Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting (11th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780133799569
Author: Robert J. Freeman, Craig D. Shoulders, Dwayne N. McSwain, Robert B. Scott
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 5, Problem 7E
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- 1. Menefee levied property taxes of $12,000,000 for 20X6. The taxes were levied on January 20X6. The town expects $80,000 to be uncollectible. Three-fourths of the taxes receivable are expected to be collected within the 2% discount period. Another $1,000,000 of taxes receivable should be collected before year end but after the discount period. The balance of the collectible taxes is expected to be collected at a uniform rate over the first 10 months of 20X7.
- 2. Menefee collected $9,100,000 (before discounts) of its taxes receivable prior to the end of the discount period. The balance of the taxes receivable is past due.
- 3. Menefee wrote off taxes receivable of $30,000 as uncollectible.
- 4. Menefee collected another $900,000 of its taxes receivable after the discount period but before year end.
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Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting (11th Edition)
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