As you saw in the video, stock can be issued for cash or for other assets. A journal entry must be recorded when a corporation issues stock.When a company issues new stock for cash, assets increase with a debit, and equity accounts increase with a credit. Prepare journal entries to record the following selected transactions. On the day the board of directors votes to declare a cash dividend, a journal entry is required to record the declaration as a liability. Treasury stock implies that a company owns shares of itself. However, owning a portion of one's self is not possible. Treasury Stock is not an asset. Contributed capital is the amount of money that shareholders invest in a corporation in exchange for newly issued shares of stock. Accounting for Cash Dividends When Only Common Stock Is Issued.