Question: PLEASE HELP ME CORRECT THE AREA THAT ARE BOLD. THE OTHER AREAS ARE CORRECT. The City of Sweetwater maintains an Employees Retirement Fund, a single-employer
PLEASE HELP ME CORRECT THE AREA THAT ARE BOLD. THE OTHER AREAS ARE CORRECT.
The City of Sweetwater maintains an Employees Retirement Fund, a single-employer defined benefit plan that provides annuity and disability benefits. The fund is financed by actuarially determined contributions from the citys General Fund and by contributions from employees. Administration of the retirement fund is handled by General Fund employees, and the retirement fund does not bear any administrative expenses. The Statement of Fiduciary Net Position for the Employees Retirement Fund as of July 1, 2019, is shown here:
| CITY OF SWEETWATER | |||
| Employees Retirement Fund | |||
| Statement of Fiduciary Net Position | |||
| As of July 1, 2019 | |||
| Assets | |||
| Cash | $ | 138,000 | |
| Accrued Interest Receivable | 58,200 | ||
| Investments, at Fair Value: | |||
| Bonds | 4,507,000 | ||
| Common Stocks | 1,308,000 | ||
| Total Assets | 6,011,200 | ||
| Liabilities | |||
| Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses | 351,500 | ||
| Fiduciary Net Position Restricted for Pensions | $ | 5,659,700 | |
During the year ended June 30, 2020, the following transactions occurred:
- The interest receivable on investments was collected in cash.
- Member contributions in the amount of $276,300 were received in cash. The citys General Fund also contributed $809,000 in cash.
- Annuity benefits of $736,000 and disability benefits of $165,000 were recorded as liabilities.
- Accounts payable and accrued expenses in the amount of $957,000 were paid in cash.
- Interest income of $244,000 and dividends in the amount of $32,300 were received in cash. In addition, bond interest income of $52,000 was accrued at year-end.
- Refunds of $86,000 were made in cash to terminated, nonvested participants.
- Common stocks, carried at a fair value of $508,000, were sold for $484,000. That $484,000, plus an additional $313,000, was invested in stocks.
- At year-end, it was determined that the fair value of stocks held by the pension plan had decreased by $49,000; the fair value of bonds had increased by $41,000.
- Nominal accounts for the year were closed.
Required: a. Record the transactions on the books of the Employees Retirement Fund. b. Prepare a Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Net Position for the Employees Retirement Fund for the year ended June 30, 2020. c. Prepare a Statement of Fiduciary Net Position for the Employees Retirement Fund as of June 30, 2020.
- Required A
- Required B
- Required C
Record the transactions on the books of the Employees Retirement Fund. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No Journal Entry Required" in the first account field.)
| No | Transaction | General Journal | Debit | Credit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 01 | Cash answer correct | 58,200 answer correct | |
| Accrued Interest Receivables answer correct | not attempted | 58,200 answer correct | ||
| 2 | 02 | Cashselected answer correct | 1,085,300 answer correct | |
| AdditionsEmployer Contributions answer correct | 809,000 answer correct | |||
| AdditionsMember Contributions answer correct | 276,300 answer correct | |||
| 3 | 03 | DeductionsAnnuity Benefits answer correct | 736,000 answer correct | |
| DeductionsDisability Benefits answer correct | 165,000 answer correct | |||
| Accounts Payableselected answer correct | 901,000 answer correct | |||
| 4 | 04 | Accounts Payable answer correct | 957,000 answer correct | |
| Cashselected answer correct | 957,000 answer correct | |||
| 5 | 5a | Cashselected answer correct | 276,300 answer correct | |
| AdditionsDividend Incomeselected answer incorrect | 32,300 answer incorrect | |||
| AdditionsInterest Incomeselected answer incorrect | 244,000 answer incorrect | |||
| 6 | 5b | Cash answer incorrect | 276,300 answer incorrect | |
| Accrued Interest Receivables answer incorrect | 52,000 answer correct | |||
| 7 | 06 | DeductionsRefunds to Term Employees answer correct | 86,000 answer correct | |
| Cash answer correct | 86,000 answer correct | |||
| 8 | 7a | Cashselected answer correct | 484,000 answer correct | |
| AdditionsNet Decrease in Fair Values answer correct | 24,000 answer correct | |||
| Investments in Common Stocks answer correct | 508,000 answer correct | |||
| 9 | 7b | Investments in Common Stocks answer correct | 797,000 answer correct | |
| Cashselected answer correct | 797,000 answer correct | |||
| 10 | 08 | Investment in Bonds answer correct | 41,000 answer correct | |
| AdditionsNet Decrease in Fair Values answer correct | 8,000 answer correct | |||
| Investments in Common Stocks answer correct | 49,000 answer correct | |||
| 11 | 09 | AdditionsMember Contributions answer correct | 276,300 answer correct | |
| AdditionsEmployer Contributions answer correct | 809,000 answer correct | |||
| AdditionsInterest Income answer correct | 244,300 answer incorrect | |||
| AdditionsDividend Incomes answer correct | 32,300 answer correct | |||
| AdditionsNet Decrease in Fair Values answer correct | 32,000 answer correct | |||
| DeductionsAnnuity Benefits answer correct | 736,000 answer correct | |||
| DeductionsDisability Benefits answer correct | 165,000 answer correct | |||
| DeductionsRefunds to Term Employees answer correct | 86,000 answer correct | |||
| Net Position: Restricted for OPEB Benefits answer correct | 342,900 answer incorrect |
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