Gov Accounting- Government Funds

Question 1

Primary Objective

Answer 1

Provide wide range of info that is useful and beneficial to users

Question 2

What is the authoritative guidance for gov accounting

Answer 2

GASB statements

Question 3

What is the non-authoritative guidance for gov accounting

Answer 3

GASB concepts

Question 4

What are the 3 fund types

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1. Gov
2. Proprietary
3. Fiduciary

Question 5

What are the two types of fund accounting

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1. Accrual basis

2. Modified accrual basis

Question 6

What is accrual basis

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• current economic resource focused

- revenue recognized when earned

Question 7

What is modified accrual basis

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• current financial resource focused

- rev recognized when available and measurable

Question 8

What are the two accounts used for budget estimates

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1. appropriation

2. encumbrance

Question 9

What is an appropriation

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• budget

- highest amount allowed for an expenditure

Question 10

What is an encumbrance

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• budget

- records purchases and reserves them

Question 11

What is used to budget actuals

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• expenditure

Question 12

What is an expenditure

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The actual cost of something

Question 13

What is the opening budgetary entry

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D: estimated revenue control
Cr: Appropriations control
Cr/D: Budgetary control

Question 14

What is the closing budgetary entry

Answer 14

D: Appropriations control
D/Cr: budgetary fund balance (plug)
Cr: estimated revenue control

Question 15

Describe government funds

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MAC- GRaSPP
- modified 
- accrual 
-current focused 
Revenue recognized when available and measurable

Question 16

Name the 5 gov fund balance types

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1. Restricted
2. Committed
3. Assigned
4. Unassigned
5. Non-spendable

Question 17

What is a restricted fund

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Restricted by the contributor (strict)

Question 18

What is a committed fund?

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Restricted by the government (less strict)

Question 19

What is an assigned fund

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Intended for a purpose

Question 20

What is an unassigned fund

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Available to be spent

Question 21

What is a non-spendable account

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Not in a spendable state (inventory)

Question 22

What are the financial statements for gov accounting

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1. balance sheet

2. Statement of revenues, expenditures, and changes in fund balance

Question 23

How is revenue recognized for government funds

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1. it is available
2. it is measurable
   if yes, it’s revenue regardless of when it is spent

Question 24

what is derived tax revenue

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collected from people doing things

Question 25

What is imposed tax revenue

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assessed because things exist

i.e. property tax and car tax

Question 26

When is tax revenue recorded

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when budgeted

Question 27

What are the 5 funds in the government funds?

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1. General Fund
2. Special revenue fund
3. Debt Service Fund
4. permanent fund
5. capital projects fund

Question 28

What is the general fund

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The operating fund of the government unit

Records significant revenues (taxes, tickets)

Question 29

What is the special revenue fund?

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restricted for a specific purpose such as street repair

Question 30

What is the permanent fund

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Legally restricted
only earnings can be used to fund programs
Principal remains intact

Question 31

What is the capital projects fund

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used to acquire and build facilities

Question 32

What is the debt service fund

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Handles repayment of long-term debt and related interest