Year O On December 31, 2010, Arrieta Incorporated purchases a subsidiary of Sale
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Year O On December 31, 2010, Arrieta Incorporated purchases a subsidiary of Sales Unlimited. Sales has a defined benefit pension plan. The actuary provides you the following information: 12/31/2010 (000s) Statement of financial position Benefit obligation 2,500 Fair value of plan assets 2,400 Funded status 12/31/2010 (100) Expected impact of plan alignment 240 The initial amount to be recognized on the books of Arrieta for initial recognition of the funded status of the Sales pension plan is: Benefit obligation 2,500 Fair value of plan assets 2,400 Funded status 12/31/2010 (100) Year 1 On July 1, 2011 Arrieta amends the plan to align the benefits with its own plans, retroactive to the date of employment for the acquired employees. The retroactive benefits result in a prior service cost. The remaining service lives of those employees (average time to retirement) is 12 years. The actuary presents you with the following information as of 12/31/2011 Service cost 100 Interest cost 94 Expected return on plan assets 168 Actuarial gain/loss 22 Plan amendment 240 Actual return on plan assets 125 Benefits paid (75) Employer contributions 35 1/1/2011 12/31/2011 Discount rate 3.75% 4.00% Expected return 7.00% 7.00% Salary increases 4.00% 4.00% Required: a) Prepare the disclosure for the change in plan obligation and the change in plan assets for the year and determine the ending funded status. b) Prepare the disclosure for the net period benefit cost for the period. c) Provide ASC references to support the accounting for the prior service cost. d) Determine the amount of any amortization of gains and losses for the following year. Provide ASC references to support the calculation.
Explanation / Answer
a)journal entry for initial purchase of sales pension plan
ENDING FUNDED STATUS = -374 (2,485-2,859)
b)
Amortisation of acturial loss
3.75%=100(in the 1st year)
100% will be 2667
armotize for 2nd year 4%(2667-100)=102.68 =103(rounded off figure)
c)HINT:prior service costs are recognised as a benefit liability and also armotised through average time to retirement
d)YEAR 2
acturial loss and gain is armotized through out the average time to retirement of employees.
PLEASE QUOTE ASC 715 PRIOR SERVICE COST
d)
110=4%(in the 2nd year)
100% will be 2750
armotize the cost,4%(2750-110)=105.6=106(rounded off figure)
date particulars DEBIT CREDIT YEAR 0 BENEFIT OBLIGATION 2,500 CASH 2,500 FAIR VALUE OF PLAN ASSETS 2,400 CASH 2,400 FUNDED STATUS 100 CASH 100Related Questions
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