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E6-22 Serial Bond Debt Service Fund Journal Entries and Financial Statements [LO

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Question

E6-22 Serial Bond Debt Service Fund Journal Entries and Financial Statements [LO 6-1] The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] As of December 31, 2016, Sandy Beach had $9,700,000 in 4.0 percent serial bonds outstanding. Cash of $411,000 is the debt service fund's only asset as of December 31, 2016, and there are no liabilities. The serial bonds pay interest semiannually on January 1 and July 1, with $500,000 in bonds being retired on each interest payment date. Resources for payment of interest are transferred from the General Fund, and the debt service fund levies property taxes in an amount sufficient to cover principal payments

Explanation / Answer

Transaction

Fund

General Journal

Debit

Credit

1

Service Bond Debt Service Fund

Estimated Other Financing Sources

378,000

Estimated Revenues

1,050,000

Appropriations

1,378,000

Budgetary Fund Balance

     50,000

Governmental Activities

No Journal Entry Required

2a

Serial Bond Debt Service Fund

Record Cash Received from the general fund.

Cash

194,000

Other Financing Sources-Interfund Transfers In

194,000

2b

Record principal and interest paid.

Expenditures-Interest

194,000

Expenditures-Principal

500,000

Cash

694,000

2c

Governmental Activities

Interest Payable

194,000

Bonds Payable

500,000

Cash

694,000

Transaction

Fund

General Journal

Debit

Credit

6. Adjusting entries were made and uncollected taxes receivable were reclassified as delinquent. At the fund level, entries were also made to close budgetary and operating statement accounts. (Ignore closing entries in the government activities journal.)

6a

Serial Bond Debt Service Fund

Record the entry to close the budgetary statement account.

Budgetary Fund Balance

50,000

Appropriations

1,378,000

Estimated Other Financing Sources

378,000

Estimated Revenues

1,050,000

6b

Record the entry to close the operating statement account.

Other Financing Sources-Interfund Transfers In

378,000

Revenues

1,050,000

Expenditures-Interest

378,000

Expenditures-Principal

1,000,000

Fund Balance-Assigned

     50,000

6c

Record the entry for classifying uncollectible accounts

Taxes Receivable-Delinquent

356,000

Taxes Receivable-Current

356,000

6d

Governmental Activities

Expenses-Interest on Long-term debt

378,000

Interest Payable

378,000

Transaction

Fund

General Journal

Debit

Credit

  1. The operating budget for FY 2017 consists of estimated revenue of $1,050,000 and estimated other financial sources equal to the amount of interest to be paid in FY 2017. Appropriations must be provided for interest payments and bond redemptions on January 1 and July 1.

1

Service Bond Debt Service Fund

Estimated Other Financing Sources

378,000

Estimated Revenues

1,050,000

Appropriations

1,378,000

Budgetary Fund Balance

     50,000

Governmental Activities

No Journal Entry Required

  1. Cash was received from the General Fund and checks were written and mailed for the January 1 principal and interest payments

2a

Serial Bond Debt Service Fund

Record Cash Received from the general fund.

Cash

194,000

Other Financing Sources-Interfund Transfers In

194,000

2b

Record principal and interest paid.

Expenditures-Interest

194,000

Expenditures-Principal

500,000

Cash

694,000

2c

Governmental Activities

Interest Payable

194,000

Bonds Payable

500,000

Cash

694,000