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Using the information in E20-22, prepare a worksheet inserting January 1, 2017, balances, showing December 31, 2017, balances, and the journal entry recording postretirement benefit expense

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Retirement can be classified into two categories, i.e.,voluntary and non-voluntary retirement. All of the service employeesare eligible for retirement.

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Pension worksheet at January 1, 2017

Englehart Co
Postretirement benefit worksheet
General journal entries
Memo record

Particulars

Annual postretirement expense

Cash

OCI-Prior service cost

Postretirement asset/liability

Annual projected benefit obligation

Plan assets

Balance Jan 1, 2017

$50,000 Cr.

$760,000 Cr.

$710,000 Dr.

Service cost

$90,000 Dr.

$90,000 Cr.

Interest cost

$760,000×9%

$68,400 Dr.

$68,400 Cr.

Actual return

$62,000 Cr.

$62,000 Dr

Contributions

$56,000 Cr.

$56,000 Dr.

Benefits

$40,000 Dr.

$40,000 Cr.

Amortization of PSC

$3,000 Dr.

$3,000 Cr.

Journal entry for 2017

$99,400 Dr.

$56,000 Cr.

$3,000 Cr.

$40,400 Cr.

Accumulated OCI 2016

$100,000 Dr.

Balance Dec 31, 2017

$97,000 Dr.

$90,400 Cr.

$878,400 Cr.

$788,000 Dr.

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Journal entry to record the postretirement benefit expense for the year 2017.

Englehart Co
Journal Entry

Date

Particulars

Debit

Credit

2017

Postretirement expense

$99,400

Postretirement asset/liability

$40,400

Cash

$56,000

Prior service cost-OCI

$3,000

(To record the postretirement expense)


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