Concept explainers
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Pension expense: Pension expense is an expense to the employer paid as compensation after the completion of services performed by the employees.
Pension expense includes the following components:
- Service cost
- Interest cost
- Expected return on plan assets
- Amortization of prior service cost
- Amortization of net loss or net gain
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS): IFRS are a set of international accounting standards which are framed, approved, and published by International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) for the preparation and disclosure of international financial reports.
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP): These are the guidelines necessary to create accounting principles approved Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) for the implementation of financial information reporting in the Country U.
To explain: Whether the change in discount rate from 7% to 6% would cause a loss under GAAP
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To journalize: Loss on PBO, under GAAP
(3)
To journalize: Loss on PBO, under IFRS
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- Problem 17-6 (Algo) Determine the PBO; plan assets; pension expense; two years (LO17-3, 17-4, 17-6] Stanley-Morgan Industries adopted a defined benefit pension plan on April 12, 2021. The provisions of the plan were not made retroactive to prior years. A local bank, engaged as trustee for the plan assets, expects plan assets to earn a 10% rate of return. The actual return was also 10% in 2021 and 2022.* A consulting firm, engaged as actuary, recommends 5% as the appropriate discount rate. The service cost is $140,000 for 2021 and $220,000 for 2022. Year-end funding is $150,000 for 2021 and $160,000 for 2022. No assumptions or estimates were revised during 2021. * We assume the estimated return was based on the actual return on similar investments at the inception of the plan and that, since the estimate didn't change, that also was the actual rate in 2022. Required: Calculate each of the following amounts as of both December 31, 2021, and December 31, 2022: (Enter your answers in…arrow_forwardk 1 ces Stanley-Morgan Industries adopted a defined benefit pension plan on April 12, 2021. The provisions of the plan were not made retroactive to prior years. A local bank, engaged as trustee for the plan assets, expects plan assets to earn a 10% rate of return. The actual return was also 10% in 2021 and 2022. A consulting firm, engaged as actuary, recommends 5% as the appropriate discount rate. The service cost is $180,000 for 2021 and $230,000 for 2022. Year-end funding is $190,000 for 2021 and $200,000 for 2022. No assumptions or estimates were revised during 2021. "We assume the estimated return was based on the actual return on similar investments at the inception of the plan and that, since the estimate didn't change, that also was the actual rate in 2022 Required: Calculate each of the following amounts as of both December 31, 2021, and December 31, 2022 (Enter your answers in thousands (.e., 200,000 should be entered as 200).) 1. Projected benefit obligation 2. Plan assets 3.…arrow_forwardProblem 17-2 (Algo) PBO calculations; present value concepts [LO17-3] Sachs Brands's defined benefit pension plan specifies annual retirement benefits equal to 1.4% × service years × final year's salary, payable at the end of each year. Angela Davenport was hired by Sachs at the beginning of 2007 and is expected to retire at the end of 2041 after 35 years' service. Her retirement is expected to span 18 years. Davenport's salary is $92,000 at the end of 2021 and the company's actuary projects her salary to be $290,000 at retirement. The actuary's discount rate is 6%. (FV of $1, PV of $1, FVA of $1, PVA of $1, FVAD of $1 and PVAD of $1) (Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided.) Required:2. Estimate by the projected benefits approach the amount of Davenport's annual retirement payments earned as of the end of 2021.3. What is the company's projected benefit obligation at the end of 2021 with respect to Davenport? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answer…arrow_forward
- You are a pension fund manager who has obligations over the years to come of: t: 1 2 3 5 CF: 6.5 7 2.5 13.5 The applicable rate is: 0.095 What is the modified duration of this pension obligation? O3.0977 3.3360 3.2050 2.9786 3.4361 13arrow_forwardExercise 17-2 (Algo) Determine the projected benefit obligation [LO17-3] On January 1, 2024, Ravetch Corporation's projected benefit obligation was $46 million. During 2024, pension benefits paid by the trustee were $6 million. Service cost for 2024 is $10 million. Pension plan assets (at fair value) increased during 2024 by $8 million as expected. At the end of 2024, there were no pension-related other comprehensive income (OCI) accounts. The actuary's discount rate was 10%. Required: Determine the amount of the projected benefit obligation at December 31, 2024. Note: Enter your answers in millions rounded to 2 decimal places (i.e., 5,500,000 should be entered as 5.50). Amounts to be deducted should be indicated with a minus sign. Projected Benefit Obligation Beginning of 2024 Service cost Interest cost End of 2024 $ 0.00arrow_forwardQuestion 10-pensione Selected Information about the pension plan of Orange Co. is as follows: 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 Defined benefit obligation Fair value of plan assets 5,100,000 4,850,000 4,800,500 4,800,000 Pension expense 1,500,010 1,780,000 Contribution 1,000,000 1,500,000 Discount rate (for year) 7% 6% Required (a) → Calculate the Pension Asset/ Liability at December 31, 2020. (b) - Prepare the entry for 2020 to record the pension expense and contribution.arrow_forward
- 5arrow_forwardQuestion 11 The following data are for the pension plan for the employees of Cullumber Company. 1/1/20 12/31/20 12/31/21 Accumulated benefit obligation $ 5400000 $ 5410000 $ 6850000 Projected benefit obligation 5560000 5770000 7530000 Plan assets (at fair value) 4600000 6230000 6780000 AOCL – net loss 0 975000 1000000 Settlement rate (for year) 9% 10% Expected rate of return (for year) 9% 8% Cullumber’s contribution was $861000 in 2021 and benefits paid were $751000. Cullumber estimates that the average remaining service life is 15 years.The actual return on plan assets in 2021 was $550000. $360000. $440000. $430000.arrow_forwardQUESTION 3 Bacon Bad is a national diner that has set up a defined benefit pension plan for its employees. The company uses IFRS and has provided you with the following information pertaining to its pension plan: Pension obligation, December 31,2021 - $6854203 Plan assets, December 31, 2021 - $5906519 Interest rate on pension obligations - 3% Current service cost for the year (accrued at the end of the year) - $598059 Improvement in pension plan, effective on January 1, 2022 - $62000 Actuarial gain on change in assumptions - $0 Expected retum on plan assets -3% of plan assets Actual return on plan assets - $271186 Amounts remitted by employer to pension trust on January 1,2022 - $668416 Payments we do not need payment to retireearrow_forward