CONNECT F/ INTERMEDIATE ACCTING>I<
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781260951585
Author: SPICELAND
Publisher: MCG
expand_more
expand_more
format_list_bulleted
Question
Chapter 17, Problem 17.17E
To determine
Pension plan: This is the plan devised by corporations to pay the employees an income after their retirement, in the form of pension.
To pair: The phrases in List A with the terms in List B
Expert Solution & Answer
Want to see the full answer?
Check out a sample textbook solution
Students have asked these similar questions
Q5:
Research about and in your own words, describe the different EXCLUSIONS FROM GROSS INCOME:
Ø Proceeds of life insurance policyØ Amount received by the insured as a return of premiumØ Gift, bequest, or descentØ Compensation for injuries or sicknessØ Income exempt under treatyØ Retirement benefits, pensions, gratuities, etc.
FASB ASC 715–60: Compensation–Retirement Benefits–Defined Benefit Plans–Other Postretirement (previously Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 106) establishes accounting standards for postretirement benefits other than pensions, most notably postretirement health care benefits. Essentially, the standard requires companies to accrue compensation expense each year employees perform services, for the expected cost of providing future postretirement benefits that can be attributed to that service. Typically, companies do not prefund these costs for two reasons: (a) unlike pension liabilities, no federal law requires companies to fund nonpension postretirement benefits and (b) funding contributions, again unlike for pension liabilities, are not tax deductible. (The costs aren’t tax deductible until paid to, or on behalf of, employees.) Required: 1. As a result of being required to record the periodic postretirement expense and related liability, most companies now report lower…
4) Exercise 17-16 (Static) Determine and record pension expense and gains and losses; funding and retiree benefits [LO17-6, 17-7]
Actuary and trustee reports indicate the following changes in the PBO and plan assets of Douglas-Roberts Industries during 2021:
Prior service cost at Jan. 1, 2021, from plan amendment at the beginning of 2018 (amortization: $4 million per year)
$
28
million
Net loss—AOCI at Jan. 1, 2021 (previous losses exceeded previous gains)
$
80
million
Average remaining service life of the active employee group
10
years
Actuary's discount rate
7
%
($ in millions)
Plan
PBO
Assets
Beginning of 2021
$
600
Beginning of 2021
$
400
Service cost
80
Return on plan assets,
8% (10% expected)
32
Interest cost, 7%
42
Loss (gain) on PBO
(14
)
Cash contributions
90
Less: Retiree benefits
(38
)
Less: Retiree benefits
(38
)
End of 2021
$
670…
Chapter 17 Solutions
CONNECT F/ INTERMEDIATE ACCTING>I<
Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.1QCh. 17 - Prob. 17.2QCh. 17 - Prob. 17.3QCh. 17 - What is the vested benefit obligation?Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.5QCh. 17 - Prob. 17.6QCh. 17 - Name three events that might change the balance of...Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.8QCh. 17 - Prob. 17.9QCh. 17 - Prob. 17.10Q
Ch. 17 - The return on plan assets is the increase in plan...Ch. 17 - Define prior service cost. How is it reported in...Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.13QCh. 17 - Is a companys PBO reported in the balance sheet?...Ch. 17 - What two components of pension expense may be...Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.16QCh. 17 - Evaluate this statement: The excess of the actual...Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.18QCh. 17 - TFC Inc. revises its estimate of future salary...Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.20QCh. 17 - Prob. 17.21QCh. 17 - Prob. 17.22QCh. 17 - The components of postretirement benefit expense...Ch. 17 - The EPBO for Branch Industries at the end of 2018...Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.25QCh. 17 - Prob. 17.26QCh. 17 - Prob. 17.1BECh. 17 - Prob. 17.2BECh. 17 - Prob. 17.3BECh. 17 - Prob. 17.4BECh. 17 - Prob. 17.5BECh. 17 - Prob. 17.6BECh. 17 - Prob. 17.7BECh. 17 - Prob. 17.8BECh. 17 - Prob. 17.9BECh. 17 - Prob. 17.10BECh. 17 - Net gain LO176 The projected benefit obligation...Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.12BECh. 17 - Prob. 17.13BECh. 17 - Postretirement benefits; determine the APBO and...Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.1ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.3ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.4ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.5ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.6ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.7ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.8ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.9ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.14ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.17ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.23ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.32ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.33ECh. 17 - Prob. 17.1DMPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.2DMPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.3DMPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.5DMPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.6DMPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.8DMPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.9DMPCh. 17 - Prob. 17.11DMPCh. 17 - Prob. 1CCTCCh. 17 - Prob. 2CCTC
Knowledge Booster
Similar questions
- 6. What amount should be recorded as pension liability on December 31, 2021? ₱ 45,000 ₱ -0- ₱ 20,000 ₱ 25,000arrow_forwardP20.6 (LO1, 4) (Pension Expense, Journal Entries, and Net Gain or Loss) Aykroyd Inc. has sponsored a non-contributory, defined benefit pension plan for its employees since 1989. Prior to 2019, cumulative net pension expense recognized equaled cumulative contributions to the plan. Other relevant information about the pension plan on January 1, 2019, is as follows. 1. The company has 200 employees. All these employees are expected to receive benefits under the plan. 2. The defined benefit obligation amounted to $5,000,000 and the fair value of pension plan assets was $3,000,000. On December 31, 2019, the defined benefit obligation and the vested benefit obligation were $4,850,000 and $4,025,000, respectively. The fair value of the pension plan assets amounted to $4,100,000 at the end of the year. A 10% discount rate was used in the actuarial present value computations in the pension plan. The present value of benefits attributed by the pension benefit formula to employee…arrow_forwardGive typing answer with explanation and conclusion QUESTION 10 To assist pensioners with more than one source of income, legislation was introduced to make provision for SARS to determine a more accurate PAYE deduction amount, using the latest data available to SARS. Which of the following statements is incorrect? a. This only applies to pensioners. b. Pensioners have to apply to SARS for the PAYE deduction rate applying to them. c. The legislation came into effect on 1 March 2021. d. All of the above. e. None of the above.arrow_forward
- Question 11 The following data are for the pension plan for the employees of Cullumber Company. 1/1/20 12/31/20 12/31/21 Accumulated benefit obligation $ 5400000 $ 5410000 $ 6850000 Projected benefit obligation 5560000 5770000 7530000 Plan assets (at fair value) 4600000 6230000 6780000 AOCL – net loss 0 975000 1000000 Settlement rate (for year) 9% 10% Expected rate of return (for year) 9% 8% Cullumber’s contribution was $861000 in 2021 and benefits paid were $751000. Cullumber estimates that the average remaining service life is 15 years.The actual return on plan assets in 2021 was $550000. $360000. $440000. $430000.arrow_forwardAnswer part C only The following information was obtained from the financial statements of X Inc. Defined Benefit Plan Obligations Pension Benefits 2020……………………..2019 Defined Benefit Obligation(DBO): Balance, beginning of year…………………………………………$40,032…………………..42,370 Current Service Cost…………………………………………………… 864…………………. 1,126 Interest Cost…………………………………………………………… 2,344…………………... 2,255 Benefits Paid……………………………………………………………(3,198)………………….. (2,881) Actuarial Gains………………………………………………………... (3,339)………………….. (2,838) Balance, end of year………………………………………………….$36,703……………….….$40,032 Defined Benefit Plan Assets Pension Benefits 2020…………..…………2019 Balance, beginning of year…………………………………………$75,891………………….$90,828 Expected return on Plan Assets……………………………………. 5,599………………….. 6,723 Employee…arrow_forward3 continue b... The following information is available for the pension plan of Vaughn Company for the year 2020. Actual and expected return on plan assets $ 14,700 Benefits paid to retirees 40,800 Contributions (funding) 81,100 Interest/discount rate 10 % Prior service cost amortization 7,600 Projected benefit obligation, January 1, 2020 458,000 Service cost 63,900 Prepare the journal entry to record pension expense and the employer’s contribution to the pension plan in 2020. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.) Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit enter an account title enter a debit amount enter a credit amount enter an account title enter a debit amount enter a credit amount enter an account title enter a debit amount enter a credit amount…arrow_forward
