Hawkins Township has two component units that it is required to include in its reporting entity. The
Question:
The fund balance sheets, in highly condensed form, of all three entities are shown below (in millions). Also presented, as appropriate, are capital assets and long-term obligations that are not recognized on the fund statements, since the statements are on a modiï¬ed accrual basis.
1. Assume that both component units qualify for discrete presentation. On its government-wide statements, the township elects to combine the two units into a single column.
a. Prepare a government-wide statement of net assets (on a full accrual basis) that presents both the town-ship and its component units.
b. Comment on the signiï¬cance of the column in which the two component units are presented
2. Suppose instead that the town is required to blend the two component units.
a. Prepare a government-wide statement of net assets. Be sure to show the transportation authority as a business-type activity.
b. If the township were to prepare fund statements, how would it report the housing authoritys special revenue fund? How would it report its generalfund?
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Government and Not for Profit Accounting Concepts and Practices
ISBN: 978-1118155974
6th edition
Authors: Michael H. Granof, Saleha B. Khumawala