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Shelley Construction Began Operations in 2016 and Appropriately Used the Completed-Contract

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Shelley Construction began operations in 2016 and appropriately used the completed-contract method in accounting for its long-term construction contracts. The prepared the following information:  Completed-Contract Method 201620172018 Construction Revenue $1,775,000$1,977,500$2,274,125 Expenses 975,0001,002,5001,152,875 Income before income taxes $800,000$975,0001,121,250\begin{array} { l r r r } { \text { Completed-Contract Method } } & { \mathbf { 2 0 1 6 } } & { \mathbf { 2 0 1 7 } } & { \mathbf { 2 0 1 8 } } \\\hline \text { Construction Revenue } & \$ 1,775,000 & \$ 1,977,500 & \$ 2,274,125 \\\text { Expenses } & \underline { 975,000 } & \underline { 1,002,500 } & \underline { 1,152,875 } \\\text { Income before income taxes } & \$ 800,000 & \$ 975,000 & 1,121,250\end{array} Effective January 1, 2018, Shelley changed to the percentage-of-completion method tax reporting and can justify the change? the company's tax rate is 35%. It determines the construction and revenue expense amounts under the percentage of completion method to be:  Percentage-of-Completion 201620172018 Construction Revenue $2,200,000$2,530,000$2,909,500 Expenses 1,100,0001,232,0001,478,400 Income before income taxes $1,100,000$1,298,000$1,431,100\begin{array} { l r r r } \text { Percentage-of-Completion } & { \mathbf { 2 0 1 6 } } & { \mathbf { 2 0 1 7 } } & { \mathbf { 2 0 1 8 } } \\\hline \text { Construction Revenue } & \$ 2,200,000 & \$ 2,530,000 & \$ 2,909,500 \\\text { Expenses } & \underline { 1,100,000 } & \underline { 1,232,000 } & \underline { 1,478,400 } \\\text { Income before income taxes } & \$ 1,100,000 & \$ 1,298,000 & \$ 1,431,100\end{array} Required:
1) How would the company account for the change?
2) Prepare the journal entries to reflect the changes.

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