Chap 003

Chapter 03 - Governmental Operating Statement Accounts; Budgetary Accounting

CHAPTER 3: GOVERNMENTAL OPERATING STATEMENT ACCOUNTS; BUDGETARY ACCOUNTING

OUTLINE

Number Topic Type/Task Status(re: 15/e)

Questions:3-1 Distinguishing characteristics of fund-based

and government-wide financial statementsIdentify and describe New

3-2 Distinguishing direct and indirect expenses Define and describe New3-3 Statement of activities format Describe 3-2 revised3-4 Program and general revenue Distinguish Same3-5 Extraordinary compared with special items Define and compare 3-5 expanded3-6 Expenditure classifications—examples Classify Same3-7 Temporary and permanent accounts Distinguish 3-7 revised3-8 Revenue classifications Classify Same3-9 Budgetary comparison schedules/statements Explain Same3-10 Public school systems Explain Same

Cases:3-1 Revenue and expense/expenditure

classificationInternet, examine, describe

Same

3-2 Budgetary comparison schedule Internet, examine, describe

Same

3-3 Estimating the required property tax rate; economic and political considerations

Analyze, calculate, and explain

New

3-4 Standardized accounting and reporting for Texas public schools

Internet, examine, describe

New

Exercises/Problems:

3-1 CAFR Examine Revised3-2 Various Multiple Choice 5 items are

new; rest are same/revised

3-3 Town of Truesdale—beginning and ending spendable fund balances

Explain and calculate 3-3 revised

3-4 Budgetary control over expenditures Examine, explain, journal entries

New

3-5 Recording budget Journal entries 3-4 revised3-6 Recording encumbrances Journal entries 3-5 revised3-7 Recording budgetary and operating

transactionsJournal entries, calculate

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3-8 Subsidiary ledgers Calculate 3-63-9 Computerized accounting system—depart-

mental budgetary comparison reportAnalyze and explain Same

3-10 Government-wide statement of activities Prepare 3-10 revised

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CHAPTER 3: GOVERNMENTAL OPERATING STATEMENT ACCOUNTS; BUDGETARY ACCOUNTING

Answers to Questions

3-1. The governmental fund financial statements report detailed current financial resources information intended to help users assess current period fiscal accountability—whether revenues were raised only from authorized sources and expended for authorized purposes. Government-wide financial statements, on the other hand, are intended to provide a broad overview of the governmental and business-type activities for the government as a whole. The government-wide statements focus on economic resources recognized on the accrual basis of accounting—similar to the focus and basis of accounting used in business entity reporting. The governmental operating statement (statement of revenues, expenditures and changes in fund balances) reports the inflows and outflows of current financial resources and changes in fund balances during the fiscal period. The government-wide operating statement (statement of activities) reports net function/program inflows/outflows of economic resources (i.e., function/program revenues and expenses) and the inflow of general (non-function/program) revenues. The bottom line is the change in net position for the period.

3-2. Using the net (expense) or revenue format recommended by GASB standards requires reporting of expenses that are directly related to a function or program on the same line as that function or program. Indirect expenses, those that are not directly related to a function or program, such as interest on long-term debt, should be reported on a separate line. It is important to correctly identify the nature of the expenses so they will be reported on the line of the right function or program, or as a separate line item. Otherwise, incorrect amounts will be reported for particular functions/program costs.

3-3. GASB recommends using a “cost of programs” format for the statement of activities. Using this format, the direct expenses of each function or program are reported on the same line as revenues related to that function or program; the difference is reported as net (expense) revenue. General revenues are added at the bottom of the statement to report the change in net position for the period. Using the net (expense) or revenue format reports the extent to which each function or program is self-supporting from fees and intergovernmental aid, or must be subsidized by general revenues of the government. This is important information for assessing cost of services and evaluating whether to continue to provide services or outsource them.

3-4. a. General revenues.b. Program revenues.c. Program revenues.d. Program revenues.e. Program revenues.f. General revenues.g. General revenues.

