30, 2020, the following transactions occurred:

  1. The interest receivable on investments was collected in cash.
  2. Member contributions in the amount of $276,300 were received in cash. The citys General Fund also contributed $809,000 in cash.
  3. Annuity benefits of $736,000 and disability benefits of $165,000 were recorded as liabilities.
  4. Accounts payable and accrued expenses in the amount of $957,000 were paid in cash.
  5. Interest income of $244,000 and dividends in the amount of $32,300 were received in cash. In addition, bond interest income of $52,000 was accrued at year-end.
  6. Refunds of $86,000 were made in cash to terminated, nonvested participants.
  7. Common stocks, carried at a fair value of $508,000, were sold for $484,000. That $484,000, plus an additional $313,000, was invested in stocks.
  8. At year-end, it was determined that the fair value of stocks held by the pension plan had decreased by $49,000; the fair value of bonds had increased by $41,000.
  9. Nominal accounts for the year were closed.

Required: a. Record the transactions on the books of the Employees Retirement Fund. b. Prepare a Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Net Position for the Employees Retirement Fund for the year ended June 30, 2020. c. Prepare a Statement of Fiduciary Net Position for the Employees Retirement Fund as of June 30, 2020.

  • Required A
  • Required B
  • Required C

Record the transactions on the books of the Employees Retirement Fund. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No Journal Entry Required" in the first account field.)

No Transaction General Journal Debit Credit
1 01 Cash answer correct 58,200 answer correct
Accrued Interest Receivables answer correct not attempted 58,200 answer correct
2 02 Cashselected answer correct 1,085,300 answer correct
AdditionsEmployer Contributions answer correct 809,000 answer correct
AdditionsMember Contributions answer correct 276,300 answer correct
3 03 DeductionsAnnuity Benefits answer correct 736,000 answer correct
DeductionsDisability Benefits answer correct 165,000 answer correct
Accounts Payableselected answer correct 901,000 answer correct
4 04 Accounts Payable answer correct 957,000 answer correct
Cashselected answer correct 957,000 answer correct
5 5a Cashselected answer correct 276,300 answer correct
AdditionsDividend Incomeselected answer incorrect 32,300 answer incorrect
AdditionsInterest Incomeselected answer incorrect 244,000 answer incorrect
6 5b Cash answer incorrect 276,300 answer incorrect
Accrued Interest Receivables answer incorrect 52,000 answer correct
7 06 DeductionsRefunds to Term Employees answer correct 86,000 answer correct
Cash answer correct 86,000 answer correct
8 7a Cashselected answer correct 484,000 answer correct
AdditionsNet Decrease in Fair Values answer correct 24,000 answer correct
Investments in Common Stocks answer correct 508,000 answer correct
9 7b Investments in Common Stocks answer correct 797,000 answer correct
Cashselected answer correct 797,000 answer correct
10 08 Investment in Bonds answer correct 41,000 answer correct
AdditionsNet Decrease in Fair Values answer correct 8,000 answer correct
Investments in Common Stocks answer correct 49,000 answer correct
11 09 AdditionsMember Contributions answer correct 276,300 answer correct
AdditionsEmployer Contributions answer correct 809,000 answer correct
AdditionsInterest Income answer correct 244,300 answer incorrect
AdditionsDividend Incomes answer correct 32,300 answer correct
AdditionsNet Decrease in Fair Values answer correct 32,000 answer correct
DeductionsAnnuity Benefits answer correct 736,000 answer correct
DeductionsDisability Benefits answer correct 165,000 answer correct
DeductionsRefunds to Term Employees answer correct 86,000 answer correct
Net Position: Restricted for OPEB Benefits answer correct 342,900 answer incorrect

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