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Accounting Journals

Journals for receipt of Stock item with locked estimateDebitCreditEstimate of $20 costs
Stock on Hand - assets - Credit120 Increase in stock value
Trade Creditors Liabilities - Debit 100Amount paid to stock supplier
Landed cost clearing account - liabilities - Debit 20Total allocated other costs for these items based on the estimate
Totals120120 
    
Stock Supplier InvoiceDrCrPayment to supplier for stock
Trade Creditors - Liabilities 100 
Goods Received not Invoiced100  
Total100100 
    
CR Invoice Journal for a cost paid (customs) - no changes required Dr CrPayment of $25 costs
Trade Creditors - Liabilities - Debit 25  
General Cheque Account - Assets25 25 
Totals2525 
    
Adjustment journal required once actuals are associated Dr CrAdjustment of stock from $20 estimate to $25 Actual
Landed Cost Expenses To Stock - Expense Account - Debit 25Expense account tracking landed costs in separate account
Landed cost clearing account - liabilities - debit20 Clear the clearing account of the estimate value
Stock on Hand - Assets - Credit5 Update the stock on hand with the increase (Decrease) in value required
Totals2525 

Result = Stock increases $5 (now $25 more than paid to stock supplier)

and Landed Cost Clearing account = 0

Landed cost expense account = Actual = $25

    
Adjustment Journal if Actuals are used prior to stock receipt Dr CrWhen $25 actuals are known prior to receipt of stock
Stock on Hand - assets - Credit125 Increase in stock value
Trade Creditors Liabilities - Debit 100Amount to be paid to stock supplier
Landed cost expenses to stock - expense account - Debit 25Expense account tracking landed costs in separate account
Totals125125 

Result = Stock increases $25 more than paid to stock supplier

Landed cost expense account = Actual = $25

So two new control accounts have been added to Maintain GL Control

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