- 5. What is the total pension expense in 2021?6. How much from the pension expense is recognized in the 2021 profit or loss?7. How much from the pension expense is recognized in the 2021 other comprehensiveincome or loss?arrow_forwardrr.17 Clark Industries has a defined benefit pension plan that specifies annual, year-end retirement benefits equal to: 1.3% × Service years × Final year’s salary Stanley Mills was hired by Clark at the beginning of 2005. Mills is expected to retire at the end of 2049 after 45 years of service. His retirement is expected to span 15 years. At the end of 2024, 20 years after being hired, his salary is $96,000. The company’s actuary projects Mills’s salary to be $430,000 at retirement. The actuary’s discount rate is 6%. For all requirements, round final answers to the nearest whole dollars. Do not round intermediate calculations. Use Excel, or a financial calculator. Required: Estimate the amount of Stanley Mills’s annual retirement payments for the 15 retirement years earned as of the end of 2024.arrow_forwardMN.43. The Black Cat Corp. received the following reports of its defined benefit pension plan for the current calendar year: Q1 Version B.png The long-term expected rate of return on plan assets is 10%. Assuming no other data are relevant, what is the pension expense for the year? Group of answer choices None of the options listed. $225,000. $199,800. $188,000. $335,000.arrow_forward
- 1. Differentiate between a defined contribution pension plan and defined benefit pension plan. Explain how the employer’s obligation differs between the two types of plans. 2. What is meant by past service cost? When is past service cost recognized as pension expense? 3. How does an “asset gain or loss” develop in pension accounting? 4. At January 1, 2015, Uddin Company had plan assets of $250,000 and a defined benefit obligation of the same amount. During 2015, service cost was $27,500 ,the discount rate was 10%, actual return on plan assets was $25,000, contributions were $20,000 and benefits paid were $17,500. Prepare a pension worksheet for Uddin Company for 2015.arrow_forward38. In accounting for a pension plan, any difference between the pension cost charged to expense and the payments into the fund should be reported as as other comprehensive income (G/L). as accumulated other comprehensive income (PSC). pension asset/liability. an offset to the liability for prior service cost.arrow_forwardQuestion 24 When an employer makes contributions to an employer-sponsored retirement plan, the value of those contributions is included in the employee's gross income. 200 O True O Falsearrow_forward
arrow_back_ios
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
arrow_forward_ios
Recommended textbooks for you
AccountingAccountingISBN:9781337272094Author:WARREN, Carl S., Reeve, James M., Duchac, Jonathan E.Publisher:Cengage Learning,
Accounting Information SystemsAccountingISBN:9781337619202Author:Hall, James A.Publisher:Cengage Learning,
Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis...AccountingISBN:9780134475585Author:Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. RajanPublisher:PEARSON
Intermediate AccountingAccountingISBN:9781259722660Author:J. David Spiceland, Mark W. Nelson, Wayne M ThomasPublisher:McGraw-Hill Education
Financial and Managerial AccountingAccountingISBN:9781259726705Author:John J Wild, Ken W. Shaw, Barbara Chiappetta Fundamental Accounting PrinciplesPublisher:McGraw-Hill Education
Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:9781337272094
Author:WARREN, Carl S., Reeve, James M., Duchac, Jonathan E.
Publisher:Cengage Learning,
Accounting Information Systems
Accounting
ISBN:9781337619202
Author:Hall, James A.
Publisher:Cengage Learning,
Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis...
Accounting
ISBN:9780134475585
Author:Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan
Publisher:PEARSON
Intermediate Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:9781259722660
Author:J. David Spiceland, Mark W. Nelson, Wayne M Thomas
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Education
Financial and Managerial Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:9781259726705
Author:John J Wild, Ken W. Shaw, Barbara Chiappetta Fundamental Accounting Principles
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Education