On January 1, 2017, the City of Graf pays $60,000 for a work of art to display
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On January 1, 2017, the City of Graf pays $60,000 for a work of art to display in the local library.
The city will take appropriate measures to protect and preserve the piece. However, if the work is ever sold, the money received will go into unrestricted funds. The work is viewed as inexhaustible, but the city has opted to depreciate this cost over 20 years (using the straight-line method).
a. How is this work to be reported on the government-wide financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017?
b. How is this work to be reported in the fund financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017?
Financial StatementsFinancial statements are the standardized formats to present the financial information related to a business or an organization for its users. Financial statements contain the historical information as well as current period’s financial...
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Advanced Accounting
ISBN: 978-1259444951
13th edition
Authors: Joe Ben Hoyle, Thomas Schaefer, Timothy Doupni
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