Question

The City of Troy collects its annual property taxes late in its fiscal year. Consequently, each year it must finance part of its operating budget using tax anticipation notes. The notes are repaid upon collection of property taxes. On April 1, the city estimated that it will require $2,500,000 to finance governmental activities for the remainder of the fiscal year. On that date, it had $770,000 of cash on hand and $830,000 of current liabilities. Collections for the remainder of the year from revenues other than current property taxes and from delinquent property taxes, including interest and penalties, were estimated at $1,100,000.
Required:
a. Calculate the estimated amount of tax anticipation financing that will be required for the remainder of FY 2017. Show work in good form.
b. Assume that on April 2, 2017, the City of Troy borrowed the amount calculated in part a by signing tax anticipation notes bearing 6 percent per annum to a local bank. Record the issuance of the tax anticipation notes in the general journals of the General Fund and governmental activities at the government- wide level.
c. By October l, 2017, the city had collected a sufficient amount of current property taxes to repay the tax anticipation notes with interest. Record the repayment of the tax anticipation notes and interest in the general journals of the General Fund and governmental activities at the government-wide level.

Answer 1

PAnswer:

A. $1,460,000

B. Dr Cash $1,460,000

Cr Tax anticipation note Payable $1,460,000

C.General fund

Dr Tax anticipation note Payable $1,460,000

Dr Expenditure $43,800

Cr Cash $1,503,800

Government activities

Dr Tax anticipation note Payable $1,460,000

Dr General government interest expense $43,800

Cr Cash $1,503,800

Explanation:

a. Calculation for the estimated amount of tax anticipation financing that will be required for the remainder of FY 2017.

Estimated amount of Tax Anticipation Financing

Budgeted expenditures, remainder of year 2,500,000

Add Current liabilities payable 830,000

Less Estimated Resources Available:

Cash on hand, beginning of year (770,000)

Collections of budgeted revenues and delinquent property taxes (1,100,000)

Estimated Amount of Required Tax Anticipation Note Financing $1,460,000

b. Preparation of the Journal entry to Record the issuance of the tax anticipation notes

Dr Cash $1,460,000

Cr Tax anticipation note Payable $1,460,000

c. Preparation of journal entry to Record the repayment of the tax anticipation notes and interest

General fund

Dr Tax anticipation note Payable $1,460,000

Dr Expenditure $43,800

($1,460,000*6%*6/12)

Cr Cash $1,503,800

($1,460,000+$43,800)

Government activities

Dr Tax anticipation note Payable $1,460,000

Dr General government interest expense $43,800

($1,460,000*6%*6/12)

Cr Cash $1,503,800

($1,460,000+$43,800)