In Fisk Companys negotiations with its employees union on January 1, 2016, the company agreed to an
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Prior to 2016, it had been Fisks policy to fond only some of its pension expense each year so that the fair value of the plan assets at the end of the year was less than the year-end projected benefit obligation. As a result, Fisk reported an accrued/prepaid pension cost liability of $40,000 on its December 31, 2015, balance sheet.
Fisk appropriately amortized the prior service cost over a 10-ycar service life as a component of pension expense in 2016 and 2017. The resulting pension and other information for 2016 and 2017 are as follows:
aFunded December 31
bAt year-end
Required:
1. Prepare all the journal entries related to Fisks pension plan for 2016.
2. List the amounts of any accounts related to Fisks pension plan to be reported on the companys December 31, 2016, balance sheet. Indicate in what sections they would be reported.
3. Prepare all the journal entries related to Fisk's pension plan for 2017.
4. List the amounts of any accounts related to Fisks pension plan to be reported on the companys December 31, 2017, balance sheet. Indicate in what sections they would be reported.
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Intermediate Accounting Reporting and Analysis
ISBN: 978-1285453828
2nd edition
Authors: James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach
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