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Ch. 3, Answers (Cont’d)

3-5. Extraordinary items are those items (gains or losses) that are both unusual in nature and infrequent in occurrence. Special items are either unusual in nature or infrequent in occurrence, but not both. Special items also differ from extraordinary items in that they are within the control of management. Both types of items are reported as separate line items below General Revenues in the statement of activities. Such items that also affect governmental funds should be reported in a “special and extraordinary items” section immediately below the “Other financing sources and uses” section of the governmental funds statement of revenues, expenditures, and changes in fund balances.

3-6. a. Organization unit f. Both character and objectb. Function g. Programc. Activity h. Functiond. Activity i. Organization unite. Object j. Object

3-7. Definitions of these terms are given in the Glossary of the text. Below are briefer statements:

a. Expenditures and encumbrances are both charges against appropriations. An encumbrance is a charge for an estimated amount at the time goods are ordered; an expenditure is a charge for an actual amount at the time the goods are received (accrual and modified accrual basis) or paid (cash basis). Encumbrance accounting is used only in those funds where it is needed to achieve budgetary control over expenditures.

b. Revenues are increases in net position of the government as a whole or of a fund other than from interfund transfers or debt issue proceeds, recognized at the time the increase is earned (accrual basis), available for use (modified accrual basis) or received in cash (cash basis). Estimated revenues are amounts expected to be available for use or received under enabling legislation during a budget period. Estimated Revenues is a budgetary account representing the expected amount of revenues to be realized from various sources.

c. The term encumbrances is defined in a above. Encumbrances Outstanding is a memorandum account that permits double-entry bookkeeping of encumbrances. It always has the same but opposite balance of the control account Encumbrances.

d. Expenditures is defined in a above. An appropriation is an authorization by the legislative branch for administrators to incur expenditures for specified purposes not to exceed specified amounts. Usually the authorization is for a limited time. Appropriations is a budgetary account.

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Ch. 3, Answers, 3-7 (Cont’d)

e. Expenditures, defined in a above, represent outflow of current financial resources for asset acquisition as well as for salaries, supplies for immediate consumption, travel, and so forth—whatever is specified in the appropriations. The term is used in fund financial statements. Expenses, in governmental accounting as well as business accounting, are expired costs; the full cost of services or goods consumed in providing services to citizens and others. Expenses are found in the government-wide financial statements as well as in the proprietary financial statements.

3-8. a. Taxes e. Intergovernmental revenueb. Charges for services f. Miscellaneous revenuesc. Licenses and permits g. Charges for servicesd. Fines and forfeits h. Licenses and permits

3-9. Budgetary comparison schedules (or statements) must be provided for the General Fund

and each major special revenue fund for which a budget is adopted. In order for budget to actual comparisons to be meaningful, actual revenues and expenditures must be reported in the same manner as the budgeted amounts. Actual revenues and expenditures reported in the statement of revenues, expenditures, and changes in fund balances should be on the GAAP basis. GASB standards identify several possible differences between GAAP and budgetary financial accounting. These include basis, timing, perspective, and entity. GASB requires reconciliation of the differences between amounts reported in the GAAP basis operating statement and those reported in the budgetary comparison schedule, either on the face of the budgetary comparison schedule or on a separate page.

3-10. Public school systems are expected to follow the classification system specified by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), as refined or mandated by a state education oversight body. The NCES system combines the GASB expenditure classification structure into nine categories, most of which are necessary for adequate internal management and comparable financial reporting across schools.

The NCES revenue classification scheme also groups classifications into numerous categories, but are generally classified by fund, source, and project/reporting code. The NCES expenditure and revenue dimensions should be compared with the corresponding GASB expenditure and revenue classifications described in this chapter. GASB standards require that expenditures be classified by fund, function or program, organization unit, activity, character, and object and that revenues be classified by fund and source. Comparison of the NCES and GASB classification shows that they are generally compatible, but the NCES classification structure is considerably more detailed to meet the unique reporting needs of public school systems.

