Dream Home Inc., a real estate developing company, was accounting for its long-term contracts using the completed contract method prior to 2021. In 2021, it changed to the percentage-of-completion method. The company decided to use the same for income tax purposes. The tax rate enacted is 20%. Income before taxes under both the methods for the past three years appears below. 2019 2020 2021 Completed contract $450,000 $300,000 $150,000 Percentage-of-completion 750,000 375,000 270,000 Which of the following will be included in the journal entry made by Dream Home to record the income effect?   Question 80 options: a A debit to Retained Earnings for $300,000 b A credit to Retained Earnings for $200,000 c A credit to Retained Earnings for $300,000 d A debit to Retained Earnings for $200,000

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Dream Home Inc., a real estate developing company, was accounting for its long-term contracts using the completed contract method prior to 2021. In 2021, it changed to the percentage-of-completion method.

The company decided to use the same for income tax purposes. The tax rate enacted is 20%.

Income before taxes under both the methods for the past three years appears below.

2019 2020 2021
Completed contract $450,000 $300,000 $150,000
Percentage-of-completion 750,000 375,000 270,000

Which of the following will be included in the journal entry made by Dream Home to record the income effect?
 

Question 80 options:

a
A debit to Retained Earnings for $300,000
b
A credit to Retained Earnings for $200,000
c
A credit to Retained Earnings for $300,000
d
A debit to Retained Earnings for $200,000
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