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Create a Business Expense Tracker

6. Small Business Essentials (Documents & Operations) ⏱ 25 minutes min 📊 Beginner

Objective

Build a simple spreadsheet to track business expenses by category for budgeting and taxes.

Materials Needed

  • AI chat tool
  • Google Sheets or Excel
  • Sample business expense categories

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. 1

    Prompt: 'Create a business expense tracker spreadsheet with columns for Date, Vendor, Category, Amount, and Payment Method, plus a formula that totals by category.'

  2. 2

    Ask the AI to suggest common small-business expense categories relevant to your industry.

  3. 3

    Copy the layout into Google Sheets and test with a few sample entries.

  4. 4

    Ask the AI to explain, briefly, which categories are typically tax-deductible (with a reminder to confirm with an accountant).

  5. 5

    Save the tracker for ongoing monthly use.

Instructor TipAlways add the disclaimer that AI's tax comments are educational, not accounting advice — recommend a real accountant or tax preparer for filing.
TakeawayConsistent expense tracking makes tax season dramatically less stressful and reveals where money is really going.

Tools Used

  • ChatGPT
  • Claude.ai