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Solutions to Cases

3-1. Students should easily be able to locate a city’s Web site, then explore the Finance Department (or comparable name) link and look for links to financial reports. Responses to each of the questions in this case will depend on how a particular city classifies its revenues and expenses/expenditures.

a. Occasionally, one may find a city that classifies its program revenues and direct expenses by program, but functional classifications, similar to those described in this chapter, are much more common. In most cases, all function or program line items on the statement of activities will report a net expense, with numbers in parentheses. This is not a problem since most functions are supported in part from general revenues reported at the bottom of the statement of activities.

b. On the statement of revenues, expenditures, and changes in fund balances, revenues and expenditures are reported in separate columns for the General Fund and other major governmental funds. Information for all nonmajor governmental funds is reported in aggregate in a single column. Students will likely find that the revenues reported on this statement are classified by source (taxes, licenses and permits, charges for services, etc.). Some cities will report a different amount for tax revenues on their statement of activities than on their statement of revenues, expenditures, and changes in fund balances because all tax revenues levied for the year will be reported on the former statement, while those that will not be collected during the current fiscal year or within 60 days thereafter will be reported as deferred taxes on the latter statement.

c. Expenditures will generally be classified by function on the statement of revenues, expenditures, and changes in fund balances and, infrequently, by program. Students are almost certain to find different amounts reported for expenses on the statement of activities and expenditures on statement of revenues, expenditures, and changes in fund balances. Among other explanations, expenses exclude outlays for capitalized assets, but include depreciation expense; expenditures include capital outlays but exclude depreciation expense. Generally, expenses and expenditures will not be the same amounts for the reasons just explained.

3-2. Again the responses to individual questions will depend on the practices of the particular city selected. Some general expectations for each question include:

a. Typically more detail is provided for revenues and expenditures in the budgetary

comparison schedule, though not always. The reason for including more detail in the budgetary comparison schedule, both for revenues and expenditures, is to better match the level of detail used in the budget document. For revenues, cities often report budget and actual information for subclasses of sources, such as various types of taxes. For expenditures, cities often report budget and actual information for organization units and objects.

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Ch. 3, Solutions, Case 3-2 (Cont’d)

b. Students will probably find that actual revenues on the budgetary comparison schedule agree in amount with those reported on the GAAP operating statement. If a difference is noted between these amounts, it is likely attributable to revenues being recognized on a cash basis for budgetary purposes, rather than modified accrual.

c. Some students will discover that actual expenditures on the budgetary comparison schedule differ from those reported on the GAAP operating statement. The explanation given in most of these cases will be that expenditures on the budgetary comparison schedule also include encumbrances outstanding at year-end.

d. If actual revenues and/or expenditures are prepared on a non-GAAP budgetary basis, the budgetary comparison schedule should indicate such, either in the schedule heading or the Actual column heading.

e. Although a variance column is not required by GASB standards, it is difficult to imagine a city not providing a column showing the variance between the actual and the final budget amounts.

3-3. a. The estimated amount of the required property tax levy is calculated, in good form, as follows:

University CityGeneral Fund

Estimate of Amount to Be Raised by Property TaxesFor Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 20X2

As of Current Date—May 1, 20X1Estimated resource requirements:

Estimated expenditures, remainder of FY 20X1 $ 12,786,000Appropriations proposed for FY 20X2 76,115,000Estimated spendable fund balances required, beginning of FY 20X3 15,223,000

Total estimated resource requirements 104,124,000

Estimated resources available and to be raised, other than from property taxes:

Actual spendable fund balances, May 1 of FY 20X1 $16,201,000From estimated revenues, remainder of FY 20X1 12,702,000From revenues in FY 20X2, other than property taxes 66,414,000

Total estimated resources available, other than property taxes 95,317,000

Amount required from property taxes in FY 20X2 $ 8,807,000

b. Calculation of the required tax rate (assuming the full tax levy will be collected): Since University City’s legal tax rate is expressed as $ per $100 of assessed valuation, the first step is to divide the assessed valuation by 100, giving $49,477,528. The required tax rate = $8,807,000 / $49,477,528 = $0.178, or $0.18 (rounded up as is customary) per $100 of assessed valuation.

