FREE SMALL BUSINESS BOOKKEEPING TEMPLATE

Keep the books current without buying software too early.

Record monthly income and expenses, flag anything that still needs review, and finish the bookkeeping jobs that prevent a future cleanup mess.

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01Record

Add the full income or expense—not merely the bank deposit you happened to see.

02Review

Mark transactions that match a statement, receipt, invoice, or processor report.

03Close

Finish the monthly checklist, export the records, and preserve the open questions.

YOUR WORKSPACE

One month. Every transaction. No mystery pile.

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01

Choose the month

Each month keeps its own transactions, checklist, and “updated through” date.

Private by default: entries stay in this browser’s local storage unless you download or print them. Clearing browser data can erase them, so export records you need to keep.

02

Record transactions

Use the gross sale as income. Record processor fees, refunds, and expenses separately.

DateDescriptionCategoryTypeAmountReviewActions
No transactions recorded for this month.

03

Close the month

A completed checklist means the routine is finished. It does not guarantee tax or accounting correctness.

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04

Read the month

This is a recordkeeping summary, not a tax return or complete profit calculation.

Income recorded$0.000 transactions
Expenses recorded$0.000 transactions
Income minus expenses$0.00Before taxes and other adjustments
Needs review0Transactions without confirmed support

Expense categories

CSV export includes every transaction in the selected month. Print creates a clean summary plus the complete transaction table and checklist.

WHEN THIS STOPS BEING ENOUGH

Upgrade the part that is actually breaking.

Do not buy accounting software because the spreadsheet feels unofficial. Buy it when feeds, invoicing, bills, collaborators, reporting, or volume have created a named failure.

Scope: This free tool organizes information you enter. It does not connect to accounts, verify completeness, calculate tax, prepare financial statements, or provide accounting, tax, legal, or financial advice. Keep source documents and consult a qualified professional when the records or rules are not simple.