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1998

Defined benefit pension plans -- Accounting -- Standards -- United States

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Proposed Statement Of Position : Accounting For And Reporting Of 401(H) Features Of Defined Benefit Pension Plans : (Proposed Amendment To The Aicpa Audit And Accounting Guide, Audits Of Employee Benefit Plans);Accounting For And Reporting Of 401(H) Features Of Defined Benefit Pension Plans : (Proposed Amendment To The Aicpa Audit And Accounting Guide, Audits Of Employee Benefit Plans); Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 1998, Sept. 9, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Employee Benefit Plans Committee Jan 1998

Proposed Statement Of Position : Accounting For And Reporting Of 401(H) Features Of Defined Benefit Pension Plans : (Proposed Amendment To The Aicpa Audit And Accounting Guide, Audits Of Employee Benefit Plans);Accounting For And Reporting Of 401(H) Features Of Defined Benefit Pension Plans : (Proposed Amendment To The Aicpa Audit And Accounting Guide, Audits Of Employee Benefit Plans); Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 1998, Sept. 9, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Employee Benefit Plans Committee

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

This proposed Statement of Position (SOP) would amend chapters 2, 3, and 4 of the AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide Audits of Employee Benefit Plans (the Guide) with conforming changes as of May 1, 1998. This proposed SOP specifies the accounting for and disclosure of 401(h) features of defined benefit pension plans, by both defined benefit pension plans and health and welfare benefit plans. The proposed SOP requires: a. Defined benefit pension plans to record assets held in a 401(h) account related to health and welfare plan obligations for retirees as both assets and liabilities on the face of the …