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c. From an economic viewpoint, the city manager should have little difficulty selling the city council on the required one cent tax increase in FY 20X2 property taxes. She/he should point out that the assessed valuation of property has decreased by 5 percent from last year. A comparative analysis shows the following results.

FY 20X1 tax levy: $0.17 X ($49,477,528 / .95) = $8,853,873.43

FY 20X2 tax levy: $0.18 X $49,477,528 = $8,905,955.04, which is only $52,081.61, or 0.6 percent, larger than the FY 20X1 tax levy.

So, the key point the city manager should make is that although the tax rate will be one cent higher, the proposed FY 20X2 tax levy is only slightly higher than the FY 20X1 levy, because of the 5 percent decrease in assessed valuation.

Despite the only slight increase in the actual tax levy, political considerations could make it difficult for the city manager to convince the city council to accept the one cent increase in property tax rate. They may view the proposal as “a tax increase is a tax increase, regardless of the amount.” If so, city officials may have to look for additional cuts in proposed spending for the forthcoming fiscal year.

3-4. a. The reader can hardly help but notice the extensive coding scheme reflected by the code structure shown in Exhibit 30 of the Texas Education Agency’s (TEA) Financial Accounting and Reporting (FAR) document. As described in Chapter 3 of the text, both the GASB and NCES require revenues to be classified by fund and source. For financial reporting purposes, governments generally report governmental fund revenues from major sources, such as those discussed in the chapter. However, for internal budgeting and financial management purposes, governmental accounting records typically record revenues from numerous detailed sources as well. Appendix B of this chapter shows the extensive source classifications defined by NCES. In addition, NCES classifies revenues by project/reporting code. Exhibit 30 shows that the first three positions in the code structure identify funds and account groups, the latter being used to report capital assets and long-term liabilities. Positions 6-9 of the code report the “object.” Position 6 identifies the account classification. Revenue accounts are identified by a 5 in the account classification position. For example, page 377 of the TEA FAR document shows that object code 5700 is used to report revenues from local and intermediate sources. Thus, the TEA revenue code 5700 combines the NCES 1000 and 2000 classifications (see Appendix B of Chapter 3). Under object 5700, specific revenue accounts are denoted by numbers in the last two positions of the object code. For example, Taxes, Current Year Levy are reported in object code 5711. As one peruses all the coding under object 5700, it should be apparent that the coding structure captures both GASB and NCES requirements.

Similarly, page 412, Exhibit 37, of the TEA FAR document shows that expenditures/expenses are reported using a 6 in the account classification position,

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so all expenditures/ expenses are reported using 6xxx in the object code positions. The summary coding table on p. 413 shows the extensive expenditure/expenses object classifications.

What about the other GASB expenditure classification categories; i.e., by fund, function/program, organization unit, activity, and character? The TEA fund code classification (positions 1-3) has already been discussed. The function code classification (positions 4-5) is very extensive (see summary table on page 294 of the TEA FAR document) and essentially follows the NCES function classifications described in Appendix B, Chapter 3 of the text. The function codes, described in detail in the many pages following page 294 of the TEA FAR document, align primarily with what GASB describes as activity and character classifications. In addition, as shown in Exhibits 30, code positions 12-14 report organizational units and positions 16-17 report program codes. Reviewing the documentation for those codes, as well as the function and object codes previously described, it is apparent that the TEA coding structure facilitates both GASB and NCES classification requirements for expenditures.

b. Reviewing the TEA FAR documentation for the object and program intent codes, it should be apparent that they reflect the NCES classifications discussed in Appendix B of the text.

