Chapter 21, Problem 21.5BE

Change in Accounting Principle, Long-Term Construction Contracts. Cole Construction Company elected to change its method of accounting from the completed-contract method to the percentage-of- completion method. Prior-years income (cumulative) would have been $550,000 higher if Cole had always used the percentage-of-completion method. The company is subject to a 35% tax rate Prepare the journal entry to record the change in method.