Question

The City of West Hutchison is constructing a new road, which it estimates will cost $7.2 million. The city will finance the road with an expenditure-driven state construction grant of $1.2 million and a bond issuance of $6 million. Prepare journal entries to record the following transactions and events for the city’s Capital Projects Fund during calendar year 2019. No budgetary entries other than encumbrances

Answer 1

Answer:

1.

Budgetary fund balance reserved for encumbrances (DR)  $7,200,000

Encumbrances-Capital Project (CR)  $7,200,000

2.

Cash (DR)  $1,200,000

Government Grant (CR)  $1,200,000

3.

Cash (DR)  $6,000,000

Bonds Payable (CR)  $6,000,000

Explanation:

1. The Budgetary entry for encumbrance is given as follows :  

Budgetary fund balance reserved for encumbrances (DR)  $7,200,000

Encumbrances-Capital Project (CR)  $7,200,000

2. The government grant received will be recorded as :

Cash (DR)  $1,200,000

Government Grant (CR)  $1,200,000

3. The Issuance of Bonds needs to be recorded in the journal ledger as :

Cash (DR)  $6,000,000

Bonds Payable (CR)  $6,000,000