Questions from Accounting for Government and Non-Profit


Q: A city’s visitors’ bureau, which promotes tourism and conventions, is

A city’s visitors’ bureau, which promotes tourism and conventions, is funded by an 8 percent local hotel occupancy tax (a tax on the cost of a stay in a hotel). Because the visitors’ bureau is support...

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Q: In what key ways do program budgets more directly link expenditures to

In what key ways do program budgets more directly link expenditures to organizational goals than do conventional object classification budgets?

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Q: A city prepares its budget in traditional format, classifying expenditures by

A city prepares its budget in traditional format, classifying expenditures by fund and object. In 2010, amid considerable controversy, the city authorized the sale of $20 million in bonds to finance c...

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Q: The transactions that follow relate to the Danville County Comptroller’s Department over

The transactions that follow relate to the Danville County Comptroller’s Department over a two‐year period. Year 1 • The county appropriated $12,000 for employee education and training. • The depart...

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Q: The following information was drawn from a county’s general fund budgets and

The following information was drawn from a county’s general fund budgets and accounts for a particular year (in millions): You also learn the following: • For purpo...

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Q: The data presented below were taken from the books and records of

The data presented below were taken from the books and records of the village of Denaville. All amounts are in millions. The village encumbers all outlays. As is evident from the data, some goods or s...

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Q: A city’s note to its financial statements provides considerable insight into its

A city’s note to its financial statements provides considerable insight into its budget practices. Shown below is an excerpt from a note, headed Budgets, from the Smith City, annual...

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Q: Review the budget note to the Smith City’s financial statements presented in

Review the budget note to the Smith City’s financial statements presented in the previous problem. Assume that the city engaged in the following transactions in 2017 and 2018: â...

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Q: Shown below is an excerpt from a city’s subsidiary ledger for the

Shown below is an excerpt from a city’s subsidiary ledger for the first two months of its fiscal year. Missing is the column that explains or references each of the entries. 1. Prepare the journal ent...

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Q: The following is an excerpt (with dates changed) from Against

The following is an excerpt (with dates changed) from Against the Grain, a series of recommendations by the State Comptroller of Texas on how to “save” $4.5 billion and thereby balance the state’s bud...

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