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CITY OF ROSEVILLE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 2012 NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued) D. Assets, liabilities, deferred inflows of resources, and net position/fund balance (Continued) 4. Capital Assets (Continued) Property, plant and equipment of the City are depreciated using the straight -line method over the following estimated useful lives: Assets Years Buildings 40 Building Improvements 25 Furniture and Equipment 5 Light Vehicles 5 Heavy Vehicles 10 Fire Trucks 20 Streets and public infrastructure 50 Utility distribution systems 80 The City implemented GASB 51, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Intangible Assets effective January 1, 2010, which required the City to capitalize intangible assets. Pursuant to GASB Statement 51, in the case of initial capitalization of intangible assets, the City chose to capitalize intangible assets retroactively to 1980. The City was able to obtain historical costs and estimated fair value of donated intangible assets as of the date of donation for the initial reporting of easements through public works project records. 5. Deferred inflows of resources In addition to liabilities, the statement of financial position will sometimes report a separate section for deferred inflows of resources. This separate financial statement element, deferred inflows of resources, represents an acquisition of net position that applies to a future period(s) and so will not be recognized as an inflow of resources (revenue) until that time. The government has only one type of item, which arises only under a modified accrual basis of accounting, which qualifies for reporting in this category. Accordingly, the item, unavailable revenue, is reported only in the governmental funds balance sheet. The governmental funds report unavailable revenues from two sources; property taxes and special assessments. These amounts are deferred and recognized as an inflow of resources in the period that the amounts become available. .J