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Chapter 16 - Accounting for State and Local Governments

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Governmental FundsAccount for activities that provide citizens with services financed primarily by taxes/grants.
Fiduciary FundsAccount for resources for which the governmental unit acts as a trustee or agent.
General FundAccounts for resources that have no specific restrictions & are available for operational expenditures.
Special Revenue FundsAccount for resources that legally are restricted to expenditure for specific operational purposes.
Capital Projects FundAccount for resources to be used for the construction/acquisition of major capital facilities.
Debt Service FundsAccount for resources to be used for payment of general long-term debt and interest.
Permanent FundsAccount for resources that are legally restricted so that only their earnings may be used to finance operations.
AppropriationsAuthorized expenditures.
Budgetary AccountsUsed to enter the budget into the accounting records.
Operating AccountsActual expenditures, other financing uses, revenues, & sources that occur during the period.
Unreserved Fund BalanceThe balance of unrestricted, unreserved financial resources in a fund.
Designated Fund BalanceThe portion of unrestricted fund balance that management has identified for specific purposes.
Special Assessment ProjectsCapital improvements/services for the benefit of particular groups of property owners paid by the same property owners.
Proprietary FundsAccount for business-type activities of a government.
Enterprise FundsAccount for goods and services provided by a governmental unit to the general public.
Restricted AssetsAssets upon which some limitation has been imposed that makes them available only for designated purposes.
Internal Service FundsAccount for activities associated with goods or services provided to other departments/units.
Agency FundRequired when money collected or withheld, such as deductions from government employees' salaries for social security.
Fund Capital AssetsFixed assets of a proprietary fund or a fiduciary fund are accounted for within those funds.
General Capital AssetsFixed assets of the government acquired with governmental funds.

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