Question

Prepare journal entries in general journal format to record the following transactions for the City of Dallas General Fund (subsidiary detail may be omitted)

1. The budget prepared for the fiscal year included total estimated revenues of $4,693,000, appropriations of $4,686,000 and estimated other financing uses of $225,000.

2. Purchase orders in the amount of $451,000 were mailed to vendors.

3. The current year’s tax levy of $4,005,000 was recorded; uncollectible taxes were estimated to be 2% of the tax levy.

4. Collections of delinquent taxes from prior years’ levies totaled $82,700; collections of the current year’s levy totaled $3,524,900.

5. Invoices were received and approved for payment for items ordered in documents recorded as encumbrances in transaction (#2) of this problem. The estimated liability for the related items was $351,200. Actual invoices were $353,500.

6. Revenue other than taxes collected during the year consisted of licenses and permits, $177,600; intergovernmental revenue, $600,000; and $26,042 of miscellaneous revenues.

7. Property taxes of $7,000 and related interest and penalties of $925 were written off because of an inability to locate property owners.

Answer 1

Journal entries in general journal format to record the following transactions for the City of Dallas General Fund :