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Bookkeeping Guide for Independent Consultants and Solopreneurs

Keep your records organized without sacrificing billable time to bookkeeping software.

Business Expenses to Track Cleanly

  • Software subscriptions and SaaS tools
  • Professional services
  • Marketing and client acquisition
  • Business travel and professional development
  • Business communications and office costs

Whether an expense is deductible depends on the facts and applicable tax rules; your tax professional can determine tax treatment.

Eliminating Non-Billable Bookkeeping Hours

For straightforward consulting businesses, reconciling bank and credit-card statements on a cash basis can provide organized revenue and expense reporting without maintaining accounting software yourself.

See our bookkeeping for consultants and solo professionals.