Pre Review 1 SEM S.Y. 2011-2012 Practical Accounting 1 / Theory of Accounts
Pre Review 1 SEM S.Y. 2011-2012 Practical Accounting 1 / Theory of Accounts
I. DEFINITION
II. Short-term employee benefits – due to be settled within twelve months after the end of the
period in which the employees render the related services
a. Salaries, wages and social security contributions
b. Short term compensated absences such as paid annual leave and sick leave
i. Accumulating compensated absences – carried forward and can be used in future
periods if the current period’s entitlement is not used in full
1. Vesting – employees are entitled
2. Nonvesting – employees are not entitled
ii. Nonaccumulating compensated absences – do not carry forward
c. Profit sharing and bonuses payable within twelve months – only if there is a constructive
obligation
d. Nonmonetary benefits such as medical care, housing, car and free or subsidized goods
• Unpaid short term benefits – accrued expenses
• Short term benefits paid in advance – prepayments
• Cost of short term benefits – expense as incurred
III. Postemployment benefits – employee benefits other than termination benefits, payable after
completion of employment
a. Retirement benefits
b. Postemployment life insurance
c. Postemployment medical care
• Formal or informal arrangements
• Defined benefit plans or defined contribution plans
• Funded or unfunded
• Postemployment benefit plans under the law
1. Social security system – defined contribution
2. R.A 7641 – defined benefit
IV. ACOUNTING FOR DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN – entity pays fixed contributions into a
separate entity known as the fund and will have no legal or constructive obligation to pay further
contributions
V. ACCOUNTING FOR DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN – an entity’s obligation is to provide the agreed
benefits to employees
1. BENEFITS EXPENSES =+Current service cost – increase in the present value of the
defined benefit obligation resulting from employee service in the current period
+ Interest cost – increase in the PV of the DBO which arise because the benefits
are one period closer to settlement (PBO, beg. x interest rate)
- expected return on assets – reflect the changes in the FV of plan assets held
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during the paid out of the fund (FVPA, beg x rate of return)
+actuarial loss
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-actuarial gain
+past service cost – actuarially computed present value of the retirement
benefits payable in the future with respect to services rendered prior to
the adaptation or amendment of a retirement plan
+effect of any curtailment or settlement
2. PLAN ASSETS – assets held by a long term benefit fund and qualifying insurance
policies
b. The assets are held by an entity that is legally separate from the reporting entity
c. The assets are available to pay only employee benefits
d. The assets are not available to the reporting entity’s own creditors even in bankruptcy
e. The assets cannot be returned to the reporting entity or can only be retuned if the
remaining assets are sufficient enough to meet all employee benefits
FV of plan assets – beginning xx
Add: contribution to the fund xx
Actuarial gain xx
Actual return xx
Total xx
Less: benefits paid xx
Actuarial loss xx
FV of plan assets – ending xx
4. PROJECTED BENEFIT OBLIGATION – the amount includes future salary increase that
the entity projects it will pay to employees during the remainder of their employment
- PV of expected future payments required to settle the obligation
arising from employee service in the current and future periods
PBO – beginning xx
Add: Current service cost xx
Past Service cost xx
Actuarial loss xx
Interest Cost xx
Total xx
Less: Benefits paid xx
Actuarial gain xx
PBO – ending xx
5. UNDERFUNDING / OVERFUNDING
• Prepaid benefit cost – FVPA > PBO ; overfunded ; noncurrent asset
• Accrued benefit cost – FVPA < PBO ; underfunded ; noncurrent liability
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d. Profit sharing and bonuses payable in more than twelve months after the end of the
period in which the employees render the related service
e. Deferred compensation payable in more than twelve months after the end of the period
in which it is earned
VII. DISCLOSURES
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What is the annual pension payment that should be used in computing the projected benefit
obligation on December 31, 2010? ________________________
2. Woodstock Company was established a defined benefit pension plan for its lone
employee. Annual payments under the pension plan are equal to the employee’s highest
lifetime salary multiplied by 2% multiplied by number of year with the entity. As of the
beginning of 2011, the employee had worked for Woodstock Company for 10 years. The
salary in 2010 was P500,000. The employee is expected to retire in 25 years and the salary
increases are expected to average 3% per year during that period. The employee is expected
to live for 15 years after retirement. The discount rate is 8%. The relevant present value and
future value factors are:
PV of an ordinary annuity of 1 at 8% for 15 periods 8.559
PV of 1 at 8% for 25 periods 0.146
Future value of 1 at 3% for 25 periods 2.094
3. A director of Easy Company shall receive a retirement benefit of 10% of the final salary
per annum for a contractual period of three years. The director does not contribute to the
scheme. The anticipated salary over the three years is P1,000,000 for 2010, P1,200,000 for
20111 and P1,440,000 for 2012. The discount rate is 5%
Using the projected unit credit method, what is the estimated pension liability on December
31, 2011? _________________
The accountant revealed the following information for the current year:
What should be reported as employee benefit expense for the current year? ________________
5. On January 1, 2010, Simple Company has a defined benefit plan with the following
pension information:
On December 31, 2010, the fair value of the plan assets has risen by P5,000,000 and the
projected benefit obligation has risen by P3,000,000. The actuarial gain is P4,000,000 during
the current year and the average remaining service period of the employees is 20 years.
