Question

On January 1, 2018, Tiffany Academy instituted a defined benefit pension plan for its employees. The annual service cost for each year of 2018 and 2019 was $600,000. The interest rate used to determine the projected benefit obligation is 10%. Both the actual and the expected return on plan assets are 8% for both years. Tiffany funded the plan in the amount of $400,000 each January 1, beginning on January 1, 2018. What net pension liability should Tiffany report in its balance sheet for the year ended December 31, 2019

Answer 1

Answer:

$593,440.00

Explanation:

Calculation to determine What net pension liability should Tiffany report in its balance sheet for the year ended December 31, 2019

First step is to Compute the Interest Cost for 2019

Balance of Projected benefit Obligation on January 1, 2019 600,000.00

Interest Cost for 2019 (600000*10%) 60,000.00

Second step is to Balance of Plan assets on January

Beginning Balance of Plan Assets as on Jan 1, 2018 $         

Funding on Jan 1, 2018 400,000.00

Asd Actual return on December 31, 2018 (400000*8%) 32,000.00

Balance of Plan assets on December 31,2018 432,000.00

Add Current Funding on Jan 1, 2019 400,000.00

Balance of Plan assets on January 1, 2019 832,000.00

Third step is to Compute the Actual return for 2019

Actual return on December 31, 2019 (832000*8%) 66,560.00

Now let Compute The PENSION EXPENSE for the year 2019 $

Service cost 600,000.00

Add Interest cost (600000*10%) 60,000.00

Less Expected return on the plan assets (66,560.00)

(832000*8%)

Pension Expense for the year ended December 31, 2019 593,440.00

Therefore the net pension liability that Tiffany should report in its balance sheet for the year ended December 31, 2019 is $593,440.00