Solutions to Exercises and Problems

3-1. Each student should have a different governmental annual report, so will have different answers to the questions in this exercise. Some time spent in class to allow students to report on their own answers and to get an idea of the range of answers of other students is useful.

3-2. 1. c. 6. c.2. d. 7. b.3. b. 8. c.4. a. 9. d.5. a. 10. a.

3-3. a. The answer is no to both parts of the question. Subject to an ordinance or

policy that requires a minimum end-of-year fund balance, any spendable fund balances above that amount can be considered available for appropriation in the same manner as revenues and other financing sources. Consequently, if the sum of any excess fund balances and estimated revenues exceeds appropriations, then town officials would be in compliance with any balanced budget requirement. In fact, legislative bodies often budget the use of a portion of fund balance if it exceeds any minimum requirement established by law or policy.

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Chapter 3, Solutions, 3-3 (Cont’d) b.

Fund Balance—Unassigned at 6-30-2013 after all closing entries will be $615,000, as shown below:

SPENDABLE FUND BALANCES

Fund Balance—Unassigned as of 6-30-2012 $ 600,000

To close revenues for the year 3,190,000

To close expenditures for the year (3,175,000)

Fund Balance—Unassigned as of 6-30-2013 $ 61 5,000

Note: Estimated Revenues and Appropriations are closed to Budgetary Fund Balance by reversing the original budgetary entry. So the balance of Budgetary Fund Balance will be zero.

3-4. Town of Hillsboro

a. Yes, barely. After the equipment item that was purchased on January 30, the available appropriation balance is $1,510 which provides sufficient legal authorization to order the new computer that is estimated to cost $1,500.

b. Yes. The new computer is estimated to cost $1,500. Actual costs often exceed the estimated cost because of unexpected price increases, shipping charges, and setup costs. Since the actual cost might exceed the available appropriation of $1,510, you would be well advised to at least notify the police chief of this possibility before ordering the computer. This would avoid a surprise later should the chief, or other authorized official, need to transfer a small amount of appropriations from another line item to cover the excess cost.

c. If the available appropriation were less than $1,500, you should notify the police chief so he/she, or other authorized official, can make a decision to not order the computer or else transfer appropriations from another line item to cover the excess cost. Local government budget policies often permit the finance director, upon recommendation of the department head, to transfer appropriation amounts from one line item to another within the same department. Any overall increase in an appropriation must be approved by ordinance of the governing body.

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Chapter 3, Solutions (Cont’d)

3-5. City of Jackson

a. Estimated revenues total—FY 2014 $ 4,650,000

Appropriations total—FY 2014 4,850,000

Therefore, unassigned fund balances at the

end of FY 2013 must be at least $ (200,000)

or else the fund would be thrown into a deficit.

General Ledger Subsidiary Ledger

Debits Credits Debits Credits

b. ESTIMATED REVENUES 4,650,000

BUDGETARY FUND

BALANCE 200,000

APPROPRIATIONS 4,850,000

Estimated Revenues Ledger:

TAXES 3,000,000

INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVENUES 1,000,000

LICENSES AND PERMITS 400,000

FINES AND FORFEITS 150,000

MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES 100,000

Appropriations Ledger:

GENERAL GOVERNMENT 1,000,000

PUBLIC SAFETY 2,000,000

PUBLIC WORKS 950,000

HEALTH AND WELFARE 850,000

MISCELLANEOUS 50,000

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Ch. 3, Solutions (Cont'd)

3-6. City of Jackson (Cont’d)



a. ENCUMBRANCES2014 395,000

ENCUMBRANCES

OUTSTANDING2014 395,000

Encumbrances Ledger:

GENERAL GOVERNMENT 50,000

PUBLIC SAFETY 200,000

PUBLIC WORKS 75,000

HEALTH AND WELFARE 65,000

MISCELLANEOUS 5,000

b. Purchase orders issued by a governmental fund have the effect of using all

or a portion of one or more appropriations for that fund. Issuance of

purchase orders or other commitment documents is a step in the

expenditure of an appropriation; administrators may be subject to legal

penalties if they expend more resources than were appropriated. Recording

encumbrances helps administrators avoid overexpending appropriations.

