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You have just been posted to the Office of the Accountant General Department of Jamaica. The AGD is responsible for the consolidation of Government accounts.

You have just been posted to the Office of the Accountant General Department of Jamaica. The AGD is responsible for the consolidation of Government accounts. You have been asked to analyze the information given below in the Trial Balance of the Consolidated Fund for the year ended December 31, 2017.

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DR (000)

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CR (000)

Established post salaries

6762

Direct taxes

6,941

Non-established post salaries

2,008

Indirect taxes

7,716

Casual labour cost

234

Non tax revenues

1,156

Administration cost

3,352

Grants

1,258

Conferences and seminars

1,255

Treasury bills

11,120

Foreign travel cost

745

Bonds on GSE

13,462

Grants

825

Euro bonds

7,456

Subsidies for consumption

641

Bilateral and multilateral debts

17,422

Subsidies for production

361

Trust funds and deposits

2,235

Social benefits

38

Domestic debt interest

1,453

External debt interest

1,741

Purchase of motor vehicle

247

Purchase of equipment

42

Purchase of shipping container

367

Construction of infrastructure

560

Equity and security investment

560

Loans and advances

980

Cash and bank

67

Reserves

860

Other expenditures

910

Accumulated fund

44,758

68,766

68,766

Additional information:

  1. It is the policy of the Accountant General to adopt accrual basis of preparing the public accounts of the Consolidated Fund for the first time in compliance with the Financial Administration Regulations and the International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS). The effective date is December 31, 2017.
  2. The current Chart of Accounts based on the FAA 2005 is used in the classification of revenues and expenditures
  3. Consumption of fixed capital charged on cost for the year has been computed as $156,000,000.
  4. Direct tax revenues due to government but were not received at December 31, 2017 amounted to $49,000,000
  5. An established post salary in arrears as a result of salary increment in the fourth (4th) quarter of 2017 was $56,000,000 and goods and services outstanding at the end of the year amounted to $12,000,000.00
  6. The grant shown in the trial balance as expenditure represents statutory transfer to the Contingency Fund (CF). Any arrears in the CF should be treated as payable. The current rate of transfer is 7.5% on the amount received.
  7. Public debt interest of $14,000,000 was due to creditors but was not paid as at December 31, 2017

Required

a) Prepare in a form suitable for publication and in accordance with the relevant Financial Laws and IPSAS:

i. Statement of Financial Performance of the Consolidated Fund for the year ended December 31, 2017 (6 marks)

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