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Governmental Accounting.

1) Explain why property tax revenues may be different on the Governmental fund type statement of revenues, expenditures, and changes in Fund balance compared to the Government- wide statement of activities. Please add some specificity to your answer.

2) Give one specific example of a worksheet entry as Governmental fund type financial statement information is converted or adjusted to Government-wide Governmental activities financial statment information in regard to capital assets. Please do not answer this question by giving a journal entry.

3) What are some of the key differences between the proprietary statement of cash flows and the FASB for-profit statement of Cash flows( Four differences)

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The following information is available about items that differ between the governmental funds and the government wide statements. Assume that there are no internal service funds. The schedule of capital assets prepared for the year ended December 31, 2015, includes the following items:

Government Beginning Ending

Activities Balance Additions Retirements Balance

Total Capital Assets

(at gross) $700,000 $50,000 $(25,000) $725,000

Less: Accumulated

Depreciation (170,000) (30,000) 17,500 (182,500)

Net Capital Assets $530,000 $20,000 $ (7,500) $542,500

The bond was issued at the beginning of the year, and the following amortization schedule is available.

Date Interest Paid Cash Paid Premium Bond

Amortization Balance

1/1/2015 $104,213

12/31/2015 6,253 7,000 747 $103,466

The net change in fund balances—total governmental funds was $1,100,000.

Required:

Prepare the reconciliation of the statement of revenues, expenditures, and changes in fund balances to the statement of activities on a government-wide basis for the year ended December 31, 2015.

Acct 510 - MN CAFR Independent Assignment Page 1

Chapter 18 Lab => Government Accounting - MN Comprehensive Annual

Financial Report (CAFR)

Note: The MN CAFR is available online in the state of MN website (www.finance.state.mn.us).

NOTE: If you are not sure if you are interpreting a question correctly…just note your assumption.

Introduction Section

Transmittal Letter

1. What basis of accounting is this system maintained?

State Principal Officials

1. List the following:

a. Governor –

b. Attorney General –

c. State Auditor –

d. Chief Justice of the MN Supreme Court -

Financial Section

Management Discussion and Analysis (MD&A)

1. List the government wide financial statements.

2. List the three types of government activities broken down in the government wide financial

statements.

3. What type of activity would Metropolitan State University considered?

4. List the state’s top three component units.

5. The state’s funds are separated into three types of funds;

a. List the three fund types.

b. What fund is Metropolitan State University a part?

6. Explain in your own words the difference between Budgetary Basis vs. GAAP?

Basic Financial Statements

1. What % of Total Assets do Cash and Cash Equivalents (unrestricted) represent?

2. Why would the state of MN carry such a high % of cash and cash equivalents?

3. What is the amount of General Obligation Bonds Payable?

Acct 510 - MN CAFR Independent Assignment Page 2

a. Current

b. Noncurrent

c. Total

4. In descending order, list the five largest “General Revenue” sources and the dollar amounts

(exclude “Other Taxes” from your list). Hint: All are found in the tax section.

5. What is the difference between Program Revenues and General Revenues?

6. List the three largest net expenditures for the state; in the following format.

Description Expense Revenue Total Net Expenditure

1st

2nd

3rd

7. Compare Net Assets of Governmental Activities to the Total Fund Balance for Governmental

Funds.

a. What is the total difference?

b. List the largest asset and the largest liability driving this difference. Why do these

differences exist? Be specific (provide examples) in your explanation for the

difference.

c. Explain in your own words why there is a $ revenue difference.

8. Compare the Change in Net Assets of Governmental Activities to the Net Change in Fund

Balances for Governmental Funds.

a. What is the total difference?

b. List and explain the three largest reconciling differences.

9. How does the University of Minnesota compare to the State Colleges and Universities from

a financial perspective?

1. Which standard issued by the Governmental AccountingStandards Board in 1999 requires two distinct sets of financialstatements for state and local governments?

A) GASB Statement No. 32
B) GASB Statement No. 33
C) GASB Statement No. 34
D) GASB Statement No. 35
E) GASB Statement No. 36

2. Which group of governmental financial statements reports allrevenues and all costs of providing services each year?

A) GAAP-Based Financial Statements
B) Fund-Based Financial Statements
C) Cost-Based Financial Statements
D) Government-Wide Financial Statements
E) General Fund Financial Statements

3. Proprietary fundsare

A) Funds used to account for the activities of a government thatare carried out primarily to provide services to citizens
B) Funds used to account for a government's ongoing organizationsand activities that are similar to those operated by for-profitorganizations
C) Funds used to account for monies held by the government in atrustee capacity
D) Funds used to account for all financial resources except thoserequired to be accounted for in another fund
E) Funds used to account for revenues that have been legallyrestricted as to expenditure

4. Fiduciary fundsare

A) Funds used to account for the activities of a government thatare carried out primarily to provide services to citizens
B) Funds used to account for a government's ongoing organizationsand activities that are similar to those operated by for-profitorganizations
C) Funds used to account for monies held by the government in atrustee capacity
D) Funds used to account for all financial resources except thoserequired to be accounted for in another fund
E) Funds used to account for revenues that have been legallyrestricted as to expenditure.

5. The term "current financial resources" refers to

A) Those assets that can quickly be converted into cash
B) Monetary assets that are available to meet the government'sneeds
C) The government's current assets and current liabilities
D) The current value of all net assets owned by the governmentalunit
E) Financial resources used to provide electricity to localcitizens

6. Which group of financial statements is prepared using the"modified accrual accounting" approach?

A) GAAP-Based Financial Statements
B) Fund-Based Financial Statements
C) Cost-Based Financial Statements
D) Government-Wide Financial Statements
E) General Purpose Financial Statements

7. Under modified accrual accounting, when should anexpenditure to recognize interest on long-term debt berecorded?

A) At the end of each accounting period
B) When payment is due within one fiscal year
C) When payment is due
D) When cash is available to pay the interest
E) When the interest is incurred

8. Revenue from property taxesshould be recorded in the General Fund

A) when received
B) when there is an enforceable legal claim
C) when they are available for recognition
D) in the period for which they are required or permitted to beused
E) in the period in which the tax bills are mailed

9. A city received a grant of$5,000,000 from a private agency. The money was to be used to builda new city library. In which fund should the money be recorded forthe Fund-Based Financial Statements?

A) The General Fund
B) An Expendable Trust Fund
C) A Capital Projects Fund
D) An Agency Fund
E) A Permanent Fund

10. For government-wide financialstatements, what account is credited when a piece of equipment isleased on a capital lease?

A) Equipment - Capital Lease
B) Encumbrances - Long Term
C) Encumbrances - Lease Obligations
D) Capital Lease Obligation
E) The lease is not recorded

11. Jones College, a publicinstitution of higher education, must prepare financialstatements

A) As if the college was an enterprise fund
B) Following the same rules as state and local governments
C) According to GAAP
D) As if the college was a fiduciary fund
E) In the same manner as private colleges anduniversities

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