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Tax season is coming up! It's every freelancers favorite time of year (haha....). Both my grandmother and my mom were bookkeepers, so I came by bookkeeping skills naturally. Google Sheets and Google App Scripts I like to keep things simple, but somehow keeping things simple made them more complicated. I type every assignment and the details on a row in Google Sheets and then I asked my husband to use Google App Scripts to make it sync with my Google Calendar. This setup is perfect for me...

Disclaimer: I'm not a tax expert, so please make sure to double check current IRS rules and laws, and ask a CPA or EA any questions you may have. Also, all this information is based on my knowledge as of December 30, 2025. Gas Mileage This is definitely the biggest one, at least for a lot of us. Gas mileage to and from jobs (if you have a home office), and in between jobs. Gas mileage to the airport for business trips and gas mileage to workshops and trainings. It adds up quick, I hope you...

Most people dread this, but I love it. Let's explore the different things we need to keep organized. Assignments I keep them all on a spreadsheet. I categorize them broadly (educational, medical, community, etc) and then more specifically (K12, Primary Care, Meeting, etc). I do this so that if I want to, I can run off stats that I did X% of community jobs and X% of medical interpreting. There's a column for gas mileage as well. My spreadsheet syncs to my calendar and also automatically...