Tamarisk Corp. sponsors a defined benefit pension plan for its employees. On January 1, 2020, the following balances related to this plan. Plan assets (market-related value)   $474,000   Projected benefit obligation   759,000   Pension asset/liability   285,000  Cr. Prior service cost   84,000   Net gain or loss (debit)   89,000   As a result of the operation of the plan during 2020, the actuary provided the following additional data for 2020. Service cost   $107,000   Settlement rate, 9%; expected return rate, 10%       Actual return on plan assets   43,000   Amortization of prior service cost   25,000   Contributions   138,000   Benefits paid retirees   93,000   Average remaining service life of active employees   10  years Using the preceding data, compute pension expense for Tamarisk Corp. for the year 2020 by preparing a pension worksheet that shows the journal entry for pension expense. (Enter all amounts as positive.)

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Tamarisk Corp. sponsors a defined benefit pension plan for its employees. On January 1, 2020, the following balances related to this plan.

Plan assets (market-related value)   $474,000  
Projected benefit obligation   759,000  
Pension asset/liability   285,000  Cr.
Prior service cost   84,000  
Net gain or loss (debit)   89,000  

As a result of the operation of the plan during 2020, the actuary provided the following additional data for 2020.

Service cost   $107,000  
Settlement rate, 9%; expected return rate, 10%      
Actual return on plan assets   43,000  
Amortization of prior service cost   25,000  
Contributions   138,000  
Benefits paid retirees   93,000  
Average remaining service life of active employees   10  years

Using the preceding data, compute pension expense for Tamarisk Corp. for the year 2020 by preparing a pension worksheet that shows the journal entry for pension expense. (Enter all amounts as positive.)

TAMARISK CORP.
Pension Worksheet—2020
   
General Journal Entries
 
Memo Record
Items
 
Annual Pension
Expense
 
Cash
 
OCI—Prior
Service Cost
 
OCI— Gain/
Loss
 
Penison Asset/
Liability
   
Projected Benefit
Obligation
 
Plan
Assets
Balance, Jan. 1, 2020  
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Amortization of loss  
 
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Contributions  
 
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Benefits  
 
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Journal entry for 2020  
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Accumulated OCI, Dec. 31, 2019              
 
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Balance, Dec. 31, 2020              
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Use the market-related asset value to compute the expected return and for corridor amortization.

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Corridor amortization  
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