Suppose the City of St. George, Utah, decides to assist residents by installing sidewalks in their neighborhood. Construction will be financed by cash provided from a ten-year, 4 percent, serial bond issue for which the government has no liability. Bonds mature at a rate of $200,000 per year. Area residents are assessed over a ten-year period to cover bond principal and interest payments. Events are as follows:

1. Serial bonds are issued, totaling $2,000,000.
2. Assessments of $280,000 are levied on area residents to cover the first year's principal and interest payments.
3. Assessments are collected and the first year's bond principal and interest are paid.
 

 

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Record the above events in a custodial fund.

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