Pumpkin Ltd. received the following information from its pension plan trustee concerning their defined benefit pension plan for the year ended December 31, 2020: December 31, 2020 Defined benefit obligation Fair value of plan assets $3,500,000 1,750,000 For 2020, the service cost is $210,000 and past service cost (effective Jan 1, 2020) is $100,000. During 2020, Pumpkin contributed $595,000 to the plan, and paid 89,000 to the retirees throughout the year. The actual return of the plan assets is $90,000. The company was also informed by the consulting firm that an actuarial gain of $750 should be reported. Pumpkin uses discount rates of 6%. Pumpkin uses the immediate recognition approach under IFRS. Instructions Please calculate Pumpkin's DBO and Plan Assets ending balance and net defined pension asset/liability by completing the following worksheet. No separate journal entry necessary.
Pumpkin Ltd. received the following information from its pension plan trustee concerning their defined benefit pension plan for the year ended December 31, 2020: December 31, 2020 Defined benefit obligation Fair value of plan assets $3,500,000 1,750,000 For 2020, the service cost is $210,000 and past service cost (effective Jan 1, 2020) is $100,000. During 2020, Pumpkin contributed $595,000 to the plan, and paid 89,000 to the retirees throughout the year. The actual return of the plan assets is $90,000. The company was also informed by the consulting firm that an actuarial gain of $750 should be reported. Pumpkin uses discount rates of 6%. Pumpkin uses the immediate recognition approach under IFRS. Instructions Please calculate Pumpkin's DBO and Plan Assets ending balance and net defined pension asset/liability by completing the following worksheet. No separate journal entry necessary.
Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1Q
Related questions
Question

Transcribed Image Text:Pumpkin Ltd. received the following information from its pension plan trustee concerning their defined
benefit pension plan for the year ended December 31, 2020:
December 31, 2020
$3,500,000
Defined benefit obligation
Fair value of plan assets
1,750,000
For 2020, the service cost is $210,000 and past service cost (effective Jan 1, 2020) is $100,000. During
2020, Pumpkin contributed $595,000 to the plan, and paid 89,000 to the retirees throughout the year.
The actual return of the plan assets is $90,000. The company was also informed by the consulting firm
that an actuarial gain of $750 should be reported. Pumpkin uses discount rates of 6%. Pumpkin uses
the immediate recognition approach under IFRS.
Instructions
Please calculate Pumpkin's DBO and Plan Assets ending balance and net defined pension asset/liability
by completing the following worksheet. No separate journal entry necessary.

Transcribed Image Text:General Journal Entries
Memo Record
Items
Beg Bal
Current Service
Past Service
Interest Cost
Expected Return
Remeasurement
Contribution
Benefit Paid
Actuarial Loss
Expense Entry
Contribution
End Bal
Expert Solution

This question has been solved!
Explore an expertly crafted, step-by-step solution for a thorough understanding of key concepts.
This is a popular solution!
Trending now
This is a popular solution!
Step by step
Solved in 3 steps

Knowledge Booster
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, accounting and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.Recommended textbooks for you


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,


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