In: Accounting
Sheridan Ltd. provides a defined contribution pension plan for
its employees. Currently, the company has 44 full-time and 66
part-time employees. The pension plan requires the company to make
an annual contribution of $2,400 per full–time employee, and $1,450
per part–time employee, regardless of their annual salary. In
addition, employees can match the employer’s contribution in any
given year.
At the beginning of the year, 18 full–time and 15 part–time
employees elected to contribute to their pension plan by matching
the company’s contribution. An equal amount of funds was withheld
from the employees’ cheques in order to fund their pension
contribution. Both the employees’ and employer’s contributions are
sent to the plan trustee at year end.
What amount of annual pension expense will the company report?
Pension expense to be reported |
Prepare a summary journal entry to record Sheridan Ltd.’s payment to the plan trustee.