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Profit & Loss Template

Log your income and expenses and see your profit and loss by month and category, with your net profit and profit margin for the whole tax year.

  • Monthly profit and loss
  • Net profit and margin
  • Print your P&L on one page
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Profit & Loss Template in Google Sheets on a laptop, shown with sample data

What's inside

  • Start HereYour welcome page: a 4-step setup checklist, how the tabs fit together, a guide to every tab with clickable links, and the color legend.
  • IncomeEvery payment you receive, with room for 2,000 rows. Type the date, who paid, a description, the category and the amount; the month fills in.
  • ExpensesEvery business expense, with room for 2,000 rows. Type the date, vendor, a description, the category and the amount; the month fills in.
  • P&LYour profit and loss for the tax year, month by month: income by category, total income, expenses by category, total expenses, net profit and profit margin, with a year total and each row's share of income.
  • SettingsSet up once: your business name, the month your tax year starts, and your lists of income categories and expense categories.

A closer look

Your profit, month by month: Income, expenses and net profit for every month of the tax year. (Profit & Loss Template, sample data)
Net profit and margin: See what you kept each month, and how much of every dollar. (Profit & Loss Template, sample data)
Log every payment: Date, who paid, category and amount. The P&L does the adding up. (Profit & Loss Template, sample data)
Track every expense: Vendor, category and amount for every business expense. (Profit & Loss Template, sample data)
Your categories, your tax year: Set them once; every dropdown and total follows. (Profit & Loss Template, 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 and category lists.
  3. Income: log each payment you receive.
  4. Expenses: log each business expense.
  5. P&L: see your 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.
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