Reference no: EM132559283

Question - Windsor Company received the following selected information from its pension plan trustee concerning the operation of the company's defined benefit pension plan for the year ended December 31, 2020.

	January 1, 2020	December 31, 2020
Projected benefit obligation	$1,491,000	$1,517,000
Market-related and fair value of plan assets	804,000	1,138,400
Accumulated benefit obligation	1,587,000	1,704,700
Accumulated OCI (G/L)-Net gain	0	(199,100)

The service cost component of pension expense for employee services rendered in the current year amounted to $76,000 and the amortization of prior service cost was $117,700. The company's actual funding (contributions) of the plan in 2020 amounted to $254,000. The expected return on plan assets and the actual rate were both 10%; the interest/discount (settlement) rate was 10%. Accumulated other comprehensive income (PSC) had a balance of $1,177,000 on January 1, 2020. Assume no benefits paid in 2020.

Required -

Determine the amounts of the components of pension expense that should be recognized by the company in 2020. (Enter amounts that reduce pension expense with either a negative sign)

Show the journal entry to record pension expense and the employer's contribution to the pension plan in 2020.

Indicate the pension-related amounts that would be reported on the income statement and the balance sheet for Windsor Company for the year 2020.