Determine the employee benefit expense for the current year, remeasurement related to the defined benefit plan and prepare journal entry to record the employee benefit expense. E. Charlton Company provided the following information concerning a defined benefit plan at the beginning ofcurrent year prior to the adoption of revised PAS 19:DebitCreditFair value of plan assetsUnamortized past service costProjected benefit obligationUnrecognized actuarial gain4,750,0001,250,0005,500,000850,000The transactions for the current year relating to the defined benefit plan arefollows:Current service cost925,000Discount rate6%Actual return on plan assetsContribution to the planBenefits paid to retireesIncrease in projected benefit obligation due to changes in actuarial assumptions485,0001,350,000995,000150,000Effective in the current year, the entity has applied the provisions of revised PAS 19 in relation to the definedbenefit plan.

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Determine the employee benefit expense for the current year, remeasurement related to the defined benefit plan and prepare journal entry to record the employee benefit expense.

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Chapter19: Accounting For Post Retirement Benefits

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E. Charlton Company provided the following information concerning a defined benefit plan at the beginning ofcurrent year prior to the adoption of revised PAS 19:Debit CreditFair value of plan assets 4,750,000Unamortized past service cost 1,250,000Projected benefit obligation 5,500,000Unrecognized actuarial gain 850,000The transactions for the current year relating to the defined benefit plan are as follows:Current service cost 925,000Discount rate 6%Actual return on plan assets 485,000Contribution to the plan 1,350,000Benefits paid to retirees 995,000Increase in projected benefit obligation due to changes in actuarial assumptions 150,000Effective in the current year, the entity has applied the provisions of revised PAS 19 in relation to the definedbenefit plan.REQUIRED: 17. Compute the remeasurement related to the defined benefit plan.
E. Charlton Company provided the following information concerning a defined benefit plan at the beginning ofcurrent year prior to the adoption of revised PAS 19:Debit CreditFair value of plan assets 4,750,000Unamortized past service cost 1,250,000Projected benefit obligation 5,500,000Unrecognized actuarial gain 850,000The transactions for the current year relating to the defined benefit plan are as follows:Current service cost 925,000Discount rate 6%Actual return on plan assets 485,000Contribution to the plan 1,350,000Benefits paid to retirees 995,000Increase in projected benefit obligation due to changes in actuarial assumptions 150,000Effective in the current year, the entity has applied the provisions of revised PAS 19 in relation to the definedbenefit plan.REQUIRED: 19. Compute for the Fair Value Plan Asset (FVPA) as of December 31.
E. Charlton Company provided the following information concerning a defined benefit plan at the beginning ofcurrent year prior to the adoption of revised PAS 19:Debit CreditFair value of plan assets 4,750,000Unamortized past service cost 1,250,000Projected benefit obligation 5,500,000Unrecognized actuarial gain 850,000The transactions for the current year relating to the defined benefit plan are as follows:Current service cost 925,000Discount rate 6%Actual return on plan assets 485,000Contribution to the plan 1,350,000Benefits paid to retirees 995,000Increase in projected benefit obligation due to changes in actuarial assumptions 150,000Effective in the current year, the entity has applied the provisions of revised PAS 19 in relation to the definedbenefit plan. Compute the remeasurement related to the defined benefit plan.
E. Charlton Company provided the following information concerning a defined benefit plan at the beginning ofcurrent year prior to the adoption of revised PAS 19:Debit CreditFair value of plan assets 4,750,000Unamortized past service cost 1,250,000Projected benefit obligation 5,500,000Unrecognized actuarial gain 850,000The transactions for the current year relating to the defined benefit plan are as follows:Current service cost 925,000Discount rate 6%Actual return on plan assets 485,000Contribution to the plan 1,350,000Benefits paid to retirees 995,000Increase in projected benefit obligation due to changes in actuarial assumptions 150,000Effective in the current year, the entity has applied the provisions of revised PAS 19 in relation to the definedbenefit plan.REQUIRED: 16. Determine the employee benefit expense for the current year.
Charlton Company provided the following information concerning a defined benefit plan at the beginning ofcurrent year prior to the adoption of revised PAS 19:Debit CreditFair value of plan assets 4,750,000Unamortized past service cost 1,250,000Projected benefit obligation 5,500,000Unrecognized actuarial gain 850,000The transactions for the current year relating to the defined benefit plan are as follows:Current service cost 925,000Discount rate 6%Actual return on plan assets 485,000Contribution to the plan 1,350,000Benefits paid to retirees 995,000Increase in projected benefit obligation due to changes in actuarial assumptions 150,000Effective in the current year, the entity has applied the provisions of revised PAS 19 in relation to the definedbenefit plan. 18. Prepare journal entry to record the employee benefit expense.19. Compute for the Fair Value Plan Asset (FVPA) as of December 31.20. Compute for the projected benefit obligation on December 31.
