
Concept explainers
Pension Plan: Pension plan is a fixed retirement benefits that are determined by a specific designated formula.
Pension Expense: Pension is a payment provided to the employees at the time of their retirement. It is based on years of service, annual compensation and age.
Projected benefit obligation (PBO): This is the estimated present value of future retirement benefits, accumulated based on the future compensation levels.
Plan assets: The assets which are used to satisfy the postretirement obligation, are held as a pension fund by the trustee, to invest the employer contributions,
Journal: Journal is the method of recording monetary business transactions in chronological order. It records the debit and credit aspects of each transaction to abide by the double-entry system.
Rules of Debit and Credit:
Following rules are followed for debiting and crediting different accounts while they occur in business transactions:
- Debit, all increase in assets, expenses and dividends, all decrease in liabilities, revenues and stockholders’ equities.
- Credit, all increase in liabilities, revenues, and stockholders’ equities, all decrease in assets, expenses.
To Journalize: The transactions to determine the cash paid to pension as reported in the statement of

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