The City of Columbus has approximately 2,000 employees. For the past three decades, the city has provided its employees with a defined benefit pension plan. The plan contract calls for specific payment amounts to be made to each retiree based on a set formula. Money is transferred periodi-cally to a pension trust fund where it is accumulated and invested so that eventual payments can be made.a. Describe how the city determines the amount (if any) of a net pension liability that should be reported within its government-wide financial statements.b. Describe how the city determines the amount (if any) of pension expense that should be reported within its government-wide financial statements.c. How is the pension reported in the fund financial statements for the governmental funds?
The City of Columbus has approximately 2,000 employees. For the past three decades, the city has
provided its employees with a defined benefit pension plan. The plan contract calls for specific payment amounts to be made to each retiree based on a set formula. Money is transferred periodi-
cally to a pension trust fund where it is accumulated and invested so that eventual payments can be made.
a. Describe how the city determines the amount (if any) of a net pension liability that should be reported within its government-wide financial statements.
b. Describe how the city determines the amount (if any) of pension expense that should be reported within its government-wide financial statements.
c. How is the pension reported in the fund financial statements for the governmental funds?
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