Bookkeeping Templates
Expense trackers, receipt logs, and reconciliation templates to keep your records organised.
How to use these bookkeeping templates
These templates carry the monthly disciplines: recording income and expenses as they happen, reconciling the bank until the difference is zero, and keeping the documents HMRC expects behind every figure. Used monthly, they keep books honest; used in January, they become archaeology tools.
They also mark the boundary where spreadsheets stop being enough: VAT registration or Making Tax Digital thresholds mean digital records in compatible software. The templates then remain useful as process checklists on top, and the bookkeeping guides in this hub explain each discipline in depth.
Frequently asked questions
Spreadsheet or software, which should I use?
Below VAT registration and MTD thresholds, a disciplined spreadsheet works. At or near them, move to MTD-compatible software and keep the templates as process checklists. The habit transfers; the tool upgrades.
How often should I use the reconciliation template?
Monthly, same day each month. Match every bank line to the books, resolve what does not match, close only at zero difference. An hour a month; the alternative is a very expensive January.
What do I do with receipts once recorded?
Scan and store them digitally (HMRC accepts digital copies), organised by month or category, backed up. The record without the receipt behind it is an assertion, not evidence.
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