P20-2 Allison Co. has the following postretirement benefit plan balances on January 1, 2012.
"P20-2 Allison Co. has the following postretirement benefit plan balances on January 1, 2012.
Accumulated Postreitrement benefit obligation $2,535,000
Fair value of plan assets 2,535,000
The interest (settlement) rate applicable to the plan is 8% On January 1, 2013, the company amends the plan
so that prior service costs of $185,000 were created. Other data related to the pension plan are as follows:
2012 2013
Service costs: $87,000 $80,000
Prior service costs amortization 0 13,000
Contributions (funding) to the plan 47,000 38,000
Benefits paid 41,000 43,000
Actual return on plan assets 200,000 155,000
Expected rate of return on assets 9% 7%
Instructions:
(a) Prepare a worksheet for the postreitrement plan for 2012 & 2013.
Allison Co.
Pension Worksheet—2012 and 2013
General Journal Entries Memo Record
Items:
"Annual
Expense"
DR/CR
Cash
DR/CR
OCI - Prior Service Cost
DR/CR
"Pension
Asset/
Liability"
DR/CR
Accum Projected Benefit Obligation
DR/CR
OCI - Gain/Loss
DR/CR
"Plan
Assets"
DR/CR
Items:
Balance, Jan. 1, 2012
Service cost
Interest cost
Actual return
Unexpected Loss
Contributions
Benefits
Journal entry, 12/31/12
Accum OCI, 12/31/11
Balance, Dec. 31, 2012
Additional PSC 1/1/2013
Balance, Jan 1, 2013
Service cost
Interest cost
Actual return
Unexpected loss
Amortization of PSC
Contributions
Benefits
Journal entry, 12/31/13
Accum OCI, 12/31/12
Balance, Dec. 31, 2013
Area for calculations as desired
Area for calculations as desired
Area for calculations as desired
Prepare any journal entries related to the postretirement plan as of December 31, 2013.
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