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Learning Objectives
Why governments focus on current financial resources and use the MA basis? Why governments focus on all economic resources and use the full accrual basis? The key distinctions between the modified accrual and full accrual bases of accounting The distinction between exchange and nonexchange transactions The main types of non-exchange transactions
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Financial Statements
Two types of financial statements: Fund: Modified accrual basis Government-wide: Full accrual basis
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Governmental Funds
Revenues must be available to pay liabilities of current period before they can be recognized. Measurement Focus: flow of current financial resources
Current financial resources include cash, receivables, marketable securities, prepaid items, and supplies inventories Capital assets such as land, buildings, and equipment are NOT accounted for in governmental funds, but rather in governmental activities
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Exchange Transactions
Transactions in which each party receives value essentially equal to the value given
e.g., one party sells goods or services and the other buys
Recognize the revenue when it is earned, and the expense/expenditure when it is incurred. Exchange-like transactions are those in which the values exchanged may be related but not quite equal.
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Nonexchange Transactions
External events in which a government gives/receives value without directly receiving/giving equal value in exchange Revenue recognition depends on time requirements - the period in which the resources are required (or may be) used Some nonexchange transactions may be delayed until program eligibility requirements are met. Purpose restrictions reported as restricted net assets or reserved fund balance
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Nonexchange Transactions
Four Categories of Nonexchange Transactions Derived tax revenues Imposed nonexchange transactions Government-mandated nonexchange transactions Voluntary nonexchange transactions
Standards for the last 2 transactions apply to both revenues and expenditures.
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Government-mandated Transactions
These occur when a government at one level (e.g. the federal or a state government) provides resources to a government at another level (e.g. a local government or school district). Requires the recipient to use the resources for a specific purpose.
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Revenue Recognition
Under modified accrual basis, revenue cannot be recognized until they are both measurable and available to finance expenditures of fiscal period. Collection of cash must be reasonably assured before revenues can be recognized.
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Revenue Recognition
Property tax: It is the bread and butter of local governments. Classified as Ad-Valorem taxes (based on value), property taxes are most typically levied against real property. Revenue is recognized ONLY if cash is expected to be collected within 60 days of year end. Other revenues: 60 day rule has becomes the benchmark. But some governments have also established 30, 90 days or 1 year time periods.
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Recognition Standards
Derived Tax Revenues These should be recognized as revenue when the underlying exchange transaction takes place Example: Sales taxes should be recognized in the period of the underlying sale.
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Recognition Standards
Imposed Nonexchange Transactions These should be recognized as revenue in the period in which the government has an enforceable legal claim to the resources and the relevant time requirements have been met. Property taxes would normally be recognized as revenue during the period for which they were levied.
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Recognition Standards
Government Mandated and Voluntary Nonexchange Transactions
Revenue from these transactions should be recognized when all eligibility requirements, including time requirements have been met. Example: Reimbursement grant when qualifying expenditures have been made.
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Application
Applies to both revenues and expenditures. Thus payments from one government to another are expected to be accounted for symmetrically. Applies to financial statements prepared on both the modified accrual and the full accrual basis; thus both fund and government-wide statements.
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Taxes (Ad-valorem and self-assessing) Special Assessments Licenses and Permits Intergovernmental Revenues Charges for Services Fines and Forfeits Miscellaneous Revenues
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Another calculation:
Revenues required Estimated collectible proportion
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Revenues - Miscellaneous
Revenues that do not fall into one of the other categories. Examples: proceeds from the sale of government assets investment income accrue if the amount is known prior to the receipt of cash; but usually accounted for when collected in cash.
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On-Behalf Payments
One government makes payment for employment fringe benefits on behalf of another.
You can also refer to the complete example and journal entries on pg. 147.
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Summary
Primary objectives of financial reporting: -Interperiod equity and budgetary compliance. 2 types of financial statements are prepared: -Fund and Government-wide GASB Std. #33 provides guidance for revenue recognition and is applicable to statements prepared on either the full accrual or the modified accrual basis. GASB Std. # 33 sets forth revenue recognition guidelines for: -Imposed nonexchange transactions, ex. property taxes -Derived exchange transactions, ex. Sales taxes -Grants -Other exchange transactions, ex. sale of capital assets -Investments etc.
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