Table of Contents

Course Learning Objectives. 5

Chapter 1 - Accounting for Pension and Postretirement Benefits - Section 1. 9

Pension Plans. 9

Terminology. 10

Defined Contribution Pension Plan. 13

Defined Benefit Pension Plan. 14

Actuarial Gains and Losses/Prior Service Costs. 24

Gain or Loss. 27

Smoothing Unexpected Gains and Losses. 27

Chapter 1 - Section 1 Review Questions. 29

Chapter 1 - Accounting for Pension and Postretirement Benefits - Section 2. 31

Corridor Amortization. 31

Pension Plan Benefit Formula. 34

Plan Assets. 34

Underfunding or Overfunding. 35

Summary of Accounting for Pension Plans. 40

Application Examples. 40

Business Combinations. 47

Discontinued Operations. 47

Employers Having More Than One Defined Benefit Plan. 47

Multiemployer Plans. 47

Multiple-Employer Plans. 49

Annuity (Allocated) Contracts. 49

Disclosures. 50

Financial Statement Analysis. 56

Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). 56

Life Insurance. 56

Chapter 1 - Section 2 Review Questions. 57

Chapter 1 - Accounting for Pension and Postretirement Benefits - Section 3. 59

Settlement, Curtailment, and Termination. 59

Settlement 59

Curtailment 60

Termination. 62

Trustee Reporting In a Defined Benefit Pension Plan. 62

Postretirement Benefit Plans Other Than Pensions. 63

Accounting. 63

Components. 64

Plan Amendment 66

Corridor. 66

Interim Periods. 68

Disclosures. 69

Employers' Disclosures about Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits. 69

The General Requirements. 69

The Presentation of Pension Cost 71

Pension Plan Financial Statements. 72

Net Assets Available for Benefits. 74

Investments. 74

Contributions Receivable. 75

Insurance Contracts. 75

Operating Assets. 76

Liabilities. 76

Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits. 76

Actuarial Present Value of Plan Benefits. 76

Changes in Actuarial Present Value of Plan Benefits. 79

Required Disclosures. 79

Employers' Accounting for Postemployment Benefits. 80

Profit Sharing Plans. 80

U.S. GAAP vs. IFRS. 81

Chapter 1 - Section 3 Review Questions. 84

Review Question Feedback. 86

Chapter 1 - Section 1 Review Questions Feedback. 86

Chapter 1 - Section 2 Review Questions Feedback. 91

Chapter 1 - Section 3 Review Questions Feedback. 95

Appendix:  Annual Report Reference. 98

Glossary. 100

Index. 102

CPE Exam Answer Sheet 103

Final Examination. 104

CPASelfstudy.com Course Evaluation. 108