24. How do the balance sheet and statement of revenues, expenditures, and
changes in fund balances of governmental funds differ from the financial
statement presentation for the governmental activities in the government-wide
statement of net assets and statement of activities?
(1) Internal service funds are not included in the fund financial statements of
governmental funds but could be reported in the governmental activities of
government-wide financial statements.
(2) The economic resources measurement basis is used for fund financial
statements of governmental funds and the current financial resources
measurement basis is used for governmental activities in the government-wide
financial statements.
(3) Modified accrual accounting is used for fund financial statements of
governmental funds to time revenues and expenditures and accrual accounting is
used for governmental activities of government-wide financial statements.
(4) The financial statements of governmental funds for fund financial statements
are the same as governmental activities in government-wide financial statements
but with different titles of the financial statements.