

1. Record the receipt of taxes as of April 30.
2. Record the entry to reclassify the uncollected tax amounts as delinquent.
3. Record interest and penalties.
4. Record the collection of delinquent taxes, interest and penalties.
Answer:
| Particulars | Debit ($) | Credit ($) | ||
| b | General Fund | |||
| Cash | $3,995,000 | |||
| taxes Receivable-Current | $3,995,000 | |||
| (being taxes received) | ||||
| c | General Fund | |||
| Taxes Receivable-Delinquent (4300000-3995000) | 305,000 | |||
| Allowance for uncollectible Current Taxes (4300000*4%) | 172,000 | |||
| Taxes Receivable-Current | 305,000 | |||
| Allowance for uncollectible Delinquent Taxes | 172,000 | |||
| d | General Fund | |||
| Interest and penalties Receivable on taxes | 14,600 | |||
| Allownace for uncollectible Interest and penalties | ( bal fig) | 1,750 | ||
| Revenue | 12,850 | |||
| (being imposition of penalty and interest recorded) | ||||
| e | Cash | $58,400 | ||
| Taxes Receivable-Delinquent | $53,500 | |||
| Interest and penalties Receivable on taxes | 4,900 | |||
| (being cash collected on delinquent and interest and penalties receivable recorded) |
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taxes, the county had collected $2,950,000 in taxes. During the
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