Question

Sheridan Inc. has sponsored a noncontributory, defined benefit pension plan for its employees since 1997. Prior to 2020, cumulative net pension expense recognized equaled cumulative contributions to the plan. Other relevant information about the pension plan on January 1, 2020, is as follows.

1.		The company has 200 employees. All these employees are expected to receive benefits under the plan. The average remaining service life per employee is 12 years.
2.		The projected benefit obligation amounted to $4,903,000 and the fair value of pension plan assets was $2,946,000. The market-related asset value was also $2,946,000. Unrecognized prior service cost was $1,957,000.

On December 31, 2020, the projected benefit obligation and the accumulated benefit obligation were $4,936,000 and $4,081,000, respectively. The fair value of the pension plan assets amounted to $4,048,000 at the end of the year. A 10% settlement rate and a 10% expected asset return rate were used in the actuarial present value computations in the pension plan. The present value of benefits attributed by the pension benefit formula to employee service in 2020 amounted to $201,000. The employer’s contribution to the plan assets amounted to $761,000 in 2020. This problem assumes no payment of pension benefits.

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Answer 1

Part 1)

The prior service cost amortization table is given below:

Prior Service Cost Amortization
2020	$163,083	($1,957,000/12)
2021	$163,083	($1,957,000/12)
2022	$163,083	($1,957,000/12)

Part 2)

The pension expense for year 2017 is calculated as follows:

Service Cost	201,000
Interest on Projected Benefit Obligation	490,300
Actual Return on Plan Assets	-341,000
Unexpected Gain	46400
Amortization of Prior Service Cost	163083
Pension Expense	$559,783

Part 3)

The value of net gain is calculated as follows:

Fair Value of Plan Assets 31/12/2020			4,048,000
Less Expected Fair Value of Assets
Add Fair Value of Plan Assets 01/01/2020	2,946,000
Expected Return	294600
Contributions to the Plan	761,000
Less Benefits	0		4,001,600
Asset Gain			-46400
Projected Benefit Obligation 31/12/2020		4,936,000
Less Projected Benefit Obligation 01/01/2020	4,903,000
Add Interest	490300
Add Service Cost	201,000
Less Benefits	0	5,594,300
Liability Gain			-658300
Net Gain			-$704,700

The value of Amortization in 2017 and 2018 is calculated as follows:

Year	Amortization
2020	$0
2021	$17592 [(704700 - 493,600)/12]

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Part 4)

The journal entries are as follows:

Account Titles and Explanation	Debit	Credit
Pension Expense	$559,783
Pension Asset/Liability	$1,069,000
Other Comprehensive Income (G/L)		$704,700
Other Comprehensive Income (PSC)		$163,083
Cash		$761,000