Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Accounting 500; Exam 2
Chpt 8
86
Accounting
Graduate
03/22/2009

Additional Accounting Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Fiduciary Funds are
Definition
accrual basis except for certain liab. of defined benefit pension plans and certain postunemployment healthcare plans
Term
Fiduciary fund stmts:
Definition
1.Stmt of fiduciary net assets-fiduciary funds (assts; liab.; net assets held in trust)
2. stmt changes in fiduciary net assets-fiduciary funds (additions; deductions; change in net assets; net assets: beginning; net assets: ending)
Term
Fiduciary funds are to account
Definition
for assets held for others (private-purpose fiduciary activities)
Term
FF Assets=
Definition
Liab. (Agency funds)
Term
FF are not reported on
Definition
govn't-wide f/s; only reported on fund financial stmt
Term
Types of ff
Definition
1.Agency funds(refunds held in a temp. custodial capacity)
2. investment trust funds
3.private-purpose trust funds
4. pension trust funds(and other employee benefit trust funds)
Term
Public-purpose trusts (for gov't own programs or its citizens) should be recorded
Definition
as govn't funds: 1. special rev fund
2. permanent fund
Term
Agency funds are
Definition
to account for assets held for others
Term
Agency funds assets=
Definition
liab. (no fund balance or equity exists)
Term
Agency funds can be accounted for within
Definition
govn't or enterprise funds (unless specifically required by law, gasb, governing board)
Term
Agency fund for special assessment of debt srvc: Govn't has no legal obligation to
Definition
assume special assessment debt in the case of default by the affected property owners
Term
Agency fund for special assessment debt service: Govn't does:
Definition
1. bill and collect from the specific property owners and
2. uses collections to pay the int. and principal due on the debt
Term
To record issuance of special assessment debt and first bill to affected property owners
Definition
(DB)Assessments receivable-current (DB)Assessments receivable-deferred (CR) Due to special assessment bondholders-principal
Term
To record collections for principal and int on the debt
Definition
(DB)cash (CR) assessments receivable-current (CR) Due to special assessment bondholders-int
Term
To record payment of principal and int on the debt
Definition
(DB)Due to special assessment bondholders-principal (DB) Due to special assessment bondholders-int
(CR) Cash
Term
To rcls current portion of assessment receivables
Definition
(DB) Assessments receivable-current (CR) Assessments receivable-deferred
Term
Use when one govn't unit will collect the taxes for several govn't unils
Definition
Tax agency funds (i.e. composition tax rates for r.e. taxes, sales taxes, property taxes)
Term
The collecting city will allocate the collections (less a collection fee) btwn the taxing authorities based on the relevant factor:
Definition
1. Location of the property (if collecting for several units) 2. On the same proportion as the original bill (if different authorities in the same geographic area)
Term
To record issuance of property tax bills based on a composite tax rate
Definition
(DB) Taxes receivable for other funds and units-current (CR) Due to other funds and units
Term
To record collections of tax bills
Definition
(DB) cash (CR)Taxes receivable for other funds and units-current
Term
To record specific liab. based on the collection
Definition
(DB)Due to other funds and units (CR) Due to (specific fund or unit)
Term
To record payment of taxes collected
Definition
(DB)Due to (specific fund or unit)
(CR)CASH
Term
Tax Agency Funds: Other funds and units will record collection fee
Definition
as an expenditure
Term
Grants, entitlements, shared rev received and then redistributed to other funds, govn't units, subgrantees
Definition
Pass-through agency funds
Term
Accting treatment by the pass-through agency depends on
Definition
whether admin or direct financial involvement exists
Term
Admin involvement in the grants if for example:
Definition
a. monitors secondary recipients for compliance with program-specific requirements. b. determines eligibility of secondary recipients9 (even if using grantor-est. criteria c. has ability to exercise discretion when allocating the funds
Term
Direct financial involvment in the grants if
Definition
finances a portion of the grant (ex.through matching requirement) or is liab. for disallowed costs
Term
If either admin or direct financial involvment:
Definition
