Question

A special tax was levied by Downtown City to retire and pay interest on general obligation bonds that were issued to finance the construction of a new city hall. Where are the receipts from the tax recorded?
a. Capital Projects Fund
b. Special Revenue Fund
c. Debt Service Fund
d. General Fund
e. None of the above

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Debt Service Fund.

Explanation:

Dept service funds can be described as monies or reserves which are been used to pay for capitals, interest and certain dept that have accrued by the company and it can cover for any other form of dept owed by the company.

It's existence is put in place to reduce the risk of a debt security for future investors. This can be paid out monthly mid-monthly, quarterly or possibly yearly.

This why the tax on general obligation bonds that has been put upon Downtown city to finance the hall has it receipts in place at the dept service fund office.