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Case Study I

The General Fund of Middleville has presented you with the following trial balance as of June 30, 2011.

 

                                                                                                                         Debits            Credits

                  Cash                                                                                         $   40,000

             Taxes Receivable- Delinquent                                                142,000

                  Estimated Uncollectible Taxes- Delinquent                                                     9,100 

                  Interest and Penalties Receivable                                           32,000

                  Vouchers Payable                                                                                           24,000

                  Budgetary Fund Balance-Reserve for Encumbrances                                  10,200

                  Fund Balance                                                                           _________      170,700

                                                                                                                   $ 214,000         $214,000

 

The information that is being presented to you pertains to the transactions for the city of Middleville for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012.

 

1.       The following budget was adopted by the city council:

Estimated Revenues:

Property Taxes                                                                  $ 650,000

Fines and Penalties                                                                44,000

Licenses and Permits                                                           150,000

Federal Grant                                                                     85,000

                                                                                                929,000

Appropriations and Other Financing Uses

Public Safety                                                                         402,000

              General Government                                                          263,000

              Public Works                                                                         102,000

              Parks and Recreation                                                            92,000

              Transfers Out                                                                         34,000

                                                                                                              893,000

 

2.       Encumbrances outstanding at the end of the year were re-opened.

3.       Property taxes of $ 660,000 were levied. It is estimated that 2.5% of the property taxes levied are expected to be uncollectible/

4.       Purchase orders issued for the 2012 fiscal year were as follows:

Public Safety, $ 395,000; General Government, $ 259,000; Public Works, $ 100,000; Parks and Recreation, $ 98,000.

5.       Cash collected for the Federal Grant from the Federal Government, $ 94,000.

6.       Cash collected and transferred in as follows:

Fines and Penalties           43,000

Licenses and Permits      164,000

7.       Cash collected on property taxes were as follows: Current taxes, $559,000, Delinquent Taxes, $ 41,000 and $ 22,000 of interest and penalties were collected.

8.       Purchase orders issued in 2012 in the following amounts were filled in at the following amounts:

Estimated              Actual

Public Safety                      $ 395,000             $ 393,600

General Government       $ 259,000              $ 258,200

Public Works                     $ 100,000              mce_markernbsp;   99,400

Parks and Recreation       mce_markernbsp;  98,000              mce_markernbsp;  97,500

                                            ---------------           ---------------

                                            $ 852,000              $ 848,700

 

9.       Vouchers paid amounted to $ 840,000 and the transfer out to the Debt Service Fund, $34,000.

10.   Please reclassify the Taxes Receivable -Current and Estimated Uncollectible Taxes- Change from Current to Delinquent.

 

Instructions:

a.       Prepare journal entries for the fiscal year ending 2012.

b.      Prepare closing entries.

c.       Prepare a General Fund Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balance for the year ended June 30, 2012.

d.      Prepare a General Fund Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2012.

 

 

Grading Rubric for Case Study 1:

 

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Documentation & Formatting

                   10

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Project will be done in Excel and will contain formulas to receive maximum credit.

Organization and Cohesiveness

15

30%

Calculations for all parts should be organized and correctly labeled.

Content

25

50%

A quality case study will have all required work completed and will be correct.

Total

50

100%

A quality project will meet or exceed all of the above requirements.

 

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