Refer to the accounting change by Wertz Construction Company in BE22.1. Wertz has a profit-sharing plan, which pays all employees a bonus at year-end based on 1% of pretax income. Compute the indirect effect of Wertz’s change in accounting principle that will be reported in the 2020 income statement, assuming that the profit-sharing contract explicitly requires adjustment for changes in income numbers.

In BE22.1

At the beginning of 2020, Wertz Construction Company changed from the completed contract method to recognizing revenue over time (percentage-of-completion) for financial reporting purposes. The company will continue to use the completed-contract method for tax purposes. For years prior to 2020, pretax income under the two methods was as follows: percentage-of-completion $120,000, and completed-contract $80,000. The tax rate is 20%. Prepare Wertz’s 2020 journal entry to record the change in accounting principle.