On January 1, 2013, Baznik Company adopted a defined benefit pension plan. At that time, Baznik awarded
Question:
On January 1, 2013, Baznik Company adopted a defined benefit pension plan. At that time, Baznik awarded retroactive benefits to certain employees. These retroactive benefits resulted in a prior service cost of $1,200,000 on that date (which it did not fund). Baznik has six participating employees who are expected to receive the retroactive benefits. Following is a schedule that identifies the participating employees and their expected years of future service as of January 1, 2013:
EmployeeExpected Years of
Future Service
A1
B3
C4
D5
E5
F6
Baznik decided to amortize the prior service cost to pension expense using the years-of-future-service method. The following are the amounts of the components of Baznik's pension expense, in addition to the amortization of the prior service cost for 2013 and 2014:
Baznik contributed $850,000 and $830,000 to the pension fund at the end of 2013 and 2014, respectively.
Required:
1. Prepare a set of schedules for Baznik to determine
(a) The amortization fraction for each year and
(b) The amortization of the prior service cost.
2. Prepare all the journal entries related to Baznik's pension plan for 2013 and 2014.
Step by Step Answer:
Intermediate Accounting Reporting and Analysis
ISBN: 978-1111822361
1st edition
Authors: James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach