Which of the Following Is/are Not True

question 192

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is/are not true?

• A)U.S.GAAP and IFRS do not require the employer to recognize changes in the funded status of a defined benefit retirement plan on its balance sheet each period.
• B)U.S.GAAP and IFRS do not require the employer to recognize changes in the funded status of a defined benefit retirement plan immediately in net income.
• C)Changes in the net funded status of a defined benefit retirement plan because investment performance differs from expectations, or because of changes in actuarial assumptions, or in the retirement benefit formula, initially affect other comprehensive income.
• D)Firms amortize the amounts in Other Comprehensive Income over the expected period of benefit as an adjustment to retirement plan cost.
• E)all of the above

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Capital Gains

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Tax Rates

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