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1. Paragraph 4 says that a company must recognize “the funded status of a benefit plan.” What is meant by “the funded status of a benefit plan”?
2. In paragraphs B37 through B41, the FASB includes discussion of two possible ways to account for prior service cost. The option chosen is to recognize prior service cost through other comprehensive income. What was the other option considered?
3. In paragraphs B114 through B117, the FASB discusses “potential economic consequences of recognition of the funded status” of defined benefit pension plans. The FASB mentions the term “neutrality” from the Conceptual Framework. Does neutrality imply that financial accounting rules should NOT have economic consequences?
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Intermediate Accounting
ISBN: 978-0324592375
17th Edition
Authors: James D. Stice, Earl K. Stice, Fred Skousen
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