As you saw in the video, stock can be issued for cash or for other assets. The journal entry related to issuing stock for cash will include a debit to cash.Prepare a journal entry for each transaction. A journal entry must be recorded when a corporation issues stock. Prepare an adjusting journal entry to record the impairment. The journal entries are similar to those for issuing stock for cash. In this case, the value of either the stock or the asset must be known. The journal entry for issuing stock for cash involves recording the receipt of cash and recognizing the increase in the company's equity. Additional paid-in capital (APIC) is the plug.