On January 1, 2013, Smith Company adopted a defined benefit pension plan. At that time, Smith awarded

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On January 1, 2013, Smith Company adopted a defined benefit pension plan. At that time, Smith awarded retroactive benefits to its employees, resulting in a prior service cost that created a projected benefit obligation of $1,250,000 on that date (which it did not fund). Smith decided to amortize the prior service cost by the straight-line method over the 20-year average remaining service life of its active participating employees. Smith's actuary has also provided the following additional information for 2013 and 2014: (1) service cost: 2013, $147,000; 2014, $153,000; (2) expected (and actual) return on plan assets: 2014, $33,000; and (3) projected benefit obligation: 1/1/2014, $1,522,000. The discount rate was 10% in both 2013 and 2014. Smith contributed $330,000 and $350,000 to the pension fund at the end of 2013 and 2014, respectively. There are no other components of Smith's pension expense.

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1. Compute the amount of Smith's pension expense for 2013 and 2014.

2. Prepare all the journal entries related to Smith's pension plan for 2013 and 2014.

3. If the prior service cost was vested, explain how Smith's pension expense for 2013 would be different under amended IAS 19.

Discount Rate
Depending upon the context, the discount rate has two different definitions and usages. First, the discount rate refers to the interest rate charged to the commercial banks and other financial institutions for the loans they take from the Federal...
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Intermediate Accounting Reporting and Analysis

ISBN: 978-1111822361

1st edition

Authors: James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach

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