5-7) The Village of Harris issued $5,000,000 in 6 percent general obligation, taxsupported bonds on July 1, 2011, at 101. A fiscal agent is not used. Resources for principal and interest payments are to come from the General Fund. Interest payment dates are December 31 and June 30. The first of 20 annual principal payments is to be made June 30, 2012. Harris has a calendar fiscal year.
1. A capital projects fund transferred the premium ($50,000) to the debt service fund.
2. On December 31, 2011, funds in the amount of $150,000 were received from the General Fund and the first interest payment was made.
3. The books were closed for 2011.
4. On June 30, 2012, funds in the amount of $350,000 were received from the General Fund, and the second interest payment ($150,000) was made along with the first principal payment ($250,000).
5. On December 31, 2012, funds in the amount of $142,500 were received from the General Fund and the third interest payment was made ($142,500).
6. The books were closed for 2012.
a. Prepare journal entries to record the events above in the debt servicefund.
b. Prepare a Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund
Balance for the debt service fund for the year ended December 31, 2011.
c. Prepare a Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balance for the debt service fund for the year ended December 31, 2012
5-10.) On July 1, 2011, a five-year agreement is signed between the City of Genoa and the Computer Leasing Corporation for the use of computer equipment not associated with proprietary funds activity. The cost of the lease, excluding executory costs, is $12,000 per year. The first payment is to be made by a
capital projects fund at the inception of the lease. Subsequent payments, beginning July 1, 2012, are to be made by a debt service fund. The present value of the lease payments, including the first payment, is $54,552. The interest
rate implicit in the lease is 5 percent.
a. Assuming the agreement meets the criteria for a capital lease under the provisions of SFAS No. 13, make the entries required in (1) the capital projects fund and (2) the debt service fund on July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2012.
b. Comment on where the fixed asset and long-term liability associated with this capital lease would be recorded and the impact of the journal entries recorded for a .
6-3. Why might it be desirable to operate enterprise funds at a profit?
6-10. The Town of Frostbite self-insures for some of its liability claims and purchases insurance for others. In an effort to consolidate its risk management activities, the Town recently decided to establish an internal service fund, the
Risk Management Fund. The Risk Management Fund's purpose is to obtain liability coverage for the Town, to pay claims not covered by the insurance, and to charge individual departments in amounts sufficient to cover currentyear costs and to establish a reserve for losses.
The Town reports proprietary fund expenses by object classification using the following accounts: Personnel services (salaries), Contractual services
(for the expired portion of prepaid service contracts), Depreciation, and Insurance Claims. The following transactions relate to the year ended December
31, 2012, the first year of the Risk Management Fund's operations.
1. The Risk Management Fund is established through a transfer of $500,000 from the General Fund and a long-term advance from the water utility enterprise fund of $250,000.
2. The Risk Management Fund purchased (prepaid) insurance coverage through several commercial insurance companies for $200,000. The policies purchased require the Town to self-insure for $25,000 per incident.
3. Office Equipment is purchased for $10,000.
4. $450,000 is invested in marketable securities.
5. Actuarial estimates were made in the previous fiscal year to determine the amount necessary to attain the goal of accumulating sufficient funds to cover current-year claims and to establish a reserve for losses. It was
determined that the General Fund and water utility be assessed a fee of
6 percent of total wages and salaries (Interfund premium). Wages and salaries by department are as follows:
Public Safety 5,000,000 General Administrative Operations 1,500,000
Education 1,500,000
Water Utility 2,500,000
Total 10,500,000
7-6. On July 1, 2011, the City of Belvedere accepted a gift of cash in the amount of $3,000,000 from a number of individuals and foundations and signed an agreement to establish a private-purpose trust. The $3,000,000 and any additional
gifts are to be invested and retained as principal. Income from the trust is to be distributed to community nonprofit groups as directed by a Board consisting of city officials and other community leaders. The agreement provides
that any increases in the market value of the principal investments are to be held in trust; if the investments fall below the gift amounts, then earnings are to be withheld until the principal amount is reestablished.
a. The following events and transactions occurred during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012. Record them in the Belvedere Community Trust Fund.
(1) On July 1, the original gift of cash was received.
(2) On July 1, $2,000,000 in XYZ Company bonds were purchased at
par plus accrued interest. The bonds pay an annual rate of 6 percent interest semiannually on April 1 and October 1.
(3) On July 2, $950,000 in ABC Company common stock was purchased. ABC normally declares and pays dividends semiannually, on January
31 and July 31.
(4) On October 1, the first semiannual interest payment was received from XYZ Company. Note that part of this is for accrued interest due at the time of purchase; the remaining part is an addition that may be used for distribution.
(5) On January 31, a cash dividend was received from ABC Company in the amount of $38,000.
(6) On March 1, the ABC stock was sold for $960,000. On the same day, DEF Company stock was purchased for $965,000.
(7) On April 1, the second semiannual interest payment was received from XYZ Company.
(8) During the month of June, distributions were approved by the Board and paid in cash in the amount of $104,000.
(9) Administrative expenses were recorded and paid in the amount of
$7,500.
(10) An accrual for interest on the XYZ bonds was made as of June 30, 2012.
(11) As of June 30, 2012, the fair value of the XYZ bonds, exclusive of accrued interest, was determined to be $2,002,000. The fair value of the DEF stock was determined to be $960,000.
(12) Closing entries were prepared.