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Rico Corporation initiated a defined benefit pension plan on January 1, 2020. The plan does not provide any retroactive benefits for existing employees. The pension funding payment is made to the trustee on December 31 of each year. The following information is available for 2020 and 2021.
2020 | 2021 | |
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Service cost | $75,000 | $82,500 |
Funding payment (contribution) | 85,000 | 92,500 |
Interest on projected benefit obligation | 7,500 | |
Actual and expected return on plan assets | 9,000 |
a. In its December 31, 2020, balance sheet, Rico should report what amount of net pension asset/liability?
Balance Sheet | |
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December 31, 2020 | |
Noncurrent assets | |
Net pension asset | Answer |
Noncurrent liabilities | |
Net pension liability | Answer |
b. In its December 31, 2021, balance sheet, Rico should report what
amount of net pension asset/liability?
Balance Sheet | |
---|---|
December 31, 2021 | |
Noncurrent assets | |
Net pension asset | Answer |
Noncurrent liabilities | |
Net pension liability | Answer |
c. Prepare the journal entries to record pension expense and plan
funding for 2021.
Date | Account Name | Dr. | Cr. |
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Dec. 31, 2021 | Answer | Answer | |
Answer | Answer | ||
Answer | Answer | ||
To record pension expense | |||
Dec. 31, 2021 | Answer | Answer | |
Answer | Answer | ||
To record plan funding |
d. Create a worksheet to summarize the pension data at the end
of 2021.
Reported Net in Financial Statements | Reported on Balance Sheet |
Reported in Income Statement |
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Plan Assets |
PBO | Net Pension Asset/Liability |
Cash Outflow | Pension Expense |
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Balance, January 1, 2021 | Answer | Answer | Answer | ||
Service cost | Answer | Answer | Answer | Answer | Answer |
Interest cost | Answer | Answer | Answer | Answer | Answer |
Expected return on plan assets | Answer | Answer | Answer | Answer | Answer |
Contributions to fund | Answer | Answer | Answer | Answer | Answer |
Balance, December 31, 2021 | Answer | Answer | Answer | Answer |