Accounting for Pension Plans

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Pension HW

1) XYZ Company had three defined benefit plans with the following information: 12 Points
Plan 1 Plan 2 Plan 3
Expected Payment over next year 3,500,000 3,500,000 3,500,000
Fair Value of Plan Assets 5,000,000 6,000,000 3,000,000
Projected Benefit Obligation 7,000,000 5,500,000 4,500,000
Record the over/(under) funded status of each plan. Then determine the balance sheet presentation based on the over/(under) funded status. (Input an amount in each yellow cell. If zero, input zero.)
Plan 1 Plan 2 Plan 3
Over/ (Under) Funded Status
Noncurrent Asset
Current Liability**
Noncurrent Liability
** Think about the expected payment over the next year compared to the Plan Assets available.
2) XYZ Company received the following information from its actuary team for the 10 points
year pertaining to one of its defined benefit plans:
Service Cost 120,000
Interest on Projected Benefit Obligation 55,000
Expected Return on Plan Assets 30,000
Amortization of Prior Service Cost 15,000
Amortization of Actuarial Gain 10,000
Calculate the Pension Expense for the year (show all items included in the calculation):
3) At the end of year, XYZ Corporation had the following pension related information in addition to the above information: 12 points
12/31/X1 12/31/X2
Fair Value of Plan Assets 405,000 505,000
Projected Benefit Obligation 1,065,000 1,035,000
Funded Status (660,000) (530,000)
Record the Necessary Journal Entries:
Entry to record Service Cost, Interest Cost and Return on Plan Assets:
Account Name: Debit Credit
Amortization of Prior Service Cost and/or Actuarial Losses:
Account Name: Debit Credit
Amortization of Actuarial Gains:
Account Name: Debit Credit
4) a) Identify a US Company that offers a Defined Benefit Plan and review the 10K information for 2016 of the identified company and provide a brief analysis based on footnotes related to the plan. 3 points
b) Include screenshots to report the Funded Status and Pension Expense information for the selected plan. 1 Points
c) Record the associated journal entries based on the screenshots for that company. 12 points
Entry to record Service Cost, Interest Cost and Return on Plan Assets:
Account Name: Debit Credit
Amortization of Prior Service Cost and/or Actuarial Losses:
Account Name: Debit Credit
Amortization of Actuarial Gains:
Account Name: Debit Credit