Accounting for Pensions -- SFAS No. 87
Date of Submission
1992
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in Accounting
Department
Accounting
Advisor
Eleanor Fillebrown
LCSH
Pensions--United States--Accounting
Call No. at the Univ. of New Haven Library
AS 36 .N29 Acc. 1992 no.8
Abstract
Pension plan is an important consideration for each company, at the same time, accounting for pensions has been a subject of many controversies. Therefore, SFAS No.87 was issued and was expected to fully explain and disclose the pension accounting in all its complexity.
The principal objectives of SFAS No.87 was to provide a more meaningful and comparable measure of pension cost in the income statement, to improve reporting of financial positions in the balance sheet and to require additional disclosure. However, a series of controversies were raised after SFAS No.87 was issued. The purpose of this thesis is not only to present accounting for pensions but also to discuss these controversies about SFAS No.87.
The sources of research for this thesis were taken from text books, the AICPA original pronouncement and periodicals.
Recommended Citation
Hu, Meng-Lei, "Accounting for Pensions -- SFAS No. 87" (1992). Master's Theses. 93.
https://digitalcommons.newhaven.edu/masterstheses/93