Under the corridor approach, how much is the amortization of the actuarial gains for 2010?
_________________
Under the full recognition approach, how much actuarial gain is included in other
comprehensive income for 2010? ____________________
6. Adam Company provided the following information on December 31, 2010.
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Service cost 520,000
Actual return on pension plan asset 810,000
Interest cost 590,000
Excess of expected return over actual return on pension plan asset
150,000
Amortization of deferred pension loss from prior years
240,000
Amortization of past service cost 360,000
Contribution to pension fund 950,000
The remaining average vesting period for the employees covered by the past service cost is
5 years. The transactions affecting the defined benefit plan for the current year are as
follows:
In the December 31, 2010 statement of financial position, what should be reported as
prepaid benefit cost? __________________________
9. Quebec Company adopted a defined benefit pension plan on January 1, 2010. Quebec
amortizes the past service cost over 16 years and funds past service cost by making equal
payments to the fund trustee at the end of each of the first ten years.
The current service cost is fully funded at the end of each year. The following data are
available for the current year:
What should be reported as prepaid benefit cost in the December 31, 2010 statement of
financial position? ___________________
11. Libungan Company provided the following information concerning its defined benefit
plan in the trustee’s memorandum records on January 1, 2010:
The transactions for the current year related to the defined benefit plan are:
Current service cost 1,800,000
Interest cost 1,300,000
Expected and actual return on plan assets 1,100,000
Contribution to the plan 2,700,000
Benefits paid to retirees 2,000,000
Increase in projected benefit obligation due to changes in actuarial assumptions
280,000
Amortization period of past service cost and actuarial gain 10
years
What amount should be reported as benefit expense for the current year? ________________
What is the fair value of plan assets on December 31, 2010? ___________________
What is the net unrecognized actuarial gain on December 31, 2010? _________________
What is the balance of the prepaid/accrued benefit cost amount on December 31, 2010?
___________________
Assuming no change in actuarial assumptions, what is the current service cost for 2010?
____________________________
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POST TEST
THEORIES:
1. Which is not a characteristic of short-term employee benefits?
a. No actuarial assumptions are required to measure the benefit obligation.
b. There is no possibility of any actuarial gain or loss.
c. Short-term employee benefits by definition are payable no later than twelve months after
the end of the current period.
d. Short-term employee benefit obligations are measured on a discounted basis.
2. Which is incorrect concerning the recognition and measurement of a defined contribution
plan?
a. The contribution shall be recognized as expense in the period it is payable.
b. Any unpaid contribution at the end of the period shall be recognized as accrued liability.
c. Any excess contribution shall be recognized as prepaid expense but only to the extent that
the prepayment will lead to a reduction in future payments or a cash refund.
d. An entity shall not disclose the amount recognized as expense for a defined contribution
plan.
3. Which is incorrect concerning the recognition and measurement of a defined contribution
plan?
a. The contribution shall be recognized as expense in the period it is payable.
b. Any unpaid contribution at the end of the period shall be recognized as accrued liability.
c. Any excess contribution shall be recognized as prepaid expense but only to the extent that
the prepayment will lead to a reduction in future payments or a cash refund.
d. An entity shall not disclose the amount recognized as expense for a defined contribution
plan.
4. Which in incorrect concerning return on plan assets?
a. The actual return on plan assets in one component of the expense recognized in the
income statement.
b. The difference between the expected return and actual return on plan assets is an actuarial
gain or loss.
c. The expected return on assets is based on market expectations, at the beginning of the
period, for returns over the entire life of the related obligation.
d. In determining the expected and actual return on plan assets, an entity shall deduct plan
administration cost not included in actuarial assumptions used in measuring defined benefit
obligation, and tax payable by the plan itself.
5. Which is correct concerning past service cost?
I. The past service cost shall be expensed immediately when additional benefits vest
immediately.
