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Chapter 20: Q1IFRS (page 1192)
Question: What is net interest? Identify the elements of net interest and explain how they are computed.
Answer
Net interest denotes the difference between theinterests earned and paid.
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A headline in the Wall Street Journal stated, “Firms Increasingly Tap Their Pension Funds to Use Excess Assets.” What is the accounting issue related to the use of these “excess assets” through plan terminations?
What are the major differences between postretirement healthcare benefits and pension benefits?
The actuary for the pension plan of Gustafson Inc. calculated the following net gains and losses. Incurred during the Year (Gain) or Loss 2017 \(300,000 2018 480,000 2019 (210,000) 2020 (290,000) Other information about the company’s pension obligation and plan assets is as follows. Projected Benefit Plan Assets As of January 1, Obligation (market-related asset value) 2017 \)4,000,000 $2,400,000 2018 4,520,000 2,200,000 2019 5,000,000 2,600,000 2020 4,240,000 3,040,000 Gustafson Inc. has a stable labor force of 400 employees who are expected to receive benefits under the plan. The total serviceyears for all participating employees is 5,600. The beginning balance of accumulated OCI (G/L) is zero on January 1, 2017. The market-related value and the fair value of plan assets are the same for the 4-year period. Use the average remaining service life per employee as the basis for amortization.
Instructions (Round to the nearest dollar.) Prepare a schedule which reflects the minimum amount of accumulated OCI (G/L) amortized as a component of net periodic pension expense for each of the years 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020. Apply the “corridor” approach in determining the amount to be amortized each year.
Jackson Company adopts acceptable accounting for its defined benefit pension plan on January 1, 2016, with the following beginning balances: plan assets \(200,000; projected benefit obligation \)250,000. Other data relating to 3 years’ operation of the plan are as follows.
2016 2017 2018 Annual service cost \(16,000 \) 19,000 $ 26,000 Settlement rate and expected rate of return 10% 10% 10% Actual return on plan assets 18,000 22,000 24,000 Annual funding (contributions) 16,000 40,000 48,000 Benefits paid 14,000 16,400 21,000 Prior service cost (plan amended, 1/1/17) 160,000 Amortization of prior service cost 54,400 41,600 Change in actuarial assumptions establishes a December 31, 2018, projected benefi t obligation of: 520,000
Instructions (a) Prepare a pension worksheet presenting all 3 years’ pension balances and activities. (b) Prepare the journal entries (from the worksheet) to reflect all pension plan transactions and events at December 31 of each year. (c) Indicate the pension-related amounts reported in the financial statements for 2018.
Linda Berstler Company sponsors a defined benefit pension plan. The corporation’s actuary provides the following information about the plan.
January 1, 2017 December 31, 2017
Defined benefit obligations \(2,500 \)3,300
Plan assets (fair value) 1,700 2,620
Discount rate 10%
Pension asset/liability 800 ?
Service cost for the year 2017 400
Contributions (funding in 2017) 700
Benefits paid in 2017 200
Instructions
(a) Compute the actual return on the plan assets in 2017.
(b) Compute the amount of other comprehensive income (G/L) as of December 31, 2017. (Assume the January 1, 2017, balance was zero.)
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