Prepare a governmental funds balance sheet; a governmental funds statement of revenues, expenditures, and changes in fund balances; and a General Fund budgetary comparison schedule. In the budgetary comparison schedule, include a column for variances. To ease financial statement preparation, we supply you with the pre-closing trial balances for Croton City’s General Fund, Library Special Revenue Fund, Capital Projects Fund, and Debt Service Fund. Consider all funds as major funds for this exercise and classify the fund balance for the Debt Service Fund as Assigned fund balance. In addition, make calculations to determine which of the funds would be considered as nonmajor if Croton had not considered all of them to be major.

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Prepare a governmental funds balance sheet; a governmental funds statement of revenues, expenditures, and changes in fund balances; and a General Fund budgetary comparison schedule. In the budgetary comparison schedule, include a column for variances. To ease financial statement preparation, we supply you with the pre-closing trial balances for Croton City’s General Fund, Library Special Revenue Fund, Capital Projects Fund, and Debt Service Fund. Consider all funds as major funds for this exercise and classify the fund balance for the Debt Service Fund as Assigned fund balance. In addition, make calculations to determine which of the funds would be considered as nonmajor if Croton had not considered all of them to be major.

Preclosing Trial Balance for Croton City
General Fund
December 31, 2019
  Debits Credits
Budgetary Accounts    
Estimated revenues – property taxes $9,000  
Estimated revenues – personal income taxes 5,000  
Estimated revenues – intergovernmental 1,000  
Estimated revenues – recreation fees 600  
Budgetary fund balance 600  
Appropriations – public safety salaries   7,100
Appropriations – public safety supplies   500
Appropriations – public works salaries   5,000
Appropriations – parks salaries   2,300
Appropriations – transfer to Library Fund   100
Appropriations – transfer to Debt Service Fund   1,200
Encumbrances 150  
Budgetary fund balance reserved for encumbrances   150
Financial Accounts    
Cash 1,050  
Property taxes receivable – delinquent 930  
Income taxes receivable 700  
Allowance for uncollectible property taxes – delinquent   30
Income tax refunds payable   300
Salaries payable   700
Accrued vacation pay payable   10
Deferred property tax revenues   400
Unassigned fund balance   1,600
Revenues – property taxes   8,880
Revenues – personal income taxes   5,000
Revenues – intergovernmental   1,000
Revenues – recreation fees   700
Expenditures – public safety salaries 7,060  
Expenditures – public safety supplies 330  
Expenditures – public works salaries 4,950  
Expenditures – parks salaries 2,300  
Transfer out to Library Special Revenue Fund 100  
Transfer out to Debt Service Fund

1,200

 
Totals

$34,970

$34,970

 
Preclosing Trial Balance for Croton City
Library Special Revenue Fund
December 31, 2019
  Debits Credits
Cash $35  
Restricted fund balance   5
Transfer in from General Fund   100
Revenues - intergovernmental grant   300
Revenues - miscellaneous   20
Expenditures - culture salaries 350  
Expenditures - culture supplies 40  
Totals $425 $425
 
Preclosing Trial Balance for Croton City
Capital Projects Fund
December 31, 2019
  Debits Credits
Revenues - intergovernmental grants   $1,000
Other financing source – long-term debt issued   2,000
Expenditures - construction costs
2,800
 
Expenditures - architect/supervision fees 200  
Totals $3,000 $3,000
 
Preclosing Trial Balance for Croton City
Debt Service Fund
December 31, 2019
  Debits Credits
Cash
$30
 
Transfer in from General Fund   1,200
Expenditures - interest 520  
Expenditures - bond principal 650  
Totals $1,200 $1,200
 
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