2018 City of Shakopee Comprehensive Annual Financial Report

CITY OF SHAKOPEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 2018

NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) D. Assets, Deferred Outflows of Resources, Liabilities, Deferred Inflows of Resources and Net Position or Equity (Continued) 3. Inventory, Prepaid Items and Other Assets Certain payments to vendors reflect costs applicable to future accounting periods and are recorded as prepaid items in both government-wide and fund financial statements. Prepaid expenditures of governmental funds are reported using the consumption method and recorded as expenditures/expenses at the time of consumption. Inventories of enterprise funds are valued at average cost using the first in, first out (FIFO) method. Inventory in the governmental funds are recorded as an expenditure when consumed rather than when purchased. Other assets include unamortized debt issuance costs, the Emergency Repairs Account and the asset and related amortization relating to the Electric Plant Acquisition. 4. Land Held for Resale Land is acquired by the City for subsequent resale for redevelopment purposes. Land held for resale is reported as an asset at the lower of cost or estimated realized value in the fund that acquired it. 5. Restricted Assets Certain cash and investments in the component units are classified as restricted. The Electric Fund has monies restricted for customer deposits and debt service. The Water Fund has monies restricted for water production and trunk distribution facility acquisition, based on trunk and connection fees collected from users, construction projects and debt service. 6. Capital Assets Capital assets, which include property, plant, equipment and infrastructure assets (e.g., roads, sidewalks and similar items), are reported in the applicable governmental or business-type activities columns in the government-wide financial statements. Capital assets are defined by the City, excluding the component unit, as assets with an initial, individual cost of more than $10,000 and an estimated useful life in excess of two years. Capital assets for the component unit are defined as assets with an initial, individual cost of more than $1,000 and an estimated useful life in excess of one year. Such assets are recorded at historical cost or estimated historical cost if purchased or constructed. Donated capital assets are recorded at acquisition value at the date of donation. The costs of normal maintenance and repairs that do not add to the value of the asset or materially extend assets lives are not capitalized.

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