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Chapter 20: Q1Q. (page 1161)
What is a private pension plan? How does a contributory pension plan differ from a noncontributory plan?
Gratuity is a type of plan where the employee is paid a certain sum of money after completing their employment in an organization. It is produced after retirement by the organization.
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Identify the five components that comprise pension expense. Briefly explain the nature of each component.
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.)
Kenseth Corp. has the following beginning-of-the-year present values for its projected benefit obligation and market-related values for its pension plan assets. Projected Plan Benefit Assets Obligation Value 2016 \(2,000,000 \)1,900,000 2017 2,400,000 2,500,000 2018 2,950,000 2,600,000 2019 3,600,000 3,000,000 The average remaining service life per employee in 2016 and 2017 is 10 years and in 2018 and 2019 is 12 years. The net gain or loss that occurred during each year is as follows: 2016, \(280,000 loss; 2017, \)90,000 loss; 2018, \(11,000 loss; and 2019, \)25,000 gain. (In working the solution, the gains and losses must be aggregated to arrive at year-end balances.) Instructions Using the corridor approach, compute the amount of net gain or loss amortized and charged to pension expense in each of the four years, setting up an appropriate schedule.
Using the information in E20-13 about Erickson Company’s defined benefit pension plan, prepare a 2017 pension worksheet with supplementary schedules of computations. Prepare the journal entries at December 31, 2017, to record pension expense and related pension transactions. Also, indicate the pension amounts reported in the balance sheet.
Differentiate between a defined contribution pension plan and a defined benefit pension plan. Explain how the employer’s obligation differs between the two types of plans.
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