In: Accounting
Exercise 20-7
The following defined pension data of Teal Corp. apply to the year 2017.
Projected benefit obligation, 1/1/17 (before amendment) | $538,000 | ||
Plan assets, 1/1/17 | 525,000 | ||
Pension liability | 13,000 | ||
On January 1, 2017, Teal Corp., through plan amendment, grants prior service benefits having a present value of |
119,000 | ||
Settlement rate | 9 | % | |
Service cost | 62,100 | ||
Contributions (funding) | 67,100 | ||
Actual (expected) return on plan assets | 52,100 | ||
Benefits paid to retirees | 42,000 | ||
Prior service cost amortization for 2017 | 18,600 |
For 2017, prepare a pension worksheet for Teal Corp. that shows the
journal entry for pension expense and the year-end balances in the
related pension accounts. (Enter all amounts as
positive.) Please include credit or debit
TEAL CORP. |
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General Journal Entries |
Memo Record |
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Items |
Annual Pension |
Cash |
OCI–Prior |
Pension |
Projected Benefit |
Plan |
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Balance, Dec. 31, 2016 | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
Prior service cost | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance, Jan. 1, 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||
Service cost | |||||||||||||||||||
Interest cost | |||||||||||||||||||
Actual return | |||||||||||||||||||
Amortization of PSC | |||||||||||||||||||
Contributions | |||||||||||||||||||
Benefits | |||||||||||||||||||
Journal entry for 2017 | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
Accumulated OCI, Dec. 31, 2016 |
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Balance, Dec. 31, 2017 |
Pension worksheet reveals the movement of pension around different items. It reveals what resulted in the increase or decrease in pension asset/liability .
Teal corp
Pension worksheet
General journal entries |
memo record |
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Annual Pension |
Cash |
Prior service |
Gain/Loss |
Pension Asset/ |
Projected |
Plan |
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Dec 31, 2016 balance |
-13000 |
-538000 |
525000 |
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prior service cost |
119000 |
-119000 |
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balance Jan 1,2017 |
-657000 |
525000 |
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Service cost |
62100 |
-62100 |
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interest cost (657000*9%) |
59130 |
-59130 |
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actual return |
-52100 |
52100 |
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amortization of PSC |
18600 |
-18600 |
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contributions |
-67100 |
67100 |
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benefits |
42000 |
-42000 |
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journal entry for 2017 |
87730 |
-67100 |
100400 |
-121030 |
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Accumulated OCI, dec 31,2016 |
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Balance dec 31,2017 |
100400 |
-121030 |
-736230 |
602200 |
The required journal entry would be
Date |
Particulars |
Debit ($) |
Credit ($) |
Pension expense |
87730 |
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Other comprehensive income (PSC) |
100400 |
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Pension Asset/Liability (Bal fig) |
121030 |
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Cash |
67100 |