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Chapter 20: Question 29Q (page 1161)
What is the difference between the APBO and the EPBO? What are the components of post-retirement expense?
APBO and EPBOare two termsrelated to an organization's pension plan.Both terms determine thepresent value of the total pension expenseusing thetime value of money.
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How does an 鈥渁sset gain or loss鈥� develop in pension accounting? How does a 鈥渓iability gain or loss鈥� develop in pension accounting?
What is meant by 鈥減rior service cost鈥�? When is prior service cost recognized as pension expense?
Hiatt Toothpaste Company initiates a defined benefit pension plan for its 50 employees on January 1, 2017. The insurance company which administers the pension plan provided the following selected information for the years 2017, 2018, and 2019
For Year Ended December 31, 2017 2018 2019 Plan assets (fair value) \(50,000 \) 85,000 \(180,000 Accumulated benefi t obligation 45,000 165,000 292,000 Projected benefi t obligation 60,000 200,000 324,000 Net (gain) loss (for purposes of corridor calculation) 鈥�0鈥� 78,400 81,033 Employer鈥檚 funding contribution (made at end of year) 50,000 60,000 105,000
There were no balances as of January 1, 2017, when the plan was initiated. The actual and expected return on plan assets was 10% over the 3-year period, but the settlement rate used to discount the company鈥檚 pension obligation was 13% in 2017, 11% in 2018, and 8% in 2019. The service cost component of net periodic pension expense amounted to the following: 2017, \)60,000; 2018, \(85,000; and 2019, \)119,000. The average remaining service life per employee is 12 years. No benefits were paid in 2017, \(30,000 of benefits were paid in 2018, and \)18,500 of benefits were paid in 2019 (all benefits paid at end of year). Instructions (Round to the nearest dollar.) (a) Calculate the amount of net periodic pension expense that the company would recognize in 2017, 2018, and 2019. (b) Prepare the journal entries to record net periodic pension expense, employer鈥檚 funding contribution, and related pension amounts for the years 2017, 2018, and 2019
Jackson Company adopts acceptable accounting for its defined benefit pension plan on January 1, 2016, with the following beginning balances: plan assets \(200,000; projected benefit obligation \)250,000. Other data relating to 3 years鈥� operation of the plan are as follows.
2016 2017 2018 Annual service cost \(16,000 \) 19,000 $ 26,000 Settlement rate and expected rate of return 10% 10% 10% Actual return on plan assets 18,000 22,000 24,000 Annual funding (contributions) 16,000 40,000 48,000 Benefits paid 14,000 16,400 21,000 Prior service cost (plan amended, 1/1/17) 160,000 Amortization of prior service cost 54,400 41,600 Change in actuarial assumptions establishes a December 31, 2018, projected benefi t obligation of: 520,000
Instructions (a) Prepare a pension worksheet presenting all 3 years鈥� pension balances and activities. (b) Prepare the journal entries (from the worksheet) to reflect all pension plan transactions and events at December 31 of each year. (c) Indicate the pension-related amounts reported in the financial statements for 2018.
What is the meaning of 鈥渃orridor amortization鈥�?
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