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Business Expense Tracker

Log every business expense with its category, business-use % and a link to the receipt, and see your deductible total by category and month for the whole tax year.

  • Deductible worked out
  • Receipt links in one place
  • Category and month summary
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Business Expense Tracker in Google Sheets on a laptop, shown with sample data

What's inside

  • Start HereYour welcome page: a 3-step setup checklist, how the tabs fit together, a guide to every tab with clickable links, and the color legend.
  • ExpensesYour expense log, with room for 2,000 rows. Type the date, vendor, category, description, amount and how you paid; add a business-use % for shared expenses and a link to the receipt. The deductible amount and month fill in.
  • SummaryYour tax year at a glance: every category by month with the year total, plus a table by payment method. Leave the year blank for the current tax year, or type a year to look back. Show the deductible amounts or the full amounts spent.
  • SettingsSet up once: your business name, the month your tax year starts, and your lists of expense categories and payment methods.

A closer look

Log every expense: Date, vendor, category, amount, business use and a receipt link. (Expense Tracker, sample data)
Deductible worked out for you: Amount times business use, for every expense. (Expense Tracker, sample data)
See the whole tax year: Every category by month, with the year total. (Expense Tracker, sample data)
By payment method: See what went on which card, account or cash. (Expense Tracker, sample data)
Your categories and payment methods: Set them once; every dropdown and total follows. (Expense Tracker, sample data)

Screenshots show the Sample copy with made-up data.

Get set up in minutes

  1. Open your copy's Start Here tab.
  2. Settings: your business name, tax-year start, categories and payment methods.
  3. Expenses: log your first expense and paste a receipt link.
  4. Summary: see your tax year and print it.

Good to know

  • Google Sheets: you need a free Google account. This isn't an Excel file.
  • Works in any browser on a computer, tablet or phone. Setup is easiest on a computer.
  • Nothing to install: no add-ons, no scripts.
  • You get a ready-to-use copy plus a Sample copy filled with example data, and a step-by-step PDF guide.
How Expense Tracker fits together

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