Question

Part VII: Custodial Funds

A city uses a Property Tax Collection Custodial Fund to account for the collection of property taxes for itself, a county, and a school district. Prepare journal entries to record the following transactions and events for city’s Custodial Fund during calendar year 2020.

1. During 2020, property taxes were levied for the city ($6,000,000), the county ($3,000,000) and school district ($9,000,000). Assume taxes collected by the Custodial Fund for the city will be paid to the city’s General Fund.

2. Property taxes in the amount of $13,500,000 are collected. The percentage collected for each entity is in the same proportion as the original levy.

3. The amount owed to the city, the county, and the school district is recognized. The city charges an administrative fee to the county ($80,000) and the school district ($240,000) to collect the taxes, which reduces the amount owed to county and school district.

4. The Custodial Fund distributes the amount owed to the three governments.   

Answer 1

Journal entries :

Property Tax Receivable Account	Debit	$18,000,000
Property Tax Collection Custodial Fund	Credit		$18,000,000
being $ (6 + 3 + 9) million
Cash Account	Debit	$13,500,000
Property Tax Receivable Account	Credit		$13,500,000
Property Tax Collection Custodial Fund	Debit	$ 4,500,000
Payable to City General Fund			$ 4,500,000
being proportion of actual tax collected owed to city
Property Tax Collection Custodial Fund	Debit	$ 2,250,000
Payable to county	Credit		$ 2,250,000
Property Tax Collection Custodial Fund	Debit	$ 6,750,000
Payable to school district	Credit		$ 6,750,000
Payable to county	Debit	$ 80,000
Property Tax Collection Custodial Fund	Credit		$ 80,000
being administrative fee reduced from amount owed to county
Payable to school district	Debit	$ 240,000
Property Tax Collection Custodial Fund	Credit		$ 240,000
being administrative fee reduced from amount owed to school
Payable to school district	Debit	$ 6,510,000
Cash	Credit		$ 6,510,000
Payable to county	Debit	$ 2,170,000
Cash	Credit		$ 2,170,000
Payable to City General Fund	Debit	$ 4,500,000
Cash	Credit		$ 4,500,000