1.Do not use an agency fund instead record rev for funds received, and record expenditure, exp, transfer for funds disbursed(i.e.grants, subgrants)
Term
If no admin or direct financial involvement, record
Definition
no rev or exp for funds received and redisbursed.; use an agency fund to record money in and out
Term
To record receipt of pass-through funds
Definition
(DB) cash (CR) Due to others
Term
To record disbursement of pass-through funds
Definition
(DB)Due to others (CR)CASH
Term
Subgrantee reporting: govn't fund types
Definition
records grants as rev or deferred rev
Term
Subgrantee reporting; proprietory funds:
Definition
nonoperating rev or contributed equity (if restricted capital grant)
Term
Fund places its investments, cash in a managed investment pool along with other participating funds
Definition
investment pools
Term
Investment pools, each participant receives a
Definition
proportionate share of the pool's investment income, g/l, unrealized g/l
Term
Types of investment pools:
Definition
1.internal investment pool, 2. external investment pool
Term
Internal investment pool participarting funds are all
Definition
in the same govn't unit; use special rev fund, permanent fund
Term
External investment pool, participating funds, parties are not
Definition
all in the same govn't unit; set up an investment trust fund: 1. economic resources measurement focus 2. Accrual basis
Term
Whenever investments enter or leave the pool, revalue all investments at
Definition
FMV Includes both: 1.the investments in the pool, 2. investments entering, leaving the pool
Term
To record transfer of cash and investments(at fmv)into a cash and investments pool
Definition
(DB)Equity in pooled investments (CR) cash (CR)Investments (CR)Rev-change in fair value of investments DB if unrealized loss or CR if unrealize gain to balance afe
Term
To record the fund's proportionate share of the investment income and unrealized gain
Definition
(DB)Equity in pooled investments (CR) revenues-change in fair value of investments (CR) revenues-investment earnings
Term
Investment pool side: to record assets received from (name) fund at FMV
Definition
(DB) Cash (DB) Acc'd int receivable (DB)Investments (CR)Due to (fund name) (i.e. the internal participant) (CR) Additions-deposits in pooled funds (external participant)
Term
Investment pool side: To record collection of acc'd int and investment income
Definition
(DB)Cash (CR)Acc'd int receivable (CR) undistributed earnings on pooled investments
Term
Investment pool side: to record the increase in fmv of assets (if FMV decreased, then reverse the DR and CR above)
Definition
(DB) Investments (CR) Undistributed change in fair value of pooled investments
Term
GASB requires realized and unrealized g/l to be reported as
Definition
a single amount (changes in fv of investments)
Term
GASB: Changes in fv or investments:
Definition
1.reported as a component of investment income(not as a separate amt on the f/s) 2. Optional: can be disclosed in the notes
Term
To record each funds proportionate share of the investment income
Definition
(DB)undistributed earnings on pooled investments (CR) Due to (fund name) (CR) Additions-investment earnings: (external participant)
Term
To record each fund's proportionate share of the realized/unrealized gain (if a loss, then DB and CR reversed)
Definition
(DB)undistributed change in fv of pooled investments (CR) Due to(fund name) (CR)Additions-change in fv of investments: (external participant)
Term
To record withdrawal of fund's and external participant's share of pooled cash and investments (revalue all investments before making distribution)
Definition
(DB)Due to (fund name) (DB)Deductions-withdrawals from pooled funds(external participant (CR)cash
Term
Public purpose trust funds (governmental)
Definition
1.nonexpendable: permanent funds 2.expendable: special revenue funds
Term
Private purpose trust funds: Expendable: Can spend
Definition
both corpus(principal) and income from trust assets
Term
Expendable private purpose trust funds accounting is similar to that of
Definition
governmental funds
Term
Expendable private purpose trust funds may or may not require a
Definition
legal budget: 1.est.revenues; appropriations; fund balance(old) 2. encumbrances; reserve for encumbrances
Term
Nonexpendable(endowment) can spend income from
Definition
trust assets
Term
Nonexpendable(endowment) The corpus can not
Definition
be spent
Term
Nonexpendable (endowment) read the trust instrument to determine
Definition
what is allowed, unallowed.
