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Rural County is an agricultural community located hundreds of miles from any metropolitan center. The County established a Television Reception Improvement Fund to serve the
Rural County is an agricultural community located hundreds of miles from any metropolitan center. The County established a Television Reception Improvement Fund to serve the public interest by constructing and operating television translator stations. TV translator stations serve communities that cannot receive the signals of free over-the-air TV stations because they are too far away from a broadcasting TV station. Because of the large distances between customers, commercial cable TV providers are also not inclined to serve rural communities. The fund charges TV owners a monthly fee of $15. The fund was established on December 20, 2019, with a transfer of cash from the General Fund of $125,000. On December 31, 2019, the fund acquired land for its translator stations in the amount of $40,000. The remaining cash and the land are the only resources held by the fund at the beginning of 2020.
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Other than beginning account balances, no entries have been made in the general ledger.
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The County prepared a budget for 2020 with estimated customer fees of $32,000, operating costs of $28,000, capital costs of $66,000, and estimated loan proceeds of $55,000.
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The following information was taken from the checkbook for the year ended December 31, 2020:
Cash Basis 12 months Cash Receipts: Fees from customers $35,100 Borrowing from bank 52,000 Total deposits 87,100 Cash Disbursements: Supplies 7,300 Labor 12,000 Utilities 7,500 Equipment 64,000 Interest on bank note 2,080 Total checks 92,880 Beginning Cash Balance 85,000 Ending Cash Balance $79,220 -
Page 179The loan from the bank is dated April 1 and is for a five-year period. Interest (8 percent annual rate) is paid on October 1 and April 1 of each year, beginning October 1, 2020. The County has elected not to establish a debt service fund but will pay the interest on this note from the Television Reception Improvement Fund.
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The machinery was purchased on April 1 with the proceeds provided by the bank loan and has an estimated useful life of 10 years (straight-line basis).
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In January 2021, customers remitted fees totaling $2,850 for December service.
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Supplies of $750 were received on December 29 and paid in January 2021.
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Unused supplies on hand amounted to $760 at December 31, 2020.
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Utilities are paid in the following month. The utility bill for December 2020 was received on January 4, 2021 in the amount of $550. (Utility bills are recorded through accounts payable.)
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On December 21, the company placed an order for a new computerized control switch in the amount of $1,500 to be delivered and paid in January 2021.
Part 2: Assume the County chooses to report the Television Reception Improvement Fund as an enterprise fund following accrual basis statements. Using the Excel template provided,
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Prepare journal entries recording the events above for the year ending December 31, 2020.
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Post the journal entries to T-accounts.
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Prepare closing entries.
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Prepare a Statement of Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in Fund Net Position.Page 180
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Prepare a Statement of Net Position, assuming the bank note is related to capital asset acquisitions.
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