Q A Employees Benefits 3

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Q&A-EMPLOYEES BENEFIT-3

1 Differentiate defined contribution plan and defined benefit plan as to the following aspects:
1. Investment risks
2. How to account
3. As to actuarial assumptions
4. As to recognition of actuarial gains and losses
5. Measurement

DEFINED CONTRIBUTION DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN


PLAN
1. Investment - Borne by the - Borne by the employer
risks employees
2. How to - Straightforward - With complex
account computation using
actuarial assumptions
3. Are there None Yes, required
actuarial
assumptions?
4. Do we none Possibility of actuarial gains
recognize and losses
actuarial gains
and losses
5. Measurement Undiscounted Discounted
How do you present related accounts of Defined Contribution plan and Defined Benefit plan in the
Financial Statements?

Defined Contribution plan Defined Benefit plan


Profit & loss Profit & Loss
➢ expense ➢ service cost
➢ interest
Balance sheet
➢ liability OCI
➢ Remeasurement

Balance sheet
➢ underfunded-Deficit
➢ overfunded or Surplus

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