Introducing BKKEEPER: A Simple Application for Small Business Deductions
You started a business to serve customers and make money, not to spend nights buried in receipts and tax forms. Yet every year, small business owners leave money on the table because their records are scattered and they're not sure what actually counts as a deductible expense.
BKKEEPER® is my attempt to fix that in the simplest way possible. It's a spreadsheet-based application designed to help small business owners organize income and deductible expenses in one place, so tax preparation becomes faster, clearer, and less stressful for you and your tax advisor.
At its core, BKKEEPER is a structured workbook built in Excel and Google Sheets. It includes straightforward tabs for things like: revenue, cost of goods sold, vehicle expenses, home office, and other common business write-offs. Instead of inventing your own categories every year, you enter transactions into a consistent, guided framework that's designed around how returns are actually prepared.
BKKEEPER is also a source of information about small business bookkeeping and deductions. Inside the application and here on this site, I walk through what typical owners should be tracking, how different types of expenses are treated, and practical tips for keeping records your tax professional will actually be happy to see. Think of it as light-weight bookkeeping support and tax education, aimed at sole proprietors and small entities that don't have an in-house finance team.
The first release is the BKKEEPER® Small Business Deductions Application, focused on day-to-day operating businesses. Future versions will cover specific use cases like rental properties, but the goal will stay the same: simple, practical tools and information that help you run your business better while staying on top of your tax obligations.
If you're a small business owner who wants fewer surprises at tax time, BKKEEPER gives you two things: a place to put the numbers, and guidance on which numbers matter. You can learn more about the application and download it as a digital workbook here.