You are the controller of a newly established technology firm that is offering a new pension plan
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(a) Without using a pension work sheet, determine the surplus or deficit position of the pension plan and the amount reported on the statement of financial position at each year end, the pension expense for each of the three years, and any remeasurement (gain) loss recorded in OCI for each of the three years, applying IFRS.
(b) Without using a pension work sheet, determine the surplus or deficit position of the pension plan and the amount reported on the balance sheet at each year end, and the pension expense for each of the three years applying ASPE. State any assumptions you have made.
(c) Prepare a short report to the company president concerning the accounting for the new pension plan. Make a recommendation to your employer about the approach that should be taken.
Balance sheet is a statement of the financial position of a business that list all the assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity and shareholder’s equity at a particular point of time. A balance sheet is also called as a “statement of financial...
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Intermediate Accounting
ISBN: 978-1119048541
11th Canadian edition Volume 2
Authors: Donald E. Kieso, Jerry J. Weygandt, Terry D. Warfield, Nicola M. Young, Irene M. Wiecek, Bruce J. McConomy