Governmental Accounting +Rogers Flashcards
What are the three major types of funds in governmental accounting?
Governmental, Proprietary, Fiduciary
Which two accounting bases are used in governmental accounting?
Accrual basis - current economic resources focus (revenues recognized when earned)
Modified accrual basis - current financial resources focus (revenues recognized when available and measurable)
What is a budget appropriation?
The highest amount allowed for a particular expenditure under a budget.
What is an encumbrance?
Records purchase and reserves it for the encumbrance.
What is the opening budgetary entry?
Dr Estimated Revenues Control
Cr Appropriations Control
Dr/Cr Budgetary Fund Balance (plug)
What is the closing budgetary entry?
Dr Appropriations Control
Dr/Cr Budgetary Fund Balance (plug)
Cr Estimated Revenues Control
What are the types of governmental funds?
General Fund Special Revenue Fund Permanent Fund Capital Projects Fund Debt Service Fund
What is a General Fund?
The operating fund of the governmental unit
Records Significant Revenues: Taxes; Tickets; Fines; Licenses
Records Significant Expenditures: Police; Education; Fire Dept
What is a Special Revenue Fund?
Restricted for a specific purpose such as street repair.
What is a Permanent Fund?
Legally restricted fund; where only earnings can be used to fund programs.
Principal remains intact.
What is a Capital Projects Fund?
Used to acquire and build facilities.
What is a Debt Service Fund?
Handles repayment of long-term debt and related interest.
Which fund statements are issued in Governmental Accounting?
Balance Sheet
Statement of Revenues; Expenditures; and Changes in Fund Balance
When is Revenue recorded in Governmental Accounting?
When it is BOTH available and measurable; regardless of when it is spent.
What is Derived Tax Revenue?
Money collected from people doing things:
Sales tax (buying cars) or income tax (people working)
What is Imposed Tax Revenue?
Tax assessed just because things exist
Example: property tax on a car (even if it’s never driven); real estate tax
Recorded as a revenue when BUDGETED.
Estimated uncollectible property tax revenues don’t offset revenues; so don’t net them.
What are the types of Proprietary Funds?
Internal Service Funds - to serve the needs of other governmental units (i.e. motor pool)
Enterprise Funds - provide goods or services to external users (i.e. post office)
What are the Fund Balance Types?
Restricted - Restricted by Contributor Committed - Restricted by Government Assigned - Intended for a purpose Unassigned - Available to be spent Non-spendable - Not in a spendable state
What are the types of Fiduciary Funds?
Agency Fund - government acts as an agent or custodian
Pension Trust Fund - Government is a trustee for a pension plan
Investment Trust Fund - Government is a trustee over a series of investments
Private Purpose Trust - Trust that benefits various individuals and entities
How are Assets & Liabilities presented on the Statement of Net Position?
Assets (Current & Non-Current)
Deferred Outflows of Resources
Liabilities (Current & Non-Current)
Deferred Inflows of Resources
How are Capital Assets shown on a governmental Statement of Net Assets?
They are shown net of debt
Asset Cost - Accumulated Depreciation - Asset Liabilities : Net Assets
How is infrastructure reported on a governmental Statement of Net Assets?
Modified approach:
Reported at cost; no accumulated depreciation
How is a Statement of Net Assets divided?
Into Governmental Activities and Business Activities
How are activities presented in a Statement of Activities?
They are divided by function
If the activities of a component are distinguishable from the rest of the governmental entity; then discreet presentation is required
If the activities of the component cannot be identified and separated from the rest of the governmental activities; then blended presentation is warranted.
Component units are reported in the Entity-Wide Financial Statements and not the Fund Financial Statements.
What is the primary objective of governmental accounting?
To provide information that is useful and benefits a wide range of users including:
Costs of services provided
Sufficiency of revenues to cover costs
Financial position of entity
What Financial Statements are required for Defined Benefit Pension plans?
Statement of Fiduciary Net Position and Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Net Position
What are the components of the Statement of Fiduciary Net Position for Defined Benefit Pension Plans?
Assets; Deferred Outfows; Liabilities; Deferred Outflows; Fiduciary Net Position
What are the components of the Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Net Position for Defined Benefit Pension plans?
Additions (Contributions and Net Investment Income) - Deductions (Benefits Payments and Admin Expense) : Net Change in Fiduciary Net Position
What should be included in the Financial Statement notes for Defined Benefit Pension Plans?
Types of Benefits; Plan Member Classes; Board Information; Investment Policies and FV Determination
what is interperiod equity?
based on a single period, with the revenues of that period intended to cover the spending of that period. ; used in accrual accounting; future periods are ignored. no depreciation or accounting for long term debt or assets
what are revenues under modified accrual?
recognized in the period they are available to spend and collectible in the current period to pay liabilities or within 60 days. Revenues billed or collected in advance are deferred until the appropriate future period
what are costs under modified accrual?
expenditures; recorded when incurred expcept as it related to unmatured interest on L/T debt
what is reporting under modified accrual
balance sheet, statement of revenues, expenditures, and changes in fund balance, no cash flow statement under modified accrual
what is accountability under modified accrual?
focus on compliance with budgets and accountability for resources. actual vs budgeted comparison provided as supplementary information.
- any fund using an annual budget must prepare a reconciliation of budget to actual amounts to be presented as supplementary information in the financial statements.
Estimated Revenues
revenues that are expected to be available to spend in the period
Estimated Other Financial Sources
expected proceeds from issuance of long term debt and operating transfers from other government departments
appropriations
expenditures that are expected to occur in the period
estimated other financial uses
expected operating transfers to other government departments
Budgetary Fund Balance-unreserved
modified accrual; unreserved because it represents anticipated activity but no actual legal commitments
What are the 2 types of Revenues in governmental accounting
exchange and non-exchange transactions
exchange transactions
goods/services/cash of equal value are exchanged
Non-exchange transactions
government gives or receives without directly receiving or giving equal value in exchange
what are the 4 types of non-exchange transactions?
Derived tax revenues, imposed non-exchange transactions, government-mandated non-exchange transactions and voluntary non-exchange transactions
derived tax revenues
taxes self-assessed on exchange transactions (sales tax, income tax, motor fuel tax)
imposed non-exchange transactions
taxes not derived from transactions (property taxs, fines, forefits, special assessments); a revenue when use of money is permitted and an asset when have a legal claim
government mandated non-exchange transactions
one level of govt provides funds to another level of govt to be used for a specific purpose (federal grant)
voluntary non-exchange transactions
transactions entered into willingly by parties (unrestricted grants & voluntary donations)
what is the entry to write off a property tax receivable account?
Dr. Allowance for Uncollectibles
Cr. Property Taxes Receivable-current
what is the entry to assign a property tax receivable as a delinquent account?
Dr. Property Taxes Receivable-delinquent
Cr. Property Taxes Receivable-current
Dr. Allowance for uncollectibles
Cr. Allowance for uncollectibles-delinquent