Chapter 3 HomeworkProblem 36, p126 Goverment and non profit

To what extent do the unique features of government accounting make a difference on the financialstatements?The transactions that follow relate to the Danville County Comptrollers Department over a twoyearperiod.

Year 1 The county appropriated $12,000 for employee education and training. The department signed contracts with outside consultants to conduct accounting and auditingworkshops. Total cost was $10,000. The consultants conducted the workshops and were paid $10,000. The department ordered books and training materials, which it estimated would cost $1,800. As ofyearend, the materials had not been received.

Year 2 The county appropriated $13,500 for employee education and training. The department received and paid for the books and training materials that it ordered the previousyear.Actual cost was only $1,700.The countys accounting policies require that the books and training materials be charged as anexpenditure when they are received (as opposed to being recorded as inventory and charged as anexpenditure when used). It authorized employees to attend various conferences and training sessions. Estimated cost was$10,500. Employees submitted $10,800 in reimbursement requests for the conferences and training sessionsthey attended. The department paid them the requested amounts and at yearend did not expect toreceive any additional reimbursement requests.

1. Prepare all required journal entries that would affect the expenditure subaccount education andtraining, including budgetary and closing entries. Assume that all appropriations lapse at yearend(thus, all expenditures in Year 2 would be charged against that years appropriation of $13,500, even ifthe goods and services were ordered in Year 1).

2. Indicate (specifying accounts and dollar amounts) how the transactions would be reported in thecountys general fund:a. Balance sheetb. Statement of revenues and expenditures

3. Alternatively, suppose that the county did not record its budget and did not encumber itscommitments.What would be the difference in the yearend financial statements?

4. Assume instead that appropriations for goods on order at yearend do not lapse. When the goods arereceived they are charged as expenditures against the budget of the year in which they wereencumbered. How would this change affect your entries and the yearend financial statements? Howwould it affect the amount that the department had available to spend in Year 2 on goods or servicesnot previously ordered?