Question

For financial reporting, Clinton Poultry Farms has used the declining-balance method of depreciation for conveyor equipment acquired at the beginning of 2018 for $2,560,000. Its useful life was estimated to be six years with a $160,000 residual value. At the beginning of 2021, Clinton decides to change to the straight-line method. The effect of this change on depreciation for each year is as follows:

	($ in thousands)
Year	Straight-Line				Declining Balance				Difference
2018		$	400			$	853			$	453
2019			400				569				169
2020			400				379				(21	)
		$	1,200			$	1,801			$	601

Required:
2. Prepare any 2021 journal entry related to the change. (Enter your answers in dollars. If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)

Record the adjusting entry for depreciation in 2021.

Answer 1