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On January 1, 2017, the first day of its fiscal year, CarterCity received notification that a federal grant in the amount of$580,000 was approved. The grant was restricted for the payment ofwages to teenagers for summer employment. The terms of the grantpermitted reimbursement only after qualified expenditures have beenmade; the grant could be used over a two-year period. The followingdata pertain to operations of the SUMMER EMPLOYMENT GRANTFUND, a special revenue fund of Carter City, during the yearended December 31, 2017.

  1. The budget was recorded. It provided for Estimated Revenues forthe year in the amount of $290,000, and for Appropriations in theamount of $290,000.
  2. A temporary loan of $290,000 was received from the GeneralFund.
  3. During the year, teenagers earned and were paid $278,200 underterms of the Summer Employment program. An additional $9,000 isaccrued as payable on December 31. Recognize the receivable andrevenue (include the $9,000 of wages payable).
  4. Each month a properly documented request for reimbursement wassent to the federal government; checks for $283,000 werereceived.
  5. $256,200 was repaid to the General Fund.
  6. Necessary closing entries were made.


Prepare the journal entry for the year ended December 31 of theSummer Employment Grant Fund.

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S. No. Account Titles and Explanation Debit $ Credit $
1 Estimated Revenue Control 290000
Appropriation Control 290000
To Record Estimated Revenue
2 Cash 290000
Due to General Fund 290000
To Reccord Entry For Loan Received                              -  
3.a. Expendture Control 287200
Cash 278200
Accrued Wages Payable 9000
To Record Payment Under Sumer Empoyment Programme
3.a. Grant Receivable 287200
Revenue Control 287200
To Record Entry for Grant Receivable
4 Cash 283000
Grant Receivable 283000
To Record Grant Received
5 General Fund 256200
Cash 256200
To Record Entry for repayment to general Fund
6 Appropriation Control 290000
Estimate Revenue Control 290000
To Record Closing Entry
6.b. Revenue Control 287200
Unreserved fund Balance 287200
To Record Closing Entry

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