How Should a Change from One Generally Accepted Accounting Principle

Multiple Choice

How should a change from one generally accepted accounting principle to another accepted principle be handled in a third-quarter income statement?

A) Retrospectively restate the first-quarter income statement, net of income taxes, as though the change occurred at the beginning of the year.
B) Postpone recording of the change to the annual income statement.
C) Record the change in the third-quarter income statement, net of income taxes.
D) Adjust financial statements for each prior period presented to reflect the effects of the new principle in those reported periods.
E) These changes are prohibited by GAAP.