This document provides answers to questions about governmental entities' special funds and government-wide financial statements. It discusses:
1. The differences between special revenue funds, capital projects funds, debt service funds, and internal service funds, including their purpose, accounting basis, and required financial statements.
2. The accounting for donations, capital assets, long-term debt, and component units in governmental fund statements versus government-wide statements.
3. Reconciliation requirements between governmental fund statements and government-wide statements. It also covers major funds determination and required supplementary information like budgetary comparisons.
The document is intended to help students understand specialized accounting topics for governmental and not-for-profit entities. It provides definitions