A court judgment was rendered against a county in which they were ordered to pay $500,000 in equal installments over a five-year period to the plaintiff. The county's General Fund will

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The county will report expenditures of $100,000 in Year 1 and each subsequent year for a total of $500,000 over the five-year period. This is because the judgment is being paid in equal installments, so only a portion of the total liability will be paid each year. There is no fund liability to report because the county has already recognized the liability in a prior year when the court judgment was rendered.

A Court Judgment Was Rendered Against a County in Which