Abbott and Abbott has a noncontributory, defined benefit pension plan. At December 31, 2018, Abbott and Abbott received the following information: Projected Benefit Obligation ($ in millions) Balance, January 1 $ 125 Service cost 22 Interest cost 15 Benefits paid (8 ) Balance, December 31 $ 154 Plan Assets Balance, January 1 $ 75 Actual return on plan assets 10 Contributions 2018 22 Benefits paid (8 ) Balance, December 31 $ 99 The expected long-term rate of return on plan assets was 12%. There was no prior service cost and a negligible net loss–AOCI on January 1, 2018. Required: 1. Determine Abbott and Abbott’s pension expense for 2018. 2. Prepare the journal entries to record Abbott and Abbott’s pension expense, funding, and payment for 2018.

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Answer:

The Journal entries are as follows:

1.

Service Cost A/c                           Dr. $22

Interest cost A/c                            Dr. $15

To Expected return- Plan Assets                $9

To Pension expense                                    $28

(To record the pension expense for 2018)

Workings:

Expected return- Plan Assets = 12% of plan assets

                                                 = 0.12 × $75

                                                  = $9

2.

(i) Pension Expense A/c                                           Dr. $28

Plan Assets (expected return on plan assets) A/c Dr. $9

To PBO (22 service cost + 15 interest cost)                           $37

(To record pension expense)

(ii) Plan assets A/c   Dr. $22

To cash                                  $22

(To record the funding)

(iii) PBO A/c    Dr. $8

To plan assets           $8

(To record PBO or plan assets)