Journal Example

Date Accounts and Explanation Ref. Debits Credits
06/01/93 Temporary Capital Account 1 2,500
Cash 2,500
E.Z. Cruiser, Consultant for forest land appraisal report
06/01/93 Temporary Capital Account 2 275,000
Cash 75,000
Mortgage Payable 200,000
Purchase Evergreen tree farm
06/15/93 Temporary capital account 3 4,000
Cash 4,000
L. Lawyer, attorney for title search, filing, and closing
06/21/93 Evergreen tract (Figure 15-2) 5 59,537
Merchantable sawtimber (Figures 15-3 and 15-6) 6a 161,834
Merchantable pulpwood (not shown) 7 24,407
Young growth (Figure 15-4) 8 22,323
Equipment-Bridge (Figure 15-5) 9 13,399
Temporary capital account 4 281,500
Allocation of tree farm purchase to permanent capital accounts
12/31/93 Depreciation expense 10 521
Accumulated depreciation 521
First year depreciation of bridge
12/31/93 Interest expense 11 9,285
Mortgage payable 2,425
Cash 11,710
Interest expense and mortgage
Principal reduction for 1993 (see Interest Expense and Mortgage Payable Accounts, Table 15-1)
01/15/94 Operating expense 12 421
Cash 421
Forest Suppliers for purchase of axes, posted signs, flagging
06/01/94 Bridge maintenance 13 582
Truck maintenance 217
Road maintenance 897
Cash 1,696
Forestry expenses for servicing truck, grading, pulling ditches, and repairing bridge
12/31/94 Property tax expense 14 820
Cash 820
Treasurer, Local County
02/15/95 Expenses of sale (Table 15-1) 15 10,950
Cash 10,950
E.Z. Cruiser, consultant for sale preparation (also see Table 15-2)
04/10/95 Cash 16 21,900
Timber sale revenue 21,900
Deposit (10 percent) on timber sale from Sawyer Lumber Co.
05/07/95 Cash 17 197,100
Timber sale revenue 197,900
Balance of sale revenue from Sawyer Lumber Co. (also see Table 15-1)
12/31/95 Cost of timber sold* 18 97,100
Merchantable sawtimber subaccount (value) 97,100
Allowable as basis of sale
Merchantable swtimber subaccount (also see chapter 6)
06/15/96 Reforestation account (not shown) 19 12,500
Cash 12,500
B. Dozer, contractor for site preparation on 60 acres of cutover land
08/26/96 Bridge maintenance 20 352
Road maintenance 578
Cash 930
M. Truck, contractor for road grading, bridge repair
09/01/96 Cash 21 5,000
Reforestation account (not shown) 5,000
Receipt of FIP cost-share payments for site preparation (also see Table 15-2)
12/31/96 Amortization of reforestation 22 509
Reforestation account (not shown) 509
Amortization of site preparation (see Table 15-4)
02/10/97 Reforestation account (not shown) 23 3,600
Cash 3,600
E.Z. Cruiser, contractor for planting pine on site prepared 60-acre cutover (Table 15-4)
12/31/97 Amortization of reforestation 24 1,262
Reforestation account (not shown) 1,262
Second year of site preparation amortization ($1,018) and first year of planting amortization ($244)(see table 15-4)
08/06/98 Timber stand improvement 25 1,800
Cash 1,800
Tom Cleary, contractor for timber stand improvement in 60-acre natural pine stand
09/01/98 Temporary capital account 26 384,900
Cash 384,900
Mountain Realty Co., acquire Lonesome Pine - 120 acres total
09/02/98 Temporary capital account 27 6,400
Cash 6,400
Mountain Realty Co., appraisal, title search, and legal fees to acquire Lonesome Pine tract
09/15/98 Total cost of property (6,400 + 384,300) 28 391,300
Land 29 60,998
Merchantable sawtimber (Figures 15-3 and 15-5) 30a 314,036
Young growth 31 16,256
Allocation of Lonesome Pine purchases to permanent capital accounts
09/31/98 Pulpwood timber subaccount (not shown) 32 22,323
Young growth 22,323
Young growth transferred to pulpwood timber subaccount (value not shown)
11/01/98 Travel expense 33 276
Cash 276
Routine inspection of boundaries, roads, and fire lines from travel diary (not shown)
12/31/98 Property tax expense 34 1,280
Cash 1,280
To Local County Treasurer for property tax expenses
12/31/98 Interest expense 35 13,992
Mortgage payable 6,092
Cash 20,084
Interest expense and mortgage principal reduction for 1993
12/31/98 Temporary capital account 36 15,548
Travel expense 276
Property tax expense 1,280
Interest expense 13,992
Election to capitalize carrying charges for 1993
12/31/98 Temporary capital account 37 15,584
Merchantable sawtimber subaccount 14,041
Pulpwood subaccount (not shown) 905
Young growth subaccount 602
Allocation of carrying charges to timber accounts
12/31/98 Cash 38 1,200
Hunting lease 1,200
Receipt of hunting lease payment from Laid Back Hunt Club