Side income is exciting until tax season, when scattered payments become a headache. This tracker logs every gig and freelance payment in one place so you always know your monthly total and have clean records when you file.
What is inside
- An entry row for date, client or platform, and amount
- Monthly and yearly income totals
- A column to set aside an estimated tax percentage
- A simple expense log to offset taxable income
How to use it
- Copy the tracker from the link below.
- Log each payment the day it lands.
- Set a tax-set-aside percentage (many freelancers use 25 to 30 percent).
- Move that percentage into a separate account so it is there at filing time.
Do not skip the set-aside
Self-employment income usually has no tax withheld, so the bill arrives all at once. Setting aside a slice of every payment turns a scary April into a non-event. This sheet does the math automatically as you log income.