In: Accounting
Vaughn Co. provides the following information about its
postretirement benefit plan for the year 2017.
| Service cost | $83,900 | ||
| Prior service cost amortization | 3,100 | ||
| Contribution to the plan | 51,000 | ||
| Actual and expected return on plan assets | 67,100 | ||
| Benefits paid | 42,700 | ||
| Plan assets at January 1, 2017 | 697,300 | ||
| Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation at January 1, 2017 | 756,400 | ||
| Accumulated OCI (PSC) at January 1, 2017 | 103,300 | Dr. | |
| Discount rate | 8 | % |
Prepare a worksheet inserting January 1, 2017, balances, showing
December 31, 2017, balances, and the journal entry recording
postretirement benefit expense. (Enter all amounts as
positive.)
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VAUGHN CO. |
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General Journal Entries |
Memo Record |
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Items |
Annual Postretirement |
Cash |
OCI—Prior |
Postretirement Asset/ |
APBO |
Plan Assets |
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Pension Worksheet - complete Journal entry from --- Remember point to note that at the end closing balance of " post retirement ( Asset / Liability ) should be equal to Difference of Projected Benefit Obligation - Plan Assets .
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| Pension Worksheet- 2017 | |||||||||||||
| General Journal Entries | Memo Record | ||||||||||||
| Details | Annual Post retire Expense $ | Cash $ | OCI _ prior Service cost | Post retirement Asset ( Liability)$ | Projected Benefit obligation-$ | Plan Assets -$ | |||||||
| Opening Balance | 59,100 | cr | 7,56,400 | cr | 6,97,300 | Dr | ($59100= ( $756400-$697300) | ||||||
| Service Cost | 83,900 | Dr | 83,900 | cr | |||||||||
| Interest Cost( wn1) | 60,512 | Dr | 60,512 | cr | |||||||||
| Actual return | 67,100 | cr | 67,100 | dr | |||||||||
| Contribution | 51,000 | cr | 51,000 | dr | |||||||||
| Benefit | 42,700 | dr | 42,700 | cr | |||||||||
| Amortization | 3,100 | Dr | 3,100 | cr | |||||||||
| Journal Entry 2017 | 80,412 | Dr | 51,000 | Cr | 3,100 | Cr | 26,312 | Cr | |||||
| Accumulated OCI( PSC) Opening Bal | 1,03,300 | Dr | |||||||||||
| Closing balance as on 31st Dec 2017 | 1,00,200 | Dr | 85,412 | Cr | 8,58,112 | Cr | 7,72,700 | Dr | |||||
| wn1 | Amount ($) | |||
| Service Cost | 83,900 | |||
| Interest on accumulated Post retirement | ||||
| benefit obligation-8%*756400-$60512 | 60,512 | |||
| Expected return on Plan asset | -67,100 | |||
| Amortization - service cost | 3,100 | |||
| Post retirement Expenses | 80,412 |