Question

The following transactions relate to the General Fund of the City of Buffalo Falls for the year ended December 31, 2020: Beginning balances were: Cash, $93,000; Taxes Receivable, $189,500; Accounts Payable, $52,250; and Fund Balance, $230,250. The budget was passed. Estimated revenues amounted to $1,230,000 and appropriations totaled $1,227,400. All expenditures are classified as General Government. Property taxes were levied in the amount of $915,000. All of the taxes are expected to be collected before February 2021. Cash receipts totaled $885,000 for property taxes and $297,500 from other revenue. Contracts were issued for contracted services in the amount of $95,250. Contracted services were performed relating to $85,500 of the contracts with invoices amounting to $83,900. Other expenditures amounted to $963,500. Accounts payable were paid in the amount of $1,092,500. The books were closed. Required: a. Prepare journal entries for the above transactions. b. Prepare a Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balance for the General Fund. c. Prepare a Balance Sheet for the General Fund assuming there are no restricted or assigned net resources and outstanding encumbrances are committed by contractual obligation.

Answer 1

Answer:

City of Buffalo Falls

a. Journal Entries:

Beginning balances:

Jan.1, 2020 :

Description                 Debit                Credit

Cash                        $93,000

Taxes Receivable  $189,500

Accounts Payable                              $52,250

Fund Balance                                   $230,250

To record opening balances of the General Fund.

Transactions during the year:

Description                 Debit                Credit

Taxes Receivable      $1,230,000

Estimated Revenue                         $1,230,000

To record the estimated revenue for the year.

General Government  $1,227,400

Accounts Payable                            $1,227,400

To record the estimated appropriations for the year.

Property taxes receivable $915,000

Other revenue receivable $315,000

Estimated revenue                              $1,230,000

Cash Account                  $1,182,500

Property taxes receivable                     $885,000

Other revenue receivable                    $297,500

To record the cash receipts.

Contracts                                  $95,250

Accounts Payable                                      $95,250

To record contracts for services.

Debit General Government  $963,500

Credit Accounts Payable                        $963,500

To record the other expenditures.

Debit Accounts Payable      $1,092,500

Credit Cash Account                              $1,092,500

To record payment on account.

b. Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balance for the General Fund:

Estimated Revenue   $1,230,000

less Expenditure:

Contracts                          95,250

Other expenditures       963,500

Change in fund             $171,250

Fund balance b/f           230,250

Fund balance c/f          $401,500

c. Balance Sheet for the General Fund:

Cash                              $183,000

Taxes Receivable           237,000

Total assets                 $420,000

Accounts Payable            $18,750

Fund balance                  401,500

Total liabilities + Fund $420,250

Explanation:

a) Cash Account:

Beginning balance            $93,000

Property taxes                   885,000

Other revenue                  297,500

less Accounts payable   1,092,500

Ending balance               $183,000

b) Taxes Receivable

Beginning balance           $189,500

Estimated Revenue        1,230,000

less Receipts:

Property taxes                  885,000

Other revenue                 297,500

Ending balance             $237,000

c) Accounts Payable

Beginning balance        $52,500

Other expenditure        963,500

Contracts                        95,250

Less payments           1,092,500

Ending balance              $18,750