Chapter 20: Q3Q. (page 1161)
Differentiate between “accounting for the employer” and “accounting for the pension fund.”
Accounting is a term where the finance or the accounting department of an organization records the financial transactions using financial statements to identify its financial position and cash management.
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In computing the interest component of pension expense, what interest rates may be used?
Henning Company sponsors a defined benefit pension plan for its employees. The following data relate to the operation of the plan for the year 2017 in which no benefits were paid. 1. The actuarial present value of future benefits earned by employees for services rendered in 2017 amounted to \(56,000. 2. The company’s funding policy requires a contribution to the pension trustee amounting to \)145,000 for 2017. 3. As of January 1, 2017, the company had a projected benefit obligation of \(900,000, an accumulated benefit obligation of \)800,000, and a debit balance of \(400,000 in accumulated OCI (PSC). The fair value of pension plan assets amounted to \)600,000 at the beginning of the year. The actual and expected return on plan assets was \(54,000. The settlement rate was 9%. No gains or losses occurred in 2017 and no benefits were paid. 4. Amortization of prior service cost was \)50,000 in 2017. Amortization of net gain or loss was not required in 2017. Instructions (a) Determine the amounts of the components of pension expense that should be recognized by the company in 2017. (b) Prepare the journal entry or entries to record pension expense and the employer’s contribution to the pension trustee in 2017. (c) Indicate the amounts that would be reported on the income statement and the balance sheet for the year 2017.
What are “liability gains and losses,” and how are they accounted for?
The meaning of the term “fund” depends on the context in which it is used. Explain its meaning when used as a noun. Explain its meaning when it is used as a verb.
AMR Corporation (parent company of American Airlines) reported the following (in millions). Service cost $366 Interest on P.B.O. 737 Return on plan assets 593 Amortization of prior service cost 13 Amortization of net loss 154 Compute AMR Corporation’s pension expense.
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