Contractor Expense Ledger | 1099 Self-Employed Tax Spreadsheet, Schedule C Small Business Expenses | Google Sheets Template

Log it the moment it happens — a quick form on your phone, and the entry lands organized in your Google Sheet. No app, no re-typing. That's how every Ledger & Light tool works.

Lumber and job materials, a subcontractor's invoice, a tool that gave out mid-job, the fuel for the drive to the site — the money behind a contracting business goes out fast, all over the map.

Your Expense Ledger gathers every one of those costs in one place. Open the linked Expense Form on your phone, fill it in when the money goes out, and the entry lands in your sheet on its own — sorted, totaled, and ready for tax season.

Built for the way contractors actually spend: job materials and lumber, tools and equipment, equipment rentals, subcontractor labor, licensing and permits, and safety gear.

Keeping up with every supply-run receipt and job-site expense before it disappears gets simpler when every cost is logged in the moment.

✓ WHAT YOU GET:
• Your Expense Ledger for Google Sheets — a private copy link arrives with your instant Etsy download
• A setup instruction PDF, delivered the moment you check out
• A mobile-friendly Expense Form that opens in any browser — no app to install
• A short email tips sequence to walk you through setup

✓ KEY FEATURES:
• IRS Schedule C categories built for contractor work — no tax-code knowledge needed
• Your job materials land in cost of goods sold, your truck and fuel on Line 9 car and truck expenses, and subcontractor pay on Line 11 contract labor — each category is pre-sorted so the totals are ready at tax time
• Tax Summary tab that totals your deductions by category on its own
• Sample entries that show a full year of organized contractor records at a glance
• Budget tab with planned vs. actual spending side by side, updated live
• Dashboard with a month-by-month view of income and expenses
• Receipt photo upload right in the Expense Form — snap a photo and attach it when you have the receipt

✓ HOW IT WORKS:
1. Check out and download your instruction PDF from Etsy right away
2. Open your Expense Ledger from the link inside, then Make a Copy into your own Drive
3. Follow the guide, bookmark the Expense Form on your phone, and log costs as they happen

✓ PERFECT FOR:
• Independent contractors and tradespeople logging job materials, tools, and subcontractor pay
• Builders and remodelers who want every job-site cost captured before the receipt walks off
• Skilled-trade pros — electricians, plumbers, HVAC, landscapers — logging supplies and permits
• Self-employed contractors preparing Schedule C who want tax-ready records they keep

I designed this ledger myself — the category logic, the Schedule C mapping, the formulas, the dashboard, and the mobile forms are all my own work, built for how a contractor really spends.

Your instruction PDF is available immediately after purchase — no waiting, no shipping.

These tools help you stay organized. I'm not a CPA and nothing here is tax advice — your accountant has the final word.

The spreadsheet system, formulas, and tax categories are my own original design; AI tools assisted with the decorative illustrations.