The same legal issues do not exist in business organizations, although a

well-managed business should certainly keep track of outstanding

purchase orders and contracts to have a clear understanding of what

transactions are in process that will result in the acquisition of assets, the

incurring of expenses, and the incurring of liabilities.

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3-7.



a. ESTIMATED REVENUES 2,700,000

BUDGETARY FUND

BALANCE 50,000

APPROPRIATIONS 2,650,000

Estimated Revenues Ledger:

TAXES 1,900,000



INTERGOVERNMENTAL

REVENUES 200,000

Appropriations Ledger:


PUBLIC SAFETY 1,600,000

PUBLIC WORKS 350,000

PARKS AND RECREATION 150,000

MISCELLANEOUS 50,000

b.



1. CASH 43,000

REVENUES 43,000

Revenues Ledger:



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Ch. 3, Solutions, 3-7 (Cont'd)



2. ENCUMBRANCES—2014 29,900

ENCUMBRANCES

OUTSTANDING—2014 29,900




PUBLIC WORKS 6,100


MISCELLANEOUS 900

3. ENCUMBRANCES

OUTSTANDING—2014 29,100

ENCUMBRANCES—2014 29,100

EXPENDITURES—2014 29,200

CASH 29,200




PUBLIC WORKS 5,900


MISCELLANEOUS 900

Expenditures Ledger:



PUBLIC WORKS 6,100


MISCELLANEOUS 900

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c. CALCULATION OF BUDGETED BUT UNREALIZED REVENUES

AS OF JULY 31, 2013

UNREALIZED

SOURCE BUDGETED ACTUAL REVENUE

PROPERTY TAXES $1,900,000 $ -0- $1,900,000

LICENSES AND PERMITS 350,000 31,000 319,000

FINES AND FORFEITS 250,000 12,000 238,000

INTERGOVERNMENTAL 200,000 -0- 200,000

TOTAL $2,700,000 $43,000 $2,657,000

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d. CALCULATION OF AVAILABLE APPROPRIATIONS, AS OF JULY 31, 2013

AVAILABLE

APPROPRIATIONS ENCUMBRANCES EXPENDITURES APPROPRIATIONS

GENERAL GOVERNMENT $ 500,000 $ -0- $ 7,300 $ 492,700

PUBLIC SAFETY 1,600,000 600 10,800 1,588,600

PUBLIC WORKS 350,000 200 6,100 343,700

PARKS AND RECREATION 150,000 -0- 4,100 145,900

MISCELLANEOUS 50,000 -0- 900 49,100

TOTAL $2,650,000 $800 $29,200 $2,620,000

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3-8. City of Salem

a. $14,980,000 (the sum of the amounts presently in the Estimated Revenues

column of the subsidiary ledgers).

b. $15,000,000 (the sum of the 01/01 entries in the Estimated Revenues

column)

c. 1. Yes

2. 02/28 (45 6 folio entry to Property Taxes)

3. $20,000

4. Decreased

d. $12,080,000 (the sum of the amounts in the Revenues column)

e. Property tax revenue is being accrued; revenue from the other three sources

is being recognized when the cash is received. That is, when it is first

measurable and available according to the modified accrual basis of

accounting.

3-9. Lincoln City

a. Apparently, Lincoln City uses a 10-digit account number structure having

three segments. As is customary, the first segment is the fund code, with

01 representing the General Fund. As the heading implies, the second

segment (divided into two sub-segments) is the organization unit, with 08-00

assigned to the Parks and Recreation Department. The zeros in the second

sub-segment can be replaced with numbers representing activities within

the department, such as parks, aquatic recreation, athletic facilities,

administration, and so forth. The third segment represents the object of

expenditure. This segment can be further subdivided to provide greater

expenditure detail, such as 7120 for building materials, 7130 for

maintenance supplies, and 7140 for office supplies. This account structure

appears to meet the GASB’s expenditure classification requirements.

