Make all necessary entries in the appropriate governmental fund general journal and the government-wide governmental activities general

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Make all necessary entries in the appropriate governmental fund general journal and the government-wide governmental activities general journal for each of the following transactions entered into by the City of Loveland.

1. The city received a donation of land that is to be used by Parks and Recreation to develop a public park. At the time of the donation, the land had an acquisition value of $5,200,000 and was recorded on the donor’s books at a historical cost of $4,500,000.

2. The Public Works Department sold machinery with a historical cost of $35,100 and accumulated depreciation of $28,700 for $6,000. The machinery had originally been purchased with special revenue funds.

3. A car was leased for the mayor’s use. The first payment was $1,000 and the present value of the remaining lease payments was $29,000. (Note: The initial cash payment was made by the General Fund.)

4. During the current year, a capital projects fund completed a new public safety building started in the prior year. The total cost of the project was $9,720,000; current-year construction costs totaled $750,000, paid in cash. The full cost is attributed to the building because it was constructed on cityowned property. The building came in $5,000 under budget, which is transferred to the General Fund.

5. The city records a half year of straight-line depreciation on capital assets placed in service during the year. The building in item 4 above has an estimated 30-year life and no salvage value.

6. Due to technological developments, the city determined that the service capacity of some of the technology equipment used by general government had been impaired. The calculated impairment loss due to technology obsolescence was $1,156,000.

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Accounting For Governmental And Nonprofit Entities

ISBN: 9781260118858

19th Edition

Authors: Jacqueline Reck, Suzanne Lowensohn, Daniel Neely

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