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Defined benefits pension scheme mapping guidelines

Use the following map codes to provide full disclosure in the notes:

 

At end of Balance Sheet net assets section:

  If your pension scheme is a liability overall (N.B. These codes are repeated for each scheme):

      F20.01.00.01     Pension liability b/fwd - scheme 1

      F20.01.00.02     Pension liability - current service cost - scheme 1

      F20.01.00.03     Pension liability - past service cost - scheme 1

      F20.01.00.04     Pension liability - prev unrec surp deducted scheme 1

      F20.01.00.05     Pension liability  - gains/losses on sett/curtail - scheme 1

      F20.01.00.10     Pension liability - contributions - scheme 1

      F20.01.00.11     Pension liability - finance income - scheme 1

      F20.01.00.20     Pension liability - actuarial gain/loss - scheme 1

      F20.01.00.30     Pension liability - def tax on act gain/loss - scheme 1

      F20.01.00.40     Pension liability - derecognition of surplus - scheme 1

 

  If your pension scheme is an asset overall (N.B. These codes are repeated for each scheme):

      F20.11.00.01     Pension asset b/fwd - scheme 1

      F20.11.00-.02     Pension asset - current service cost - scheme 1

      F20.11.00.03     Pension asset - past service cost - scheme 1

      F20.11.00.04     Pension asset - prev unrec surp deducted scheme 1

      F20.11.00.05     Pension asset - gains/losses on sett/curtail - scheme 1

      F20.11.00.10     Pension asset - contributions - scheme 1

      F20.11.00.11     Pension asset - finance income - scheme 1

      F20.11.00.20     Pension asset - actuarial gain/loss - scheme 1

      F20.11.00.30     Pension asset - def tax on act gain/loss - scheme 1

      F20.11.00.40     Pension asset - derecognition of surplus - scheme 1

 

  Within P & L Reserves section

  (N.B. These codes are repeated for each scheme)

      H03.11.00.01     P/L a/c - Pens reserves balance b/fwd - Scheme 1

      H03.11.00.21     P/L a/c - Pens res diff between exp/actual ret on assets - Sch 1

      H03.11.00.22     P/L a/c - Pens res expected gains/losses on scheme liabs - Sch 1

      H03.11.00.23     P/L a/c - Pens res effects of chngs in actuarial assumpts - Sch 1

      H03.11.00.30     P/L a/c - Pens res deferred tax on actuarial gain/loss - Sch 1

      H03.11.00.50     P/L a/c - Pension reserve - prior year adjustment - Sch 1

      H03.11.00.60     P/L a/c - Pension reserve - derecognition of surplus - Sch 1

 

Within P & L section:

      M02.82.00.03     CoS – Staff pension current service costs

      M02.82.00.04     CoS - Staff pension past service costs

      M02.82.00.05     CoS - Staff pension prev'ly unrecognised surplus deducted

      M02.82.00.06     CoS - Staff pension gain/loss on settlement/curtailment  

      M03.85.00.03     CoS - Directors pension current service costs

      M03.85.00.04     CoS - Directors pension past service costs  

      M03.85.00.05     CoS - Directors pension prev'ly unrecog'd surplus deducted

      M03.85.00.06     CoS - Directors pension gain/loss on settlement/curtailmnt  

      P02.82.00.03     Selling - Staff pension current service costs

      P02.82.00.04     Selling - Staff pension past service costs

      P02.82.00.05     Selling - Staff pension prev'ly unrecn surplus deducted  

      P02.82.00.06     Selling - Staff pension gain/loss on set'ment/curtailment  

      Q02.82.00.03     Distrib - Staff pension current service costs

      Q02.82.00.04     Distrib - Staff pension past service costs

      Q02.82.00.05     Distrib - Staff pension prev'ly unrecn surplus deducted  

      Q02.82.00.06     Distrib - Staff pension gain/loss on set'ment/curtailmnt  

      R01.85.00.12     Admin - Directors pension current service costs

      R01.85.00.22     Admin - Directors pension past service costs  

      R01.85.00.32     Admin - Directors pension prev'ly unrecn surplus deducted  

      R01.85.00.42     Admin - Directors pension gain/loss on set'ment/curtailmnt  

      R02.82.00.12     Admin – Staff pension current service costs

      R02.82.00.22    Admin - Staff pension past service costs

      R02.82.00.32     Admin - Staff pension prev'ly unrecn surplus deducted  

      R02.82.00.42     Admin - Staff pension gain/loss on set'ment/curtailmnt  

      U03-01-00.02    Net interest on pension scheme liabilities

 

Add the following bookkeeping entries in the Working TB:

Number

Description

Dr

Cr

1.

Opening pension liability

 

F20.01.00.01

 

 P/L a/c - Pens reserve – brought forward        

H03.11.00.01

 

 

Opening value of pension scheme liability(If asset, reverse the postings to above map codes)

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Current service cost of pens - staff        

P/Q/R02.82.00.12

 

 

Current service cost of pens - directors      

R01.85.00.12

 

 

Pension liability– current service cost

 

F20.01.00.02

 

Cost of pension benefits earned by employees during period

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Past service cost of pens - staff

P/QR02.82.00.22

 

 

Past service cost of pens - directors

R01.85.00.22

 

 

Pension liability– past service cost

 

F20.01.00.03

 

Cost of providing higher level of benefits than promised during period

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

Prev. unrecognised surplus deducted

P/QR02.82.00.32

 

 

Pens liability- Prev. unrec. surplus ded'd

 

F20.01.00.04

 

 

 

 

5.

Gain/loss on settlement or curtailment

P/QR02.82.00.42

 

 

Pens liability  - gain/loss on sett't/curtailment 

 

F20.01.00.04

 

 

 

 

6.

Net interest on pension scheme liabilities

 

U03.01.00.02

 

Net finance income

F20.01.00.11

 

 

Net finance income on scheme liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.

Contributions paid

F20.01.00.10

 

 

Trf from pension contributions accounts        

 

R02.82.00.02

 

Contributions paid to the scheme by the company during the year

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.

Pens liability- actuarial gain/loss

F20.01.00.20

 

 

Pen res act'l ret'n less exp. ret'n on assets

 

H03.11.00.21

 

Pen res experience gains

H03.11.00.22

 

 

Pen res changes in assumptions

H03.11.00.23

 

 

 Net actuarial gain/loss on scheme during period as determined by actuarial valuation

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.

Pens liability– Def tax movement

 

F20.01.00.30

 

Pens res def tax on actuarial gain/loss

H03.11.00.30

 

 

Current year deferred tax

W02.01.00.01

 

 

Deferred tax attributable to movement in surplus/deficit

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.

Pens liability– Derecognition of surplus

 

F20.01.00.30

 

Pens res derecognition of surplus

H03.11.00.60

 

 

Pension surplus not recognised

 

 

 

Once you have made all of the above entries, the relevant notes and disclosures will display in the accounts.

There will then be a user input requirement in the notes to analyse out various other disclosures.

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