Included in the materials for this discussion is a budgetary comparison statement showing a government’s original adopted budget, and actual results on the budgetary basis of accounting ($ in thousands). Assume the amount originally budgeted for sales tax revenues was based on the expectation that taxable sales would increase by 6 % over the previous year.
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"Favorable" budget variances are not necessarily indicative of effective governmental management. The goal of a government is neither to maximize revenues nor to minimize expenditures. An excess of actual over budgeted revenues may be evidence that taxes were higher than necessary. An excess of budgeted over actual expenditures may denote that the quantity or quality of the services that the government provided were less than anticipated.
ADEQUACY OF GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Included in the materials for this discussion is a budgetary comparison statement showing a government’s original...
P3-3 (Budgetary Comparison Statement) This problem is based on the information about the Murphy County General Fund budgeted and actual transactions and events described in Problem 3-2. P3-2 (Budgetary and Other Entries—General and Subsidiary Ledgers) The Murphy County Commissioners adopted the following General Fund budget for the 20X8 fiscal year: Murphy County General FundBudget—20X8 Estimated Revenues: Taxes $ 8,000,000 Licenses and permits 800,000 Intergovernmental 2,000,000 Charges for services 200,000 Fines and forfeits 400,000 Other 600,000 12,000,000 Appropriations: General government 1,000,000 ...
Why should the original budget and the final budget be presented on a budgetary comparison statement or schedule?
Record in general journal form entries to close the budgetary and operating statement accounts in the General Fund only. Do not close the governmental activities accounts. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No Journal Entry Required" in the first account field. Do not round intermediate calculations.) Debit Credit Transactions Fund General Journal 1. Record the closure of budgetary statements account General Fund Appropriations Estimated Revenues Budgetary Fund Balance 3,119,000 2. Record the closure of operating statements account....
The following transactions occurred during the 2020 fiscal year for the City of Evergreen. For budgetary purposes, the city reports encumbrances in the Expenditures section of its budgetary comparison schedule for the General Fund but excludes expenditures chargeable to a prior year’s appropriation. The budget prepared for the fiscal year 2020 was as follows: Estimated Revenues: Taxes $ 1,943,000 Licenses and permits 372,000 Intergovernmental revenue 397,000 Miscellaneous revenues 62,000 Total estimated revenues 2,774,000 Appropriations: General government 471,000 Public safety 886,000...
[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] The following transactions occurred during the 2020 fiscal year for the City of Evergreen. For budgetary purposes, the city reports encumbrances in the Expenditures section of its budgetary comparison schedule for the General Fund but excludes expenditures chargeable to a prior year’s appropriation. The budget prepared for the fiscal year 2020 was as follows: Estimated Revenues: Taxes $ 1,943,000 Licenses and permits 372,000 Intergovernmental revenue 397,000 Miscellaneous revenues 62,000 Total estimated...
I mainly need this last part "preparation of fund financial statements and schedules" thanks! Scenario and General Fund budgetary journal entries The scenario: Croton City maintains four governmental-type funds: a General Fund, a Library Special Revenue Fund, a Capital Projects Fund, and a Debt Service Fund. Croton City started its calendar year 2019 with the following General Fund balances (all numbers are in thousands of dollars) Debits Credits Cash Property taxes receivable Salaries payable Deferred property tax revenues Unassigned fund...
"I just don't understand these financial statements at all!” exclaimed Mr. Elmo Knapp. Mr. Knapp explained that he had turned over management of Racketeer, Inc., a division of American Recreation Equipment, Inc., to his son, Otto, the previous month. Racketeer, Inc., manufactures tennis rackets. "I was really proud of Otto,” he beamed. “He was showing us all the tricks he learned in business school, and if I do say so myself, I think he was doing a rather good job...
“I just don’t understand these financial statements at all!” exclaimed Mr. Elmo Knapp. Mr. Knapp explained that he had turned over management of Racketeer, Inc., a division of American Recreation Equipment, Inc., to his son, Otto, the previous month. Racketeer, Inc., manufactures tennis rackets. “I was really proud of Otto,” he beamed. “He was showing us all the tricks he learned in business school, and if I do say so myself, I think he was doing a rather good job...
"I just don't understand these financial statements at all!” exclaimed Mr. Elmo Knapp. Mr. Knapp explained that he had turned over management of Racketeer, Inc., a division of American Recreation Equipment, Inc., to his son, Otto, the previous month. Racketeer, Inc., manufactures tennis rackets. "I was really proud of Otto,” he beamed. “He was showing us all the tricks he learned in business school, and if I do say so myself, I think he was doing a rather good job...
Budgeting for an Academic Department at a State University: Can You Believe the Numbers? INTRODUCTION You are the senior accounting faculty member in the business school and your dean, Dean Weller, is asking for help. She is very discouraged after a midyear budget meeting with the Vice President of Finance. The college's Department of Social Work has a large budget deficit, and because of this the VP is inclined towards closing the department entirely or closing its bachelor's program. The...