Joan Recently Started Her Career with PDEK Accounting, LLP Which

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Essay

Joan recently started her career with PDEK Accounting, LLP which provides a defined benefit plan for all employees. Employees receive 1.5 percent of the average of their three highest annual salaries for each full year of service. Plan benefits vest under a 5-year cliff schedule. Joan worked 4½ years at PDEK before leaving for another opportunity. She received an annual salary of $49,000, $52,000, $58,000 and $65,000 for years one through four, respectively. Joan earned $35,000 of her $70,000 annual salary in year five. What is the vested benefit Joan is entitled to receive from PDEK for her retirement?

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Definitions:

Gain Recognized

The profit that is realized and reported on the financial statements when an asset is sold for more than its carrying amount.

Transfer Date

The specific date on which the ownership or control of an asset is transferred from one party to another.

Consolidated Net Income

The total net income of a parent company and its subsidiaries after eliminating intercompany transactions, presented as a single figure.

Downstream Transfer

Transactions where a parent company sells or transfers assets to its subsidiary.