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Sample daybook · made-up names
The Rivera Family Trust (sample)
One quarter of a made-up family trust: rent and interest in, repairs and a tuition payment out, letters to two beneficiaries, a decision with its reason, and one entry voided. Everything below is computed from these entries by the same code your own daybook uses.
Document received or signedCounty recorder. Certified copy of the deed for the Elm Street house received; filed in the blue folder.Written Jan 6, 2026, 10:10 AM ET
2
Notice or report to a beneficiaryAna Rivera. Letter sent by certified mail saying I have accepted the role of trustee, with my phone number.Written Jan 9, 2026, 4:02 PM ET
3
Notice or report to a beneficiaryLuis Rivera. Same letter sent by certified mail.Written Jan 9, 2026, 4:05 PM ET
4
Money in · Income (interest, dividends, rent)Lakeside Savings. Interest on the trust savings account (January statement).Written Feb 3, 2026, 9:00 AM ET
412.18
5
Money in · Income (interest, dividends, rent)Tenant, Unit B. February rent for Unit B, Elm Street.Written Feb 2, 2026, 1:30 PM ET
1,450.00
6
Money out · Expense of the trustTri-County Roofing. Repair of the porch roof leak at Elm Street; invoice 2231.Written Feb 10, 2026, 2:45 PM ET
615.00
7
Decision, and whyKept the Elm Street house rented rather than selling it this year.Why: Rent covers the costs and the trust says the house may be kept until Luis turns 25. Asked the trust lawyer first.Written Feb 14, 2026, 3:20 PM ET
8
Money out · Payment to a beneficiaryAna Rivera. Spring tuition payment, as the trust allows for education.Written Mar 1, 2026, 11:00 AM ET
1,000.00
9
Money out · Trustee compensationMyself (trustee). Quarterly trustee fee at the rate written in the trust.Written Mar 2, 2026, 11:10 AM ET
250.00
10
Transfer between trust accountsLakeside Savings. Moved from trust savings to trust checking for the tax payment.Transfer: 2,000.00, not counted as in or outWritten Mar 5, 2026, 8:00 AM ET
11
Money out · Tax paymentCounty treasurer. First-half property tax, Elm Street.Written Mar 14, 2026, 8:40 AM ET
1,180.00
12
Money out · Tax paymentCounty treasurer. First-half property tax, Elm Street.Written Mar 16, 2026, 2:05 PM ETVoid Mar 22, 2026, 8:00 AM ET: Written twice by mistake: the same payment is entry 11, checked against the bank statement.
1,180.00
January to March 2026, counted entries
1,862.18
3,045.00
The quarter’s summary
Money in
Income (interest, dividends, rent)
1,862.18
Sale or return of property
0.00
Other money in
0.00
Total in
1,862.18
Money out
Expense of the trust
615.00
Payment to a beneficiary
1,000.00
Trustee compensation
250.00
Tax payment
1,180.00
Other money out
0.00
Total out
3,045.00
The period at a glance
In less out
(1,182.82)
Transfers between trust accounts (not counted)
2,000.00
Your compensation as trustee
250.00
Entries counted
11
Void entries (not counted)
1
Written more than 30 days late
0
Payments to each beneficiary
Ana Rivera (1)
1,000.00
Holdings at Mar 31, 2026
House, 18 Elm Street (two units) valued Jan 5, 2026
214,000.00
Savings account ending 4471 valued Mar 31, 2026
36,622.73
Checking account ending 0918 valued Mar 31, 2026
1,904.10
Debt: Home-equity line on Elm Street at Mar 31, 2026
(8,400.00)
Recorded values less debts
244,126.83
Notices and decisions
Jan 9, 2026 Notice to Ana Rivera: Letter sent by certified mail saying I have accepted the role of trustee, with my phone number.
Jan 9, 2026 Notice to Luis Rivera: Same letter sent by certified mail.
Feb 14, 2026 Decision: Kept the Elm Street house rented rather than selling it this year. Why: Rent covers the costs and the trust says the house may be kept until Luis turns 25. Asked the trust lawyer first.
This summary adds up only what was typed into this daybook. It is not a formal trust accounting, a report required by any law, or a tax document, and it is not legal, tax or financial advice.