Stanley Bostwick, CFA, is a business services industry analyst with Mortonworld Financial. Currently, his attention is f
Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2022 5:59 pm
Stanley Bostwick, CFA, is a business services industry analyst with Mortonworld Financial. Currently, his attention is focused on the 2008 financial statements ofGlobal Oilfield Supply, particularly the footnote disclosures related to the company's employee benefit plans. Bostwick would like to adjust the financial statements to reflect the actual economic status of the pension plans and analyze the effect on the reported results of changes in assumptions the company used to estimate the projected benefit obligation (PBO) and net pension cost. But first, Bostwick must familiarize himself with the differences in the accounting for defined contribution and defined benefit pension plans.Global Oilfield's financial statements are prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Excerpts from the company's annual report are shown in the following exhibits.If Global Oilfield were to adopt U.S. pension accounting standards, what adjustment, if any, is necessary to its balance sheet at the end of 2008 assuming no taxes?
A. Decrease assets by €7,222, decrease liabilities €2,524, and decreaseequity by $4,698.
B. Decrease assets by €4,698 and decrease equity by €4,698.
C. No adjustment is necessary.
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B. Decrease assets by €4,698 and decrease equity by €4,698.
C. No adjustment is necessary.