Jefferson County maintains a tax agency fund for use by the County Treasurer to record receivables, collections and disbursements of all property tax collections to all units of government in the county. In the year 2009, the following taxes were levied:
$4,200,000 in property taxes were levied for the General Fund, of which 2% are deemed to be uncollectible.
$2,300,000 in property taxes were levied for the school district.
$2,100,000 in property taxes were levied for a village in the county.
Required:
A. Prepare the journal entries for each unit and the Agency Fund to record these levies.
B. The agency fund then collected 92% of the levy for each fund. The Jefferson County General Fund charges 2.5% of collections as a fee for maintaining the agency fund.
Prepare the journal entries for each unit and the Agency Fund to record these collections and fees.

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The Answer of Jefferson County maintains a tax agency fund for use by the County Treasurer to record receivables, collections and disbursements of all property tax collections to all units of government in the county. In the year 2009, the following taxes were levied:
$4,200,000 in property taxes were levied for the General Fund, of which 2% are deemed to be uncollectible.
$2,300,000 in property taxes were levied for the school district.
$2,100,000 in property taxes were levied for a village in the county.
Required:
A. Prepare the journal entries for each unit and the Agency Fund to record these levies.
B. The agency fund then collected 92% of the levy for each fund. The Jefferson County General Fund charges 2.5% of collections as a fee for maintaining the agency fund.
Prepare the journal entries for each unit and the Agency Fund to record these collections and fees.

Jefferson County Maintains a Tax Agency Fund for Use by the County