When you first purchase new equipment, you need to debit the specific equipment (ie, asset) account. And, credit the account you pay for the asset from.To record the entry, the company will debit the purchase account, and a credit entry will be recorded under accounts payable. The tradein value will not be part of the final journal entry but needs to be entered as a credit to balance the entry based on the limited info you provided. Adjusting Journal Entries are entered into a general ledger at the end of an accounting period to record unrecognized income or expenses. Consider all costs at time of acquisition or construction. OAKS contains four budget structures (levels of budgeting): Cash budget, appropriation budget, allotment budget, and agency budget.