Charlton Company provided the following information concerning a defined benefit plan at the beginning ofcurrent year prior to the adoption of revised PAS 19:Debit CreditFair value of plan assets 4,750,000Unamortized past service cost 1,250,000Projected benefit obligation 5,500,000Unrecognized actuarial gain 850,000The transactions for the current year relating to the defined benefit plan are as follows:Current service cost 925,000Discount rate 6%Actual return on plan assets 485,000Contribution to the plan 1,350,000Benefits paid to retirees 995,000Increase in projected benefit obligation due to changes in actuarial assumptions 150,000Effective in the current year, the entity has applied the provisions of revised PAS 19 in relation to the definedbenefit plan.REQUIRED: Prepare journal entry to recognize the transitional effect of adopting revised PAS 19.
Charlton Company provided the following information concerning a defined benefit plan at the beginning ofcurrent year prior to the adoption of revised PAS 19:Debit CreditFair value of plan assets 4,750,000Unamortized past service cost 1,250,000Projected benefit obligation 5,500,000Unrecognized actuarial gain 850,000The transactions for the current year relating to the defined benefit plan are as follows:Current service cost 925,000Discount rate 6%Actual return on plan assets 485,000Contribution to the plan 1,350,000Benefits paid to retirees 995,000Increase in projected benefit obligation due to changes in actuarial assumptions 150,000Effective in the current year, the entity has applied the provisions of revised PAS 19 in relation to the definedbenefit plan.REQUIRED: Prepare journal entry to record the employee benefit expense.
Charlton Company provided the following information concerning a defined benefit plan at the beginning of current year prior to the adoption of revised PAS 19: Debit Credit Fair value of plan assets 4,750,000 Unamortized past service cost 1,250,000 Projected benefit obligation Unrecognized actuarial gain 5,500,000 850,000 The transactions for the current year relating to the defined benefit plan are as follows: Current service cost 925,000 Discount rate 6% Actual return on plan assets 485,000 1,350,000 995,000 Contribution to the plan Benefits paid to retirees Increase in projected benefit obligation due to changes in actuarial assumptions 150,000 Effective in the current year, the entity has applied the provisions of revised PAS 19 in relation to the defined benefit plan. REQUIRED: 15. Prepare journal entry to recognize the transitional effect of adopting revised PAS 19. 17. Compute the remeasurement related to the defined benefit plan. 18. Prepare journal entry to record the…
Information about the defined benefit plan of the company is shown belowFair value on plan asset, January 1, 2021 3,000,000Contribution to the fund 1,500,000Return on plan assets 160,000Defined benefit liability. December 31, 2021 410,000Defined benefit obligation, December 31, 2021 4,550,000What is the balance of the fair value on plan asset as of December 31, 2021?
At the beginning of current year, an entity provided the following information in connection with adefined benefit plan:Fair value of plan assets 10,000,000Projected benefit obligation (13,000,000)Prepaid /accrued benefit cost (3,000,000)The entity revealed the following transactions affecting the plan for the current year:Current service cost 2,500,000Past service cost - remaining vesting period of covered employees is 5 years 1,200,000Contribution to the plan 3,500,000Benefits paid to retirees 3,000,000Actual return on plan assets 1,500,000Decrease in projected benefit obligation due to change in actuarial assumptions 400,000Discount rate 10%Expected return on plan assets 12%REQUIRED:1. Compute the employee benefit expense for the current year2. Compute the net remeasurement gain for the current year3. Compute the fair value of plan assets at year-end
At the beginning of current year, an entity provided the following information in connection with adefined benefit plan:Fair value of plan assets 10,000,000Projected benefit obligation (13,000,000)Prepaid /accrued benefit cost (3,000,000)The entity revealed the following transactions affecting the plan for the current year:Current service cost 2,500,000Past service cost - remaining vesting period of covered employees is 5 years 1,200,000Contribution to the plan 3,500,000Benefits paid to retirees 3,000,000Actual return on plan assets 1,500,000Decrease in projected benefit obligation due to change in actuarial assumptions 400,000Discount rate 10%Expected return on plan assets 12%REQUIRED: 4. Compute the projected benefit obligation at year-end 5. What amount should be reported as accrued or prepaid benefit cost at year-end
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