The employees of XYZ Ltd are entitled to 10 weeks’ long-service leave (LSL) after 10 years of continuous service with the company. The pre-conditional period is 5 years. The following information has been compiled for calculating the liability for long service leave as at 30 June 2021.

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The employees of XYZ Ltd are entitled to 10 weeks’ long-service leave (LSL) after 10 years of continuous service with the company. The pre-conditional period is 5 years. The following information has been compiled for calculating the liability for long service leave as at 30 June 2021.

Number of employees as at 30 June 2021

Aggregate projected salary when LSL vests

Aggregate annual salaries for 2020-2021

Years of service as at 30 June 2021

The expected Government bond rate at the time when LSL vests

Probability that LSL will vest

22

$950,000

$560,000

4

7%

24%

28

$350,000

$250,000

6

4%

73%

24

$190,000

$180,000

9

3%

100%

The total long service leave provision reported in the balance sheet as at 30 June 2020 was $59,982.

Assume that no LSL was taken during the year.

Required:

Prepare the general journal entries to provide for the long service leave entitlements for the employees of YBR Ltd for the year ended 30 June 2021 (as per the requirements of AASB119 Employee Benefits).

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