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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $33,600
axes ReceivableDelinquent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,400
Allowance for Uncollectible Delinquent Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 5,900
Accounts Receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........15,500
Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,500
Vouchers Payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42,000
Fund Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... 24,100
TOTAL $74,500 $74,500
( because interest and penalties on taxes are not material they are not accrued)
resestablished the encumbrances carried over from 20X0 $16,000.
The following transactions took place during 20X1:
1.The budget for the year was adopted. Revenues were estimated at $216,000;appropriations of $229,000 were made, including an appropriation of $16,000 for materials ordered in 20X0.
2.Delinquent taxes of $2,800 were declared uncollectible and written off.
3.Property taxes of $210,000 were levied; a 3 percent allowance for estimated losses was provided.
4.Uniforms estimated to cost $15,000 were ordered, as was a snowplow estimated to cost $3,500.
5.The materials ordered in 20X0 and set up as an encumbrance of that year for$16,000 was received; the actual cost, $15,000, was vouchered for later payment.
6.Collections were made as follows:
Current Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $182,000
Delinquent Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8,500
Interest and Penalties on Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200
Accounts Receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7,300
Total $198,000
7.Received a bill for $3,000 from the city central printing shop.
8.Payroll vouchers for $100,000 were approved and paid, as was a transfer of$38,000 to a Debt Service Fund to cover serial bond debt service.
9.The uniforms and snowplow (ordered in 4) were received; the invoices were for$16,000 and $3,800, respectively..
10. Delinquent taxes of $350, written off in preceding years, were collected.
11. Current taxes receivable became delinquent.
12. Paid $200 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 $60,000 of vouchers payable.
13. An order was placed for equipment estimated to cost $24,000.
14. Miscellaneous revenues of $5,000 were collected, and $5,000 was received from a discontinued Capital Projects Fund.
Required :
1. Prepare Journal Entries.
2. Enter the opening trial balance to T- Accounts and post the journal entries above i (1) to T-accounts. ( Hint open T- Accounts for the transactions with no already existing Accounts)
3. Prepare preclosing trial balance at December 31 20X1.
4. Prepare Closing entries and post to the T- Accounts.
5. Prepare closing trial balance as at December 31,20X1.
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