This worksheet has been provided by 1st Step Accounting, LLC © 2016
Income and Cost of Goods Sold
Gross receipts or sales Everything you COLLECT from your CLIENTS (all totals found on your client receipts)
Returns and allowances Total COST of refunds you give to your clients for returns of merchandise or cancellation of service
Other Income Total you COLLECT for any other type of income (not listed above)
Inventory Purchases minus cost of items
withdrawn for personal use
Total COST of retail products (after any discounts) available for sale MINUS any products you purchased for personal use
Expenses
Advertising Total COST of all advertising receipts (ads, fliers, business cards, personal website, etc.)
Bank Fees Total COST of business fees on bank account
Credit Card & PayPal Fees Total COST of fees charged to you by PayPal and/or an outside credit card servicing company
Commissions and Affiliate Fees Total COST of commissions and affiliate payments you make
Contract Labor Total COST of subcontractor costs
Dues and Subscriptions Total COST of dues and subscriptions for business use (magazines, chamber of commerce, etc.)
Employee Benefits Total COST of employee benefit payments (medical, disability, life insurance, etc.)
Gifts Total COST of gifts to clients (limited to $25 per client per year)
Health Insurance Total COST of health insurance paid directly by you for you and your family (DOESN'T include employer sponsored benefits)
Insurance (other than health and auto) Total COST of insurance other than health and auto (E&O, Liability, etc.)
Interest Total COST of interest paid for business use credit (business loans, credit cards used for business, etc.)
Legal and Professional Fees Total COST paid for professional/legal fees (accountant, lawyer, educational subscriptions, etc.)
Office Expense Total COST of business office supplies (paper, pens, printer ink/toner, etc.)
Pension and Profit Sharing Total COST of pension and profit sharing expenses paid for you and your employees
Postage and Delivery Total COST of postage paid (mailers, stamps, etc.)
Rent – Vehicle and Machinery Total COST of rent for vehicle and machinery
Rent - Other Total COST of rent for anything except vehicles and machinery (office space)
Repairs and Maintenance Total COST of repairs and maintenance for anything other than home or home office repairs
Supplies Total COST of supplies
Taxes and Licenses Total COST of taxes and business licenses (personal property taxes, employer taxes, sales tax, etc.)
Telephone Total COST of cell phone used for business
This worksheet was created to give you a manual method of tracking your business income and expenses monthly to assist with annual tax
preparation. Enter your information directly in the worksheet and print it to have a summarized record of your monthly business data. I
recommend you affix it to the front of a 9"x12" envelope that is filled with your receipts for that month. Line by line clarification is provided
below for the information requested on the worksheet. Formulas have been locked to maintain the integrity of the document.