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Does it make sense to you the use of fund accounting for state& governmental transactions instead of using GAAP? Why? Anyreference/source?

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1. Which of the following is a distinguishing characteristic of a nonbusiness organization?

Select one:

a. There is an absence of ownership interests that can be sold, transferred, or redeemed.

b. It does not depreciate its capital assets.

c. It does not charge fees for any of its services.

d. Its revenues do not exceed its expenses

2. For which type of organizations is the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) responsible for establishing accounting and financial reporting standards?

Select one:

a. Business-type organizations only.

b. Business-type organizations; not-for-profit organizations; and all colleges, universities and health care providers, whether organized as not-for-profit or governmental entities.

c. All entities, except for those under the jurisdiction of the American Institue of CPAs.

d. Business-type organizations and not-for-profit organizations, including not-for-profit colleges, universities and health care providers.

3. To what extent do accounting standards promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) apply to state and local governmental entities?

Select one:

a. FASB standards never apply to governmental entities

b. FASB standards apply if so designated by the AICPA

c. All governmental entities have a choice between GASB and FASB standards

d. FASB standards apply if so designated by the GASB

4. Which of the following is the most authoritative source of accounting standards for not-for-profit colleges, universities, and health care providers?

Select one:

a. Current practices widely used by not-for-profit entities

b. FASB Statements and Interpretations

c. Consensus positions of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force

d. AICPA Industry Audit Guides

5. To what extent do organizations that use fund accounting also report on the entity as a whole?

Select one:

a. Organizations that use fund accounting are not required to report on the entity as a whole

b. Organizations that use fund accounting are required to report on the entity as a whole

c. Organizations that choose to report on the entity as a whole are not permitted to use fund accounting for internal purposes

d. Organizations that use fund accounting have the option of reporting either on funds or on the organization as a whole

6. A not-for-profit organization performs all of the following activities except?

Select one:

a. Paying overtime to employees

b. Paying dividends to shareholders

c. Charging a fee for services provided

d. Purchasing long-lived (capital) assets

7. For which types of organizations is the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) responsible for establishing accounting and financial reporting standards?

Select one:

a. All governmental and not-for-profit organizations

b. All state and local governmental organizations, except for state and local governmental colleges, universities, health care providers, and utilities

c. All state and local governmental organizations, including government-sponsored colleges, universities, health care providers, and utilities

d. All state, local, and Federal organizations

8. Government and nonprofit accounting focuses on which of the following?

Select one:

a. Reporting to management

b. Demonstrating accountability

c. Protecting investors from fraud

d. Calculating profit or loss

9. Not-for-profit organizations obtain their revenues primarily from?

Select one:

a. Contributions from donors

b. Sales to customers

c. Taxes on real property

d. Taxes on personal property

I need assistance with preparing journal entries for the belowitems.

This is the first year of operations for the city – 20X4. Thefollowing transactions are summarized for the city this year:

The city levied $9,000,000 of general property taxes, $8,800,000of which has been collected. It expects to collect the balanceshortly after the end of the year. These taxes are unassigned; theycan be used for any legitimate city purpose. You believe thesetaxes should be recorded in the general fund, but you decide todouble check by reviewing the GASB’s following website: Touringthe Financial Statements, Part III: The Governmental Fundsnoting the explanation for general funds.http://www.gasb.org/cs/ContentServer?pagename=GASB/GASBContent_C/UsersArticlePage&cid=1176156735732

The City received a state grant of $200,000 to purchasecomputers. This grant is restricted by the state for a specificpurpose. You need to determine in which fund you should record(categorize) the state grant for the purchase of the computers. Youremember reading in GASB Statement No. 54 that governmental fundbalance information is reported in five different classifications(nonspendable, restricted, committed, assigned and unassigned).Further, you decide to read the Fact Sheet about Fund BalanceReporting and Governmental Fund Type Definitions.

The City issued $12,000,000 in long-term bonds to construct acity building. The proceeds must be used for the intended purpose.You are unsure of the fund in which you record the proceeds of thelong-term bonds, designated to construct a city building; however,you remember the major types of expenditures: operating, capital,debt service, and intergovernmental charges. Capital expendituresrelate to the acquisition of capital assets (such as the citybuilding). You recall that such expenditures may be recorded in theGeneral Fund, Special Revenue Funds, or Capital Projects Funds,depending on the source of funding. You review the National Centerfor Education Statistics Government-wide Reporting requirements fortypes of expenditures and accounting treatments.

The City constructed the school building for $11,000,000. Youdecide to account for the construction of the school building as anexpenditure, causing the City Controller’s asking for yourjustification in doing so. In gathering information from which toprepare a response, you note two things: 1) fund accounting followsthe modified accrual basis of accounting and 2) fund accountingfinancial statements are the Fund Balance Sheet and the Statementof Fund Revenues, Expenditures, and Other Changes in Fund Balances.To prepare the memo to explain your decision to the CityController, you browse the GASB Website in search of anauthoritative explanation about the use of expenditure or expensesfor fund accounting.

Knowing that GASB Statement No. 54 provides governmental fundrequirements for constructing buildings, you search GASB for anexplanation as to why capital assets and long-term liabilities arenot included on Fund Balance Sheets. Further, you are interested inlearning more about the nature of the Statement of Fund Revenues,Expenditures and Other Changes in Fund Balances.

The City incurred $6,000,000 in general operating expenditures,$5.5. million of which has been paid. You review GASB No 54 and theGASB website to help you explain why the City uses the termexpenditures instead of expenses for fund accounting.

Using its state grant, the City purchased computers for$100,000. As with the construction of the building, the City wouldrecognize the acquisition as an expenditure. You must justify tothe City Controller why the correct recording of the computers areexpenditures, even though the City would record them as assets in asupplementary ledger or list. When the government-wide statementsare prepared, the computers would be recognized asassets.

The City transferred $1,100,000 from the general fund to thedebt service fund to make the first payments of both principal andinterest that are due the following year. Viewed as broken downinto its components, this transaction is straightforward, involvingsimple entries to each of the two funds. You research which fundsto use for this transfer using the GASB websites above and otherwebsites that you find during your research.

I have a project for my Governmental and Not-for-profit accounting class. I need help with one of the questions relating to the city of Jackson, MS CAFR (Comprehensive Annual Financial Report). Q: Review the reconciliation between the governmental fund balances and the governmental-type activities net assets. This might be on the governmental fund balance sheet and statement of revenue etc., or in a separate schedule in the basic financial statements. (Max. 1 page) a. List two major differences for each statement and the direction of the adjustment. Be sure to clearly identify whether the adjustments are being made to governmental fund balance to arrive at governmental type net assets or vice-versa.

link to the CAFR http://www.jacksonms.gov/DocumentCenter/View/3596 Thank You!

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