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ACCT 625 Week 4 answers
Question 1. The following relate to Hudson City for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.
1.
a. On January 31, 2014, the city purchased as an investment for its debt service fund a
fifteen-year, 6 percent, $1 million bond for $998,000. During the year it received $30,000 in
interest. At year-end the market value of the bond was $999,500.
b. On December 31, 2013, the Foundation for the Arts pledged to donate $1, up to a maximum
of $1 million, for each $3 that the museum is able to collect from other private contributors. The
funds are to finance construction of the city-owned art museum. During 2014, the city collected
$600,000 and received the matching money from the Foundation. In January and February
2015 it collected an additional $2,400,000 and also received the matching money.
c. During the year the city imposed license fees on street vendors. All vendors were required to
purchase the licenses by September 30, 2014. The licenses cover the one-year periods from
October 1, 2014, through September 30, 2015. During 2014 the city collected $240,000 in
license fees.
d. The city sold a fire truck for $40,000 that it had acquired five years earlier for $250,000. At the
time of sale, the city had charged $225,000 in depreciation.
e. The city received a grant of $2 million to partially reimburse costs of training police officers. During
the year the city incurred $1,500.000 of allowable costs and received $1,200,000. It expects to incur
an additional $500,000 in allowable costs in January 2015 and to be reimbursed for all allowable
costs by the end of February 2015.
Refer to the two lists that follow. Select the appropriate amounts from the lettered list for each item in
the numbered list. An amount may be selected once, more than once, or not at all.
1. Amount of investment income that the city should recognize in its debt service fund.
2. Reported value of bonds in government-wide statements at year-end.
3. Amount of investment income that the city should recognize in its government-wide statements.
4. Contribution revenue from Foundation for the Arts to be recognized in funds statements.
5. Contribution revenue from Foundation for the Arts to be recognized in government-wide
statements.
6. Revenue from license fees to be recognized in funds statements.
7. Increase in general fund balance owing to sale of fire engine.
Question 2.The fiscal year of Duchess County ends on December 31. Property taxes are due March
31 on the year they are levied.
1. Prepare journal entries (excluding budgetary and closing entries) to record the following property
tax related transactions in which the country engaged in 2014 and 2015.
a. On Jan 15, 2014 the county council levied property taxes of $170million for the year ending Dec
31, 2014. Officials estimated that 1% would be uncollectible