In: Accounting
The following defined pension data of Stellar Corp. apply to the
year 2017.
| Projected benefit obligation, 1/1/17 (before amendment) | $582,000 | ||
| Plan assets, 1/1/17 | 566,900 | ||
| Pension liability | 15,100 | ||
| On January 1, 2017, Stellar Corp., through plan
amendment, grants prior service benefits having a present value of |
130,000 | ||
| Settlement rate | 9 | % | |
| Service cost | 59,500 | ||
| Contributions (funding) | 60,400 | ||
| Actual (expected) return on plan assets | 53,100 | ||
| Benefits paid to retirees | 40,500 | ||
| Prior service cost amortization for 2017 | 15,400 |
For 2017, prepare a pension worksheet for Stellar Corp. that shows
the journal entry for pension expense and the year-end balances in
the related pension accounts.
prepare a pension worksheet for Stellar Corp. that shows the journal entry for pension expense and the year-end balances in the related pension accounts.
