Chapter 2 The use of funds in governmental accounting Flashcards

C) is considered to be a reduction in the cost of borrowing. A Debtors Ledger, a Creditors Ledger and a Nominal Ledger, which are kept on the system of self-balancing. From the following particulars, prepare the adjustment account that would appear in each of these ledgers. The “total accounts” prove the accuracy of the subsidiary ledgers.

• It should be executed after thorough review of the document and circumstances requiring reversal.
• Include receivables between a primary government and blended component units.
• Governmental fund revenues should be classified by fund and source.
• Support documents are to be attached to original GL documents manually created by GL User.
• National Insurance Funds are accounts which holds the contributions of the National Insurance Scheme.
• When an entry increases one side of the equation, such as a new asset purchase, another asset account, such as cash, would be reduced.
• Only cities and special purpose districts with revenue usually less than $300,000 are required to prepare this schedule.

Trust Revolving Funds are business-like activities, designated by statute as trust funds. They are, otherwise, identical to public enterprise revolving funds. Governments do not use the terms profit and loss to describe the net results of their operations. The difference between revenues Accounting Definition Of Self Balancing Accounts and expenditures during a year is either a surplus or a deficit. Since making a profit is not the purpose of a government, a significant surplus generally means a choice between tax cuts or spending increases. A significant deficit will result in spending cuts or borrowing.

Self-Balancing Ledger: Meaning, Advantages and Accounting Entries

Entries relating to a particular account are all collected in that account, and so its position may be known when needed. The entries in both of these asset accounts will amount to $3,000 each. If he introduces any additional capital, an entry will be made on the credit side of his capital account. Whenever an amount of cash is paid out, an entry is made on the credit side of this account. If the debit side of the account is heavier than the credit side, the account is said to have a debit balance. The amount of the entry is written in the amount column of the ledger account.

• Use the following decision tree to analyse and determine next step to take in following up on parked FI documents.
• One is debtor ledger adjustment account and other is creditor ledger adjustment account.
• Include amounts due to the discretely presented component unit from the primary government.
• Business Area is mandatory in every financial transaction executed in Umoja.
• However, conservation districts, fire districts, transportation benefit districts, local/regional trauma care councils and industrial development corporations are required to prepare the Schedule regardless of the amount of revenue.
• You can choose to include or exclude pending entries, or further refine the inquiry by a number of other criteria.

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Month-End Closing Process

Include amounts of impact or developers’ fees or reimbursable charges for services receivable from private developers, rents and other receivables. Include the uncollected portion of special assessments which are past due. Exclude interfund assessments, which should be reported in account 131. Include the uncollected portion of property tax which a government has levied and for which the due date has not yet passed. Also include any amounts of other uncollected taxes that are measurable and available.