If a company has multiple pension plans, do you net a plan that has a pension asset with a plan that has a pension liability?
Absolutely not! If a company has two pension plans, and one is a pension asset and one is a pension liability, these have to be shown separately on the balance sheet. A company can only net two pension plans if they are both a pension asset or they are both a pension liability.
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What items increase the pension benefit obligation and what items decrease the pension benefit obligation?
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