Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780133799569
Author: Robert J. Freeman, Craig D. Shoulders, Dwayne N. McSwain, Robert B. Scott
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 3, Problem 3.3E
The budget data presented in a school district General Fund statement of revenues, expenditures, and changes in fund balances—budget and actual—are to be
- a. the original, legally adopted budget.
- b. the final revised budget, as amended.
- c. both the original, legally adopted budget and the final revised budget, as amended.
- d. presented on the modified accrual basis of accounting even if the budget is adopted on the cash basis.
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Chapter 3 Solutions
Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting (11th Edition)
Ch. 3 - Governmental budgeting and budgetary control are...Ch. 3 - Distinguish between the following types of...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3QCh. 3 - What are budgetary control points? How do they...Ch. 3 - Prob. 5QCh. 3 - Why might a local government not prepare and adopt...Ch. 3 - Revenue estimates and appropriations enacted are...Ch. 3 - In business accounting, a single general ledger...Ch. 3 - Illustrations 3-2 and 3-3 show Revenues Subsidiary...Ch. 3 - An interim budgetary comparison statement for a...
Ch. 3 - Prob. 11QCh. 3 - An annual budgetary comparison schedule for a...Ch. 3 - General budgets are most common for which of the...Ch. 3 - Special budgets are best defined as budgets a....Ch. 3 - Prob. 1.3ECh. 3 - Which of the following statements is false? a....Ch. 3 - Which of the following statements is true? a....Ch. 3 - Appropriation requests for the General Fund are...Ch. 3 - Which of the following statements would be true...Ch. 3 - Prob. 2.3ECh. 3 - Which of the following GAAP requirements for...Ch. 3 - Prob. 2.5ECh. 3 - Prob. 3.1ECh. 3 - Which of the following items does a government...Ch. 3 - The budget data presented in a school district...Ch. 3 - Allotments are best defined as a. legislative...Ch. 3 - Prob. 4ECh. 3 - Prob. 5ECh. 3 - (Budgetary EntriesGeneral Ledger) The city of...Ch. 3 - (General LedgerSubsidiary Ledgers Relationship,...Ch. 3 - (General Ledger Entries) Record the following...Ch. 3 - (Encumbrances) Record the following transactions...Ch. 3 - (Operating Budget Preparation) The finance...Ch. 3 - (Budgetary and Other EntriesGeneral and Subsidiary...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3PCh. 3 - (Budgetary Comparison StatementBudgetary Basis...Ch. 3 - (a) Prepare general ledger and subsidiary ledger...Ch. 3 - Using the information from C3-2 and assuming that...
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