Cash book and bookkeeping templates for sole traders
A cash book, a petty cash book, a mileage log at HMRC's 2026 rates and a year-end summary that maps every figure to the self assessment boxes. Free to download.
UK practicesFree
- Files
- 5, Word and Excel
- Last checked
- November 2026
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What's inside
First page of each document. 5 files, Word and Excel.
What good client records involveDocument in the pack
Every bank payment recorded and categorised
✓Cash bookRunning balance, bank check and totals by category
Business mileage at the approved ratesHMRC approved mileage rates 2026-27
✓Mileage log55p then 25p for cars and vans, with the 10,000-mile limit
Figures in the shape of the tax returnSA103S 2026
✓Income and expenses summaryBox by box, after private use
Choosing expenses or the trading allowance£1,000 trading income allowance
✓Income and expenses summaryShows which gives the lower profit
Records ready for Making Tax Digital
✓All four workbooksSame income and expense categories as self assessment
Who it's for
Accountancy practices and bookkeepers with sole trader and small business clients who keep their own records.
Last checked
Checked against HMRC's approved mileage rates, the SA103S 2026 self-employment page and Making Tax Digital for Income Tax guidance in November 2026.
