Bookkeeping for logging and timber companies
Logging income arrives by the load from mills, while costs pile up in equipment payments, fuel, hauling and crew pay. Each tract has its own stumpage cost and its own margin. Mispar tracks revenue and costs by tract and job, reconciles mill statements and crew payroll, and keeps your books in your own QuickBooks Online or Xero file. Plans start at $229/mo.
Best for: Logging contractors, timber buyers and small crews cutting on their own tracts or for landowners.
By tract
Mill payments
Costed
Equipment
Tracked
Hauling
Reconciled
Crew pay
Where logging books usually go wrong
- Mill checks deposited without matching scale tickets, so short payments go unnoticed.
- Stumpage and landowner shares not tied to the tract they belong to.
- Equipment costs pooled, hiding which machines lose money.
How Mispar keeps your logging books clean
Industry-specific accounts and categorization, with the reporting scope agreed before work starts.
Mill settlements
Scale tickets and mill statements are reconciled to payments, so every load is accounted for by tract.
Stumpage and landowner payments
Timber purchases and landowner shares are recorded against the right tract, not pooled.
Equipment costs
Skidders, loaders, saws and trucks each carry their own payments, repairs and insurance where records allow.
Fuel and supplies
Fuel, bar oil, chains and tires are tracked as their own lines, split by machine where possible.
Hauling costs
Contract hauling or your own trucking is recorded per load or per tract, so delivered margin is real.
Crew pay
Wages, production bonuses and employer costs are reconciled to payroll reports and tracts.
Road and site work
Road building, gravel and site repairs are recorded by tract as part of job cost.
Insurance
Logging liability and workers compensation premiums are kept as their own categories, given their weight.
Reports a logging company can use
- Margin by tract including stumpage, hauling and road costs.
- Equipment cost and repair history per machine.
- Mill payment reconciliation against scale tickets.
A simple, predictable process
From kickoff to your first clean close, here is exactly what happens.
Map tracts and equipment
We list your active tracts, machines, crews and mills, and how each tract was bought or contracted.
Set up tract and machine tracking
Each tract and machine gets its own tags and accounts in your file.
Reconcile each month
Mill statements, fuel cards, hauling invoices and payroll are matched to the bank.
Deliver monthly statements
Statements show margin by tract and machine cost, with an open-items list, ready for your CPA.
Illustrative example
Three tracts run at once. One pays well, one breaks even after hauling distance is counted, and the third loses money once road work is added to its costs. This is an illustration of the method, not a customer case or a guarantee.
Logging and Timber Companies bookkeeping — your questions
Can you show profit by tract?
When revenue and costs are tagged to the tract, yes. Shared equipment costs are split on a rule we agree with you.
How do you treat equipment purchases?
Machines are recorded as assets with their loans, and depreciation is handled as your CPA directs.
Can you reconcile mill scale tickets?
Yes. Tickets and statements are matched to payments, with shortages flagged on the open-items list.
Do I need to switch software?
No. We work inside your own QuickBooks Online or Xero file.
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