Which of the following is/are not true?
A)An employer must recognize changes in the funded status of a defined benefit retirement plan on its balance sheet each period.
B)U.S.GAAP and IFRS 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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U.S.GAAP and IFRS both require employers to initially recognize changes in the funded status of a defined benefit retirement plan through other comprehensive income (OCI) and not in net income. The amounts in OCI are then gradually amortized over the expected period of benefit as an adjustment to retirement plan cost.

Which of the Following Is/are Not True