Middlefield County incurred the following transactions during 2014:
1.The county authorized a new general obligation bond issue of $5 million par to construct an office building with a contract price of $4,975,000.The bonds were issued for $4,980,000.
2.The county levied real property taxes of $10,000,000.Eighty-five percent of the net taxes were collected immediately.Two percent of the total levy was estimated to be uncollectible.
3.The office building was completed and the county paid the contract price to the contractor.
4.The General Fund transferred $500,000 to the Debt Service Fund.
5.The county paid $200,000 for interest on the bonds from the Debt Service Fund.
Required:
Prepare journal entries for each of the above transactions.Identify the appropriate fund or funds used by Middlefield County.

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The Answer of Middlefield County incurred the following transactions during 2014:
1.The county authorized a new general obligation bond issue of $5 million par to construct an office building with a contract price of $4,975,000.The bonds were issued for $4,980,000.
2.The county levied real property taxes of $10,000,000.Eighty-five percent of the net taxes were collected immediately.Two percent of the total levy was estimated to be uncollectible.
3.The office building was completed and the county paid the contract price to the contractor.
4.The General Fund transferred $500,000 to the Debt Service Fund.
5.The county paid $200,000 for interest on the bonds from the Debt Service Fund.
Required:
Prepare journal entries for each of the above transactions.Identify the appropriate fund or funds used by Middlefield County.

Middlefield County Incurred the Following Transactions During 2014