The Town of Brown has the following financial transactions: 1. The town council adopts an annual...

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The Town of Brown has the following financial transactions:

1. The town council adopts an annual budget for the general fundestimating general revenues of $2.0 million, approved expendituresof $1.6 million, approved transfers pf $150,000.

2. The town levies property taxes of $1.5 million. It expects tocollect all but 4% of these taxes during the year. Of the leviedamount, $50,000 will be collected next year but after more than 60days.

3. The town orders three new police cars at an approximate costof $120,000.

4. A transfer of $60,000 is made from the general fund to thedebt service fund.

5. The town makes a payment on a bond payable of $50,000 alongwith $15,000 of interest using the money previously set aside.

6. The Town of Brown issues a $3 million bond at face value inhopes of acquiring a building to convert into a high school.

7. The two police cars are received with an invoice price of$115,000. The voucher has been approved and will not be paid forthree weeks.

8. The town purchases the building for the high school for $2.5million in cash and immediately begins renovating it.

9. Depreciation on the new police cars is computed at $35,000for the period.

10. The town borrows $120,000 on a 30-day-tax anticipationnote.

11. The Town of Brown begins a special assessment curbingproject. The government issues $900,000 in notes at face value tofinance this project. The town has guaranteed the debt if theassessments collected do not cover the entire balance.

12. A contractor completes the curbing project and is paid$900,000 as agreed.

13. The town assesses citizens $900,000 for the completedcurbing project.

14. The town collects the special assessments of $900,000 infull and repays the debt plus $40,000 in interest.

15. The town receives a $20,000 cash grant from a regionalcharity to beautify a local park. The grant must be used to coverthe specific costs that the town incurs.

16. The town spends the first $5,000 to beautify the park.

Question 1. – Please prepare journal entries for thetown based on the production of fund financialstatements.

Question 2 – Please prepare journal entries inanticipation of preparing government-wide financialstatements.

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