On 9/1/18 Birmingham County created a CPF to build a new library. Required: Prep
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On 9/1/18 Birmingham County created a CPF to build a new library. Required: Prepare the journal entries required in the Capital Projects Fund for the above transactions. 20 points
Birmingham Co. sold bonds at par value in the amount of $10,000,000 to finance construction of a new library. Cash was debited and Proceeds bond sale is credited.
On 10/10/18 Hills County entered into a contract with a private contractor to build a new library building in the amount of $10,000,000.
On 12/1/18, when the contract was half finished, the contractor submitted a bill for $5,000,000. The bill was paid on 12/15/18 less Hills' standard 5% retention to assure any construction deficiencies are corrected.
The books were closed out. The Proceeds from the sale, expenditures and encumbrances were closed to FB.
Explanation / Answer
CAPITAL FUND PROJECT (JOURNAL ENTRIES)
a) Cash A/C $10,000,000 Dr
to Bond payable $10,000,000 Cr
(To record bond issue at face value)
on 10/10/18
b)Construction Expenditure A/c $10,000,000 Dr
to Accounts payable $10,000,000 Cr
(To recorded expenditure regarding with construction of a new building)
on 12/1/18
c) Accounts payable A/c $ 5,000,000 Dr
to Rentention payable $250,000 Cr
to Cash $4750000 Cr
( THIRD ENTRY WHEN BILL WAS PAID)
(THESE ENTRIES ARE IN THE BOOKS OF CONTRACTEE)
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