Net Assets and Employees’ Retirement Fund

Complete the following activities and submit your answers to your instructor in a Word document formatted to proper APA specifications. Include any relevant supporting computations and explanations.

Review the financial information pertaining to the City of Sweetwater in problem 7-13 (below).  Review the transactions that occurred during the year ended July 1, 2014 and complete the following:

a. Record the transactions on the books of the Employees’ Retirement Fund.

b. Prepare a Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the Employees’ Retirement Fund for the Year Ended July 1, 2014.

c. Prepare a Statement of Net Assets for the Employees’ Retirement Fund as of July 1, 2014

7-13 The City of Sweetwater maintains an Employee’s Retirement Fund, a single-employer, defined benefit plan that provides annuity and disability benefits. The fund is financed by actuarially determined contributions from the city’s General Fund and by contributions from employees. Administration of the retirement fund is handled by General Fund employees, and the retirement fund does not bear any administrative expenses. The Statement of Net Assets for the Employees’ Retirement Fund as of July 1, 2014, is shown here: 

CITY OF SWEETWATER 

Employees’ Retirement Fund 

Statement of Fiduciary Net Position

As of July 1, 2014 

Assets 

Cash                                                                                                   $120,000 

Accrued Interest Receivable                                                              65,000 

Investments, at Fair Value: 

Bonds                                                                                         4,500,000 

Common Stocks                                                                       1,300,000 

Total Assets                                                                       5,985,000 

Liabilities 

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses                                    350,000 

Fiduciary Net PositionRestricted for Pensions                           5,635,000