minimum pension liability
- minimum pension liability
A term used to describe a liability for underfunded pension obligations that FAS 87 required firms to recognize as an actual balance sheet liability. The minimum pension liability is the excess of accumulated vested and nonvested plan benefits over plan assets. FAS 130 establishes accounting requirements for adjustments to minimum pension liability. American Banker Glossary
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