FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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ISBN: 9781259964947
Author: Libby
Publisher: MCG
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Goldman Company has a defined benefit pension plan. The following pension-related data were available for the current calendar year:
 

PBO:      
Balance, Jan. 1 $ 230,000  
Service cost   31,000  
Interest cost (5% discount rate)   11,500  
Gain from changes in actuarial assumptions in 2021   (4,000 )
Benefits paid to retirees   (10,000 )
Balance, Dec. 31 $ 258,500  
Plan assets:      
Balance, Jan.1 $ 240,000  
Actual return (expected return was $21,500)   20,000  
Contributions   25,000  
Benefits paid   (10,000 )
Balance, Dec. 31 $ 275,000  
ABO, Dec. 31 $ 234,000  
January 1, 2021, balances:      
Prior service cost–AOCI (amortization $5,400/yr.)   5,400  
Net gain–AOCI (amortization, if any, over 15 years)   54,000  
 


There were no other relevant data.

Required:
1. Calculate the 2021 pension expense.
2. Prepare the 2021 journal entries to record pension expense and funding.
3. Prepare any journal entries to record any 2021 gains or losses.
 

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