Petey Ltd. has a policy of obtaining an actuarial pension valuation every three years. Based on the individual components of its annual pension expense, Petey Ltd.'s defined benefit obligation as at December 31, 2013, was $356,700. An actuarial valuation revealed that the defined benefit obligation is actually $388,000. The difference is mostly the result of revised estimates given the recent stock market troubles.
(a) Discuss the options available under IFRS to account for the actuarial loss.
(b) Discuss the options available under ASPE to account for the actuarial loss.