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Stonegate Village Metropolitan Dish•ict <br />NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS <br />December 31, 2006 <br />Note 1: Summar~of Significant Accounting Policies (continued <br />on April 30, or two installments on February 28 and June 15. The county bills and <br />collects the District's property taxes. The 2006 general property taxes which are assessed <br />and collected in 2007 have been accrued as receivables and deferred revenue at <br />December 31, 2006. As taxes are collected during 2007 the accrual and deferral are <br />reduced accordingly. <br />H. Capital Assets <br />Capital assets, which include infrastructure assets (e.g. road, bridges, sidewalks and <br />similar items), are reported in the applicable governmental or business-type activities <br />columns in the government-wide financial statements. Capital assets are defined by the <br />District as assets with an initial, individual cost of more than $5,000. Such assets are <br />recorded at historical cost or estimated historical cost if purchased or constructed. <br />Donated capital assets are recorded at estimated fair market value at the date of donation. <br />The costs of normal maintenance and repairs that do not add to the value of the asset or <br />materially extend the life of the asset are not capitalized. Improvements are capitalized <br />and depreciated over the remaining useful lives of the related capital assets, as <br />applicable. Capital assets of the District are being depreciated using the straight line <br />method over 20 to 30 years. <br />I. Fund Equity <br />In the fund financial statements, funds report reservations of fund balance for amounts <br />that are legally segregated or ai•e not subject to future appropriation. Designations of <br />unreserved fund balances indicate management's intention for future utilization of such <br />funds and are subject to change by management. <br />J. Reserved Fund Balance <br />The reserved fund balance in the Debt Service Fund in the amount of $600,202 is to be <br />used for repayment of bond principal, interest and associated costs. <br />Article X, Section 20 of the Constitution of the State of Colorado requires the District to <br />establish Emergency Reserves. Of the fund balance, $37,355 has been reserved in <br />compliance with this requirement. <br />14 <br />