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Carla Company sponsors a defined benefit pension plan. The corporation’s actuary provides the following information about...
Carla Company sponsors a defined benefit pension plan. The corporation’s actuary provides the following information about the plan.
| January 1, 2020 | December 31, 2020 | |||
| Vested benefit obligation | $1,480 | $1,870 | ||
| Accumulated benefit obligation | 1,870 | 2,670 | ||
| Projected benefit obligation | 2,500 | 3,260 | ||
| Plan assets (fair value) | 1,690 | 2,630 | ||
| Settlement rate and expected rate of return | 10% | |||
| Pension asset/liability | 810 | ? | ||
| Service cost for the year 2020 | 400 | |||
| Contributions (funding in 2020) | 690 | |||
| Benefits paid in 2020 | 200 |
Prepare a 2020 pension worksheet. (Enter all amounts as positive.)
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CARLA COMPANY |
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General Journal Entries |
Memo Record Entries |
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Items |
Annual Pension |
Cash |
OCI— Gain/ |
Pension Asset/ |
Projected Benefit |
Plan |
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| Balance, Jan. 1, 2020 |
$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
| Service cost |
| Interest cost |
| Actual return |
| Unexpected gain |
| Contributions |
| Benefits |
| Liability increase |
| Journal entry for 2020 |
$ |
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$ |
| Accumulated OCI, Dec. 31, 2019 |
| Balance, Dec. 31, 2020 |
$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Prepare the journal entries at December 31, 2020, to record pension expense and related pension transactions. (If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)
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Date |
Account Titles and Explanation |
Debit |
Credit |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | |||
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| Carla Company Pension Worksheet 2020 |
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| General Journal Entries | Memo record | |||||||||||
| Items | Annual Pension | Cash | OCI - Gain/Loss | Pension Asset/Liability | Projected Benefit | Plan Assets | ||||||
| Balance Jan 1, 2020 | 810 | Cr | 2500 | Cr | 1690 | Dr | ||||||
| Service cost | 400 | Dr | 400 | Cr | ||||||||
| Interest Cost | 250 | Dr | 250 | Cr | ||||||||
| Actual return | 450 | Cr | 450 | Dr | ||||||||
| Unexpected Gain | 281 | Dr | 281 | Cr | ||||||||
| Contributions | 690 | Cr | 690 | Dr | ||||||||
| Benefits | 200 | Dr | 200 | Cr | ||||||||
| Liability Increases | 310 | Dr | 310 | Cr | ||||||||
| Journal Entry for 2020 | 481 | Dr | 690 | Cr | 29 | Dr | 180 | Dr | ||||
| Accumulated OCI Dec 31, 2019 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Balance, Dce 31, 2020 | 29 | Dr | 630 | Cr | 3260 | Cr | 2630 | Dr |
Working Notes:
Actual returns = (2630-1690)-690+200 = 450
Liability increase = (3260-2500)-(400+250-200) = 310
| Date | Particulars | Debit ($) | Credit ($) |
| Dec 31, 2020 | Other Comprehensive loss (G/L) | 29 | |
| Pension Expenses | 481 | ||
| Pension Asset/Liability | 180 | ||
| Cash | 690 |
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