Pharoah Corporation provides the following information about its defined benefit pension plan for the year 2020: Current service cost   $225,600   Contribution to the plan   263,100   Past service cost, effective December 31, 2020   25,600   Actual return on plan assets   160,000   Benefits paid   106,000   Net defined benefit liability at January 1, 2020   400,600   Plan assets at January 1, 2020   1,600,000   Defined benefit obligation at January 1, 2020   2,000,600   Interest/discount rate on the DBO and plan assets   10%

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Pharoah Corporation provides the following information about its defined benefit pension plan for the year 2020:

Current service cost   $225,600  
Contribution to the plan   263,100  
Past service cost, effective December 31, 2020   25,600  
Actual return on plan assets   160,000  
Benefits paid   106,000  
Net defined benefit liability at January 1, 2020   400,600  
Plan assets at January 1, 2020   1,600,000  
Defined benefit obligation at January 1, 2020   2,000,600  
Interest/discount rate on the DBO and plan assets   10%  

Pharoah follows IFRS.
 
 
Prepare a continuity schedule for 2020 for the defined benefit obligation. (Enter negative amounts using either a negative sign preceding the number e.g. -45 or parentheses e.g. (45).)

Pharoah Corporation
Continuity Schedule
2020
select an opening name                                                                       Interest CostDefined Benefit Obligation, 12/31/20Benefits PaidDefined Benefit Obligation, 1/1/20Past ServiceCurrent Service Cost
  $enter a dollar amount   
select an item                                                                       Defined Benefit Obligation, 12/31/20Past ServiceInterest CostBenefits PaidDefined Benefit Obligation, 1/1/20Current Service Cost
  enter a dollar amount  
select an item                                                                       Current Service CostBenefits PaidInterest CostDefined Benefit Obligation, 12/31/20Defined Benefit Obligation, 1/1/20Past Service
  enter a dollar amount  
select an item                                                                       Benefits PaidDefined Benefit Obligation, 1/1/20Past ServiceDefined Benefit Obligation, 12/31/20Interest CostCurrent Service Cost
  enter a dollar amount  
select an item                                                                       Current Service CostInterest CostDefined Benefit Obligation, 12/31/20Past ServiceDefined Benefit Obligation, 1/1/20Benefits Paid
  enter a dollar amount  
select a closing name                                                                       Defined Benefit Obligation, 1/1/20Past ServiceCurrent Service CostDefined Benefit Obligation, 12/31/20Interest CostBenefits Paid
  $enter a total amount 

Prepare a continuity schedule for 2020 for the plan assets. (Enter negative amounts using either a negative sign preceding the number e.g. -45 or parentheses e.g. (45).)

Pharoah Corporation
Continuity Schedule
2020
select an opening name                                                                       Actual Return on Plan AssetsBenefits PaidPlan Assets, 12/31/20Plan Assets, 1/1/20Contributions into Plan
  $enter a dollar amount   
select an item                                                                       Actual Return on Plan AssetsContributions into PlanPlan Assets, 1/1/20Benefits PaidPlan Assets, 12/31/20
  enter a dollar amount  
select an item                                                                       Plan Assets, 1/1/20Actual Return on Plan AssetsPlan Assets, 12/31/20Benefits PaidContributions into Plan
  enter a dollar amount  
select an item                                                                       Plan Assets, 12/31/20Contributions into PlanActual Return on Plan AssetsPlan Assets, 1/1/20Benefits Paid
  enter a dollar amount  
select a closing name                                                                       Plan Assets, 1/1/20Plan Assets, 12/31/20Contributions into PlanBenefits PaidActual Return on Plan Assets
  $enter a total amount 

 

Calculate pension expense for the year 2020.

Pension expense   $enter Pension expense in dollars 

Prepare all pension journal entries recorded by Pharoah in 2020. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)

Date
Account Titles and Explanation
Debit
Credit
December 31, 2020
select an account title to record pension expense                                                                       Pension ExpenseContributionsCashNet Defined Benefit Liability/AssetPension Contributions Payable
enter a debit amount
select a credit amount
 
select an account title to record pension expense                                                                       CashContributionsPension ExpenseNet Defined Benefit Liability/AssetPension Contributions Payable
enter a debit amount
select a credit amount
  (To record pension expense)    
December 31, 2020
select an account title to record contributions paid                                                                       Pension Contributions PayableContributionsPension ExpenseCashNet Defined Benefit Liability/Asset
enter a debit amount
select a credit amount
 
select an account title to record contributions paid                                                                       CashPension Contributions PayablePension ExpenseNet Defined Benefit Liability/AssetContributions
enter a debit amount
select a credit amount
  (To record contributions paid)  

 

 

 

 

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