The accountant for Sea to Sky Corp. has developed the following 2021 information for the company's defined
Question:
The accountant for Sea to Sky Corp. has developed the following 2021 information for the company's defined benefit pension plan:
Unrecognized past service costs, as at Dec. 31, 2020 $300,000dr
Expected average remaining service life – past service employees 6 yrs
Benefits paid to retirees, paid out evenly over 2021 $80,000
Opening Accrued benefit obligation (ABO), per books, Dec. 31, 2020 $5,000,000cr
Current service cost, earned at end of year $220,000
Cash contribution to the plan, made November 30, 2021 $950,000
Expected rate of return on plan assets 4.0%
Discount rate for ABO 5.0%
Other pension detail/ information:
ABO info:
The Accumulated Pension Obligation (ABO) liability was determined by an actuary to be $5,582,917cr at the year end on December 31, 2021.
Assume that Sea to Sky amortizes any actuarial (experience) net gains or losses on the PA or ABO to Other Comprehensive Income (OCI) in the year they occur.
PA info:
The opening market value of the Plan Assets (PA) back on Dec. 31, 2020 was $4,900,000dr.
The pension plan assets had a market value of $5,342,000dr at the end of the year on December 31, 2021.
Required:
- Using the above information for Sea to Sky Corp., prepare a completed pension worksheet for 2021 on the NEXT page. Please indicate credit entries either by parentheses “( )” or by “dr” and “cr”.
- Provide prepare the pension journal entry below (AFTER completing pension worksheet on the following page):