Chapter 16 Gov't Acct

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Accounting Quiz on Chapter 16 Gov't Acct, created by Josh Rondestvedt on 06/09/2016.
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Question 1

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What is the most significant single fund maintained by all state and local governments?
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  • Special Revenue Fund
  • General Fund
  • Debt Service Fund
  • Permanent Fund

Question 2

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How many general funds does the government have?
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  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4

Question 3

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Other than general purpose local governments, what is the largest local government?
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  • Municipal ties
  • Special districts
  • Towns/townships
  • School districts

Question 4

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In accounting terms, what is the main goal of a government and NFP?
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  • Maximize profit
  • Provide services
  • Provide jobs
  • Provide rules

Question 5

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What is the governments main source of revenue?
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  • Voluntary taxes
  • Involuntary taxes
  • Foreign currency
  • Foreign aid

Question 6

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For the government, what is the most important financial document?
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  • Annual Report
  • 10-K
  • Budget report
  • Top Secret documents

Question 7

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State and local government are able to spend more money than the budget dictates.
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  • True
  • False

Question 8

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In terms of ownership like owning a business, the Government has owners.
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  • True
  • False

Question 9

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NFP are able to issue stocks in which four states?
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  • Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Oregon
  • California, New York, Texas, Florida
  • Kansas, Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania
  • Kansas, New York, Michigan, California

Question 10

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In government accounting, the difference between assets and liabilities cannot be termed "stockholder's equity".
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  • True
  • False

Question 11

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There are three primary standard-setting authorities. Who are they?
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  • FASB, GASB, FASAB
  • GASB, FASB, AICPA
  • GASB, AICPA, ACC
  • SEC, FASB, GGG

Question 12

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Who are the 3 basic users of governmental accounting information?
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  • Citizenry, Legislative and oversight boards, and Investors and Creditors
  • Citizenry, other governments, companies
  • Investors, Creditors, Corporations, Users
  • Oversight Boards, Investors, Foreign Governments

Question 13

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According to GASB, how many financial statements do governments need to prepare?
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  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4

Question 14

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Government-Wide statements are presented on what type of basis?
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  • Full accrual basis
  • Modified accrual basis

Question 15

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Government-wide statements do not include fiduciary funds.
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  • True
  • False

Question 16

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In fund financial statements, what are the 3 main types?
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  • Governmental, Proprietary, and Fiduciary funds
  • Governmental, Fiduciary, State funds
  • State funds, foreign, and Proprietary funds
  • Local, State, and Government funds

Question 17

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Governmental funds use:
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  • Modified Accrual basis
  • Full Accrual basis

Question 18

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In government funds, the primary measurement focus is
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  • Current financial resources
  • Long term resources

Question 19

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Proprietary and fiduciary funds use:
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  • Modified Accrual basis
  • Full accrual basis

Question 20

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Government-Wide statements focus all economic resources of a government have a long term focus.
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  • True
  • False

Question 21

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Governmental fund statements focus on short-term fiscal accountability.
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  • True
  • False

Question 22

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A government can have several special revenue funds. Also, they are treated as a separate accounting entity.
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  • True
  • False
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