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The following is a trial balance of the General Fund of the city of Lynnville as of December 31, 20X0, after closing entries: Dr. Cr.
- The following is a trial balance of the General Fund of the city of Lynnville as of December 31, 20X0, after closing entries:
Dr. Cr.
Cash ........................................................................ K33,600
Taxes Receivable—Delinquent .............................. 25,400
Allowance for Uncollectible Taxes—Delinquent ... K 5,900
Accounts Receivable .............................................. 15,500
Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts .................. 2,500
Vouchers Payable ................................................... 42,000
Fund Balance .......................................................... 24,100
K74,500 K74,500
(Because interest and penalties on taxes are not material, they are not accrued.)
The following transactions took place during 20X1:
R. Reestablish the encumbrances carried over from 20X0, K16,000.
- The budget for the year was adopted. Revenues were estimated at K216,000; appropriations of K229,000 were made, including an appropriation of K16,000 for materials ordered in 20X0.
- Delinquent taxes of K2,800 were declared uncollectible and written off.
- Property taxes of K210,000 were levied; a 3% allowance for estimated losses was provided.
- Uniforms estimated to cost K15,000 were ordered, as was a snowplow estimated to cost K3,500.
- The materials ordered in 20X0 and set up as an encumbrance of that year for K16,000 was received; the actual cost, K15,000, was vouchered for later payment.
- Collections were made as follows:
Current Taxes ..................................... K182,000
Delinquent Taxes ............................... 8,500
Interest and Penalties on Taxes .......... 200
Accounts Receivable ......................... 7,300
Total K198,000
- Received a bill for K3,000 from the city central printing shop.
- Payroll vouchers for K100,000 were approved and paid, as was a transfer of K38,000 to a Debt Service Fund to cover serial bond debt service.
- The uniforms and snowplow (ordered in 4) were received; the invoices were for K16,000 and K3,800, respectively.
- Delinquent taxes of K350, written off in preceding years, were collected.
- Current taxes receivable became delinquent.
- Paid K200 to a Special Revenue Fund for supplies acquired for General Fund purposes, but originally paid for from (and recorded as expenditures in) a Special Revenue Fund; and paid K60,000 of vouchers payable.
- An order was placed for equipment estimated to cost K24,000.
- Miscellaneous revenues of K5,000 were collected, and K5,000 was received from a discontinued Capital Projects Fund.
Requirements;
1. Prepare journal entries.
2. Enter the opening trial balance to T-accounts and Post the journal entries above in (1) to T-accounts. (Hint open T- Accounts for transactions with no already existing accounts)
3. Prepare preclosing trial balance at December 31, 20X1.
4. Prepare closing the closing entries and Post to the T-accounts.
5. Prepare a post-closing trial balance at December 31, 20X1.
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