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b. Encumbrance control procedures are generally used only for purchases of

goods and services for which there is delay between placing the order or

contract and receipt of the goods or services. Recurring expenditure

requirements such as payroll and utilities are fairly predictable, so

encumbrance procedures are generally not necessary to adequately control

these expenditures. Conferences and training are usually not “ordered” in

advance in the sense of a purchase order or contract for future service.

Even if conference registrations or airline reservations are made in advance,

those are usually paid at the time of the registration or reservation and thus

are actual, not estimated, expenditures.

c. At the mid-point of FY 2013, the Parks and Recreation Department has

expended or encumbered the following percentages of its appropriations:

Personnel Services 45.5%

Materials and Supplies 62.5%

Conferences and Training 37.5%

Contractual Services 69.5%

Utilities 51.1%

Capital Outlay 43.1%

Other 72.1%

At first glance, it appears that the Materials and Supplies, Contractual

Services, and Other accounts could expend their appropriations well before

the end of the fiscal year. Additional information about normal seasonal

usage patterns would be required, however, to confirm if the spending rate

is too rapid for these accounts. Larger quantities of materials and supplies

may be used every spring and early summer in preparing parks and

recreation facilities for heavy summer use. Contractual services may have

involved a larger than average service contract that was fulfilled early in the

year and contracts may have been signed early in the year for services to be

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Ch. 3, Solutions, 3-9, c. (Cont'd)

provided later in the year. Other is a miscellaneous category, albeit a large

one, for which analysis of what it entails and expected spending rates would

need to be undertaken before any conclusions can be reached.

d. It may appear that the Personnel Services, Conferences and Training, and

Capital Outlay accounts could get by with lower appropriations. This is

likely not the case, however, since departments typically have to defend

their appropriation requests during the budgeting process. Parks and

recreation departments often require more labor in the summer for grounds

maintenance, swimming pool lifeguards, recreational activity instructors,

and for other purposes. Consequently, personnel expenditures will likely be

greater in the second half of the fiscal year. Similarly, many conferences

are held in late summer and fall so it may be that department officers and

staff will be attending conferences or training events later in the year. The

relatively small budget authorization for capital outlay suggests that the

purpose of the account is to acquire equipment. Late acquisition of

equipment might reflect a strategy to hold off until it is known whether these

monies might be needed for other purposes, or perhaps management is

simply waiting for a good deal or the latest model of equipment to be

released.

e. Possible explanations for the observed over- and under-spending patterns

have been provided in parts c and d. These explanations make it clear that

one needs to analyze past spending patterns and evaluate specific

spending plans within individual accounts before it can be determined

whether spending patterns are unreasonable. Such analysis yields a

budgeted spending rate to which the actual spending rate can be compared.

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3-10.WESTOVER VILLAGE

Statement of Activities (partial)For the Year Ended June 30, 2014

Net (Expense) Revenue and

Changes in Net Assets

Program Revenues

ExpensesCharges for

ServicesOperating

GrantsCapitalGrants

GovernmentalActivities

Functions/ProgramsPrimary GovernmentGeneral government $ 9,571 $ 3,146 $ 843 $ (5,582)Public safety 34,844 1,198 1,307 $ 62 (32,277)Health and sanitation 6,738 5,612 (1,126)Culture and recreation 12,352 3,995 2,450 (5,907)Interest on long-term debt 6,068 _______ _____ ____ (6,068 ) Total governmental activities $ 69,573 $ 13,951 $4,600 $ 62 (50,960)

General revenues:Property taxes 56,300Unrestricted grants and contributions 1,200Investment earnings 1,958 Total general revenues 59,458Special item—gain on sale of park land 3,473 Total general revenues and special

items 62,931 Change in net position 11,971Net position—July 1, 2013 1,643,000 Net position—June 30, 2014 $1,654,971

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