On the advice of the city attorney, a City Jail Debt Service Fund is opened to account for debt service transactions related to the bond issue sold on January 1, 2017 (see Part 1).
Required:
a. Open a general journal for the City Jail Debt Service Fund. Record the following transactions, as necessary. Control accounts are not necessary
(1) The premium described in transaction 1 of Part 1 was received as a transfer from the capital projects fund.
(2) Cash in the amount of $160,000 was received from the General Fund on June 30 and was transferred to the fiscal agent.
(3) The fiscal agent reported that checks dated July 1 had been mailed to bondholders for interest due that day.
(4) The transfer described in part c of Part 1 was received.
(5) Cash in the amount of $360,000 was received from the General Fund on December 31 and transferred to the fiscal agent to be used for interest and principal payments due on January 1 (next fiscal year). The government elected to not accrue the interest at year-end.
(6) $ 200,000 of the remaining cash on hand was invested.