II. If the benefits are not vested the past service cost is amortized on a straight line basis
over the period until the benefits become vested.
a. I only
b. II only
c. Both I and II
d. Neither I nor II
6. The “surplus” contemplated under PAS 19 shall not exceed the sum of the
a. Unrecognized past service cost and unrecognized actuarial loss.
b. Unrecognized past service cost and present value of refund from the plan.
c. Unrecognized actuarial loss and present value of refund from the plan.
d. Unrecognized past service cost, unrecognized actuarial loss and present value of refund
from the plan.
7. Demographic actuarial assumptions deal with all of the following, except
a. Mortality, both during and after employment
b. Rate of employee turnover
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PROBLEMS:
11. Abba Company has an unrecognized actuarial gain of P425,000 relating to its pension plan as
of January 1, 2010. Management has chosen to amortize this deferral on a straight line basis over
the 10-year average remaining service life of its employees. Additional facts about the pension
plan as of January 1, 2010 are as follows:
The average remaining service period of employees working on January 1, 2010 is five years.
What is the amortization of the unrecognized net pension loss during the year?
a. 62,000
b. 16,000
c. 20,000
d. 36,000
13. Tijuana Company operates a defined benefit plan and recognizes actuarial gains and losses in
profit or loss under the corridor approach
On January 1, 2010, the plan assets were P8,000,000, the defined benefit obligation was
P9,000,000 and the unrecognized actuarial losses were P1,200,000. During the year ended
December 31, 2010, actuarial gains of P150,000 arose. The average remaining working period of
participating employees was 20 years on both January 1 and December 31, 2010
What is the amount of cumulative unrecognized actuarial losses on December 31, 2010?
a. 1,050,000
b. 1,035,000
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c. 1,185,000
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d. 1,335,000
14. On January 1, 2010, Butuan Company has a defined benefit plan with the following details:
Fair value of plan assets 8,000,000
Projected benefit obligation 7,000,000
Unrecognized net actuarial gain 1,500,000
During the current year, the actuary determined the current service cost at P2,500,000 and
interest cost at P900,000. The expected and actual return on plan assets was P1,200,000. The
average remaining service period of the covered employees is 10 years. What is the benefit
expense for the current year?
a. 2,250,000
b. 2,200,000
c. 2,350,000
d. 3,400,000
16. On January 1, 2010, Sheryll Company adopted a defined benefit plan. The plan’s service cost of
P750,000 was fully funded at the end of 2010. Past service cost was funded by a contribution of
P300,000 in 2010. Amortization of past service cost was P120,000 for 2010. What is the prepaid
pension cost on December 31, 2010?
a. 180,000
b. 300,000
c. 420,000
d. 540,000
17. Zamba Company adopted a defined benefit plan on January 1, 2009. The plan does not provide
any retroactive benefits for existing employees. The pension funding payment is made to the
trustee on December 31 each year. The following information is available:
2009 2010
Service cost 1,500,000 1,650,000
Funding payment 1,700,000 1,850,000
Interest on defined benefit obligation 150,000
Expected and actual return on plan assets 180,000
In the December 31, 2010 statement of financial position, what should be reported as prepaid
pension cost?
a. 200,000
b. 250,000
c. 430,000
d. 400,000
18. The following information pertains to Lee Company’s defined benefit plan for the current year:
What amount should be reported as net periodic pension cost in the current year?
a. 2,500,000
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b. 2,200,000
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c. 2,100,000
d. 1,800,000
19. Bronson Company sponsors a noncontributory defined benefit pension plan. On December 31,
2010, the end of the entity’s accounting period, the entity received the projected benefit
obligation report from the independent actuary. The following data were included:
What is the net periodic pension cost that should be reported in the income statement for 2010?
a. 20,000
b. 90,000
c. 50,000
d. 70,000
21. Manaoag Company maintains a fund to cover its pension plan. The following data relate to the
fund for the current year:
Macro Company has a defined benefit pension plan. On January 1, 2010, the following balances
were computed for the pension plan:
Unrecognized pension gain 420,000
Fair value of pension fund 3,300,000
Market-related value of pension fund (5-year weighted average) 2,850,000
Projected benefit obligation 3,900,000
Accumulated benefit obligation 3,500,000
Net pension expense, exclusive of pension gain or loss component 530,000
It was anticipated that the pension plan would earn 12% of the market-related value of the
pension fund in 2010. The actual return on the pension fund was P315,000. The entity has elected
to amortize the unrecognized pension gains and losses over 10 years.
23. What is the amount of amortization of unrecognized pension gain or loss for 2010?
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a. 42,000
b. 39,300
c. 9,000
d. 3,000
24. What is the net pension expense after including the pension gain or loss component?
a. 530,000
b. 527,000
c. 500,000
d. 560,000
25. What is the unrecognized pension gain or loss on December 31, 2010?
a. 390,000 gain
b. 390,000 loss
c. 444,000 gain
d. 444,000 loss
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