Term
Nonexpendable private purpose trust funds
Definition
accrual base, accounting is similar to that of proprietary funs (internal service, enterprise) no legal budget requirement(no budgetary accounts)
Term
Segregate expendable and
Definition
nonexpendable trust funds
Term
Key issues with private purpose trust funds
Definition
which transactions affect trust income, which tx affect trust corpus, measurement of income, realized, unrealized g/l on trust assets: include or exclude from computation of distributable income, depreciation (asset replacement issues)
Term
Private purpose trust funds: record assets received
Definition
at fmv at date of gift
Term
Bonds maturing more than one year from receipt
Definition
FMV
Term
No amortization
Definition
of discount premium allowed
Term
Private purpose trust funds: operating transfers;
Definition
make as provided in the trust instrument
Term
Adjust investments to fmv at the end of each period
Definition
either directly adjust the investment account or use an investments: allowance for changes in fair value account
Term
Private purpose trust funds: closing entries
Definition
close out income type items, transfers out: to net assets
Term
Pension accounting: types of plans(discuss, describe)
Definition
1.Defined contribution plan-put x%, can draw out what you put in + int. 2. Defined benefit plans-i.e.5000/month til death
Term
Pension accounting: know which side of the tx you are trying to record
Definition
1.employer books 2.pension plan's books
Term
Pension accounting: understand whether:
Definition
1. a single employer plan 2. a group of plans such as a public employee retirement systems (PERS)
Term
GASB 25
Definition
Defined benefit pension plans
Term
GASB 26
Definition
Postemployment healthcare plans administered by defined benefit pension plans
Term
GASB 27
Definition
Postemployment healthcare plans administered by the sponsor/employer
Term
GASB 34
Definition
Pension plans required to be reported in the fiduciary fund stmt of the sponsoring govnt
Term
IRC Section 457
Definition
ASsets and income from the assets of new and existing plans must be held in trust for employees
Term
GASB: IRC Section 457
Definition
plans must be reported as an expendable trust fund (not as an agency fund)
Term
Most plan assets are reported at
Definition
fmv
Term
Mortgage investments
Definition
PV of P+1
Term
REal Estate
Definition
FMV based on independent appraisal
Term
Depreciable assets held fro use by the PERS:
Definition
Cost-acc dep
Term
Defined benefit plan reporting requirements:
Definition
1.Stmt of plan net assets 2.Stmt of changes in plan net assets 3. Schedule of funding progress 4. Schedule of employer contributions 5. disclosures
Term
Stmt of plan net assets
Definition
not classified re current, long term (assets; liab.; net assets held in trust)
Term
Stmt of changes in plan net assets
Definition
additions; deductions; net incr (decr); net assets:B; Net assets:E
Term
Schedule of funding progress: infomration provided for each plan(current year plus last year)
Definition
1. Actuarial value of assets 2. Actuarial acc'd liab. (AAL) 3. unfunded actuarial accr'd liab (UAAL) 4. funded ratio 5. covered payroll 6.UAAL as a % of covered payroll
Term
Schedule of employer contributions (currenty yr plus last yr)
Definition
1.Annual required contribution 2.Percentage contributed 3. Separate columns for each plan
Term
Disclosures include:
Definition
1.plan description 2.summary of significant policies 3. description of contributions and reserves 4.description of long-term contracts 5. balances of legally required reserves 6. actuarial methods, assumptions, 7. changes in benefit provisions
Term
Annual required contribution
Definition
Actuarial pv of total projected benefits (allowing for changes in pay rates, colas, etc.)
Term
Six different actuarial methods allowed
Definition
annual required contributions
Supporting users have an ad free experience!