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Debits Credits Cash 132,348 Taxes Receivable 47,220 Allowance for Uncollectible Taxes 1,570 Supplies 660 Deferred Inflows-Property Taxes 21,000 Wages Payable 900 Fund Balance 156,758 180,228

Debits Credits
Cash 132,348
Taxes Receivable 47,220
Allowance for Uncollectible Taxes 1,570
Supplies 660
Deferred Inflows-Property Taxes 21,000
Wages Payable 900
Fund Balance 156,758
180,228 180,228

1) The budget was passed by the County Commission, providing estimated revenues of $285,000 and appropriations of $235,000 and estimated other financing uses of $40,000.

2) Encumbrances totaling $4,800 outstanding at December 31, 2016 were re-established.
3) The Deferred Inflows-Property Taxes at December 31, 2016 is recognized as revenue in 2017.
4) Property taxes in the amount of $290,000 were levied by the County. It is estimated 0.5% will be uncollectible.
5) Property tax collections totaled $263,400. Accounts totaling $1,020 were written off as uncollectible.
6) Encumbrances were issued for supplies in the amount of $37,100.
7) Supplies in the amount of $40,500 were received. Nassau County records supplies as an asset when acquired. The related encumbrances for these items totaled $41,000 and included the $4,800 encumbered last year. The County paid $37,800 on accounts payable related to these supplies during the year.
8) The County contracted to have alarm systems (capital assets) installed in the administration building at a cost of $46,000. The systems were installed and the amount was paid.
9) Paid wages totaling $135,900 including the amount payable at the end of 2016. (These were for general government operations.)
10) Paid other general government operating items of $7,600.
11) The General Fund transferred $43,000 to the debt service fund in anticipation of bond interest and principal payments.
12) Wages earned but unpaid at the end of the year totaled $1,050.
13) Supplies of $350 were on hand at the end of the year. (Supplies are used for general government operations.)

14) A review of property taxes receivable indicates that $22,000 of the outstanding balances would likely be collected more than 60 days after year-end and should be deferred.

a) Prepare journal entries to record the items described in #1-14 above. Classify expenditures in the General Fund as either General Government or Capital Outlay.
b) Post these entries to T-accounts.
c) Prepare closing journal entries; post to the T-accounts provided. Classify fund balances assuming there are no restricted or committed net resources and the only assigned net resources are the outstanding encumbrances.
d) Prepare a Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance for the General Fund for the year ending 2017.
e) Prepare a Balance Sheet for the General Fund as of December 31, 2017.

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