Dover City Has Calculated That General Fund Property Tax Revenues

question 69

Multiple Choice

Dover City has calculated that General Fund property tax revenues of $5,640,000 are required for the current fiscal year.Over the past several years,the city has collected 94 percent of all property taxes levied.The city levied property taxes in the amount that will generate the required $5,640,000.Which of the following general journal entries would correctly record the property tax levy?

• A) Taxes Receivable - Current…………………… 5,640,000 Estimated Uncollectible Current Taxes………………… 338,400
• Revenues……………………………………………… 5,301,600
• B) Taxes Receivable - Current …………………… 6,000,000 Estimated Uncollectible Current Taxes………………… 360,000
• Revenues……………………………………………… 5,640,000
• C) Taxes Receivable - Current…………………… 5,640,000 Deferred Inflow of Taxes.……………………………… 338,400
• Revenues……………………………………………… 5,301,600
• D) Taxes Receivable - Current…………………… 6,000,000 Deferred Inflow of Taxes………………………………. 360,000
• Revenues……………………………………………… 5,640,000

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