Required: 1. Calculate the Section 481 adjustment with respect to the Company's 2021 change in accounting method from the cash method to the accrual method. 2. Indicate whether the adjustment is a positive adjustment or a negative adjustment.

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T Corporation (the Company) has historically filed its federal
and state income tax returns on the cash method of accounting.
For the year ended December 31, 2021, management has
decided to change its method of accounting to the accrual
method. The Company's trial balance, as of and for the year
ended December 31, 2021, is as follows.
T Corporation
Trial Balance
12.31.21
Debit
Credit
Cash
25,000
Accounts receivable
230,000
1,750,000
Equipment
Accumulated depreciation
Accounts payable
Notes payable bank
Common stock
1,750,000
45,000
20,000
5,000
Retained earnings (deficit)
1,315,000
Sales
4,250,000
Expenses
2,750,000
Totals
6,070,000
6,070,000
Required:
1. Calculate the Section 481 adjustment with respect to the
Company's 2021 change in accounting method from the
cash method to the accrual method.
2. Indicate whether the adjustment is a positive adjustment or
a negative adjustment.
Transcribed Image Text:T Corporation (the Company) has historically filed its federal and state income tax returns on the cash method of accounting. For the year ended December 31, 2021, management has decided to change its method of accounting to the accrual method. The Company's trial balance, as of and for the year ended December 31, 2021, is as follows. T Corporation Trial Balance 12.31.21 Debit Credit Cash 25,000 Accounts receivable 230,000 1,750,000 Equipment Accumulated depreciation Accounts payable Notes payable bank Common stock 1,750,000 45,000 20,000 5,000 Retained earnings (deficit) 1,315,000 Sales 4,250,000 Expenses 2,750,000 Totals 6,070,000 6,070,000 Required: 1. Calculate the Section 481 adjustment with respect to the Company's 2021 change in accounting method from the cash method to the accrual method. 2. Indicate whether the adjustment is a positive adjustment or a negative adjustment.
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