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:
Calculate the estimated amount of tax anticipation financing that will be required for the remainder of the current fiscal year. Assume that on April 2, 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. By October 1, the city had collected a sufficient amount of current property taxes to rep

Answer 1

Answer:

A. $1,460,000

B. General Fund:

Dr Cash $1,460,000

Cr Tax Anticipation Notes Payable $1,460,000

Governmental Activities:

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 Expenditures $43,800

Cr Cash $1,503,800

Governmental Activities:

Dr. Tax Anticipation Note Payable $1,460,000

Dr Expenses-General Government $43,800

Cr Cash $1,503,800

Explanation:

A. Calculatation for the estimated amount of tax anticipation financing

Estimated Expenditures Requirements:

Budgeted Expenditure, remainder $2,500,000

Add Current Liabilities Payable $830,000

Total $3,330,000

Estimated Resources Available:

Cash on hand $770,000

Add Collection of budgeted revenues and delinquent property taxes $1,100,000

Total $1,870,000

Estimated Anticipation Note Financing $1,460,000

($3,330,000-$1,870,000)

Therefore the Estimated Anticipation Note Financing is $1,460,000

B. Preparation of the journal entry to record the issuance of the tax anticipation notes in the general journals

General Fund:

Dr Cash $1,460,000

Cr Tax Anticipation Notes Payable $1,460,000

( To record the insuance of tax anticipation note payable)

Governmental Activities:

Dr Cash $1,460,000

Cr Tax Anticipation Note Payable $1,460,000

C. Preparation of the general journals of the General Fund and governmental activities

General Fund:

Dr Tax Anticipation Note Payable $1,460,000

Dr Expenditures $43,800

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

Cr Cash $1,503,800

(1,460,000+43,800)

Governmental Activities:

Dr. Tax Anticipation Note Payable $1,460,000

Dr Expenses-General Government $43,800

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

Cr Cash $1,503,800

(1,460,000+43,800)

(Being the payment for tax and interest)