{"product_id":"music-teacher-bookkeeping-spreadsheet","title":"Music Teacher Bookkeeping Spreadsheet","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis music teacher bookkeeping spreadsheet is for the self employed teacher who also plays for money. It works as a music lesson income tracker, keeping lesson fees, exam preparation, ensembles and gig income in one ledger with music words on it, so at the end of the year you can see what each side of the work earned and what it cost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease read:\u003c\/strong\u003e This is a tracker tool only, not financial, tax, legal, medical or any other professional advice or advisory service. It records and calculates what you enter; you are solely responsible for checking all figures, rates, dates and results and for every decision you make. By purchasing, downloading or using it, you accept these terms (your statutory consumer rights are not affected).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCategories written for teaching and performing\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost bookkeeping templates start with a chart of accounts meant for a shop, with lines like product sales. This one starts with the money a music teacher actually handles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIncome lines:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lessons, Group and ensemble, Exam preparation and Performing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExpense lines:\u003c\/strong\u003e Instruments and repair, Sheet music and licenses, Room hire, Software and subscriptions, and more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMileage reasons:\u003c\/strong\u003e pupil's home, studio hire, gig and school, picked from a drop-down\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eReeds, strings and a servicing bill can be a teaching cost one day and a performing cost the next. Keeping the two apart is how you find out which half of the work is paying for them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eEleven connected tabs\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eStart Here, Setup, Clients, Income, Expenses, Mileage, Monthly, Quarterly, Profit and Loss, Balances and Dashboard. Everything reads from the same two lists, so you type each entry once.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e500 income rows and 500 expense rows\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA mileage log with your own reasons and the year totaled for you\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMonthly and quarterly totals, the periods tax is usually filed in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA profit and loss built from the same income and expense lists\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10 client records showing what each one has been worth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccount balances, so the file knows what the business holds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA dashboard that reads all of it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA filled example and a blank copy\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou get a worked year to learn from: 266 income entries and 328 expense entries, ending at a 50.9% margin. Next to it sits a blank workbook ready for your own figures. Both come for Excel and for Google Sheets. The Start Here tab takes you through setup in a few minutes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a bookkeeping spreadsheet, not an accountant. Tax rates and what you can claim are yours to set and yours to check.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWorks with\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMicrosoft Excel 2016, 2019, 2021 and Microsoft 365, on Windows and Mac, and LibreOffice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGoogle Sheets with a free Google account. The Google Sheets version is a real workbook you copy, not a PDF with a link in it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo dynamic arrays, no macros, no add-ins and no subscription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat you download\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo Excel workbooks: the filled example and a blank one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe instruction guide, which has one-click links to the Google Sheets versions (filled and blank)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe terms of use as a PDF\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour files are ready the moment payment clears. Use them for personal and business use on your own devices, and please do not share or resell them. Questions before or after you buy? Use our contact page and we will help.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDo I need Excel, or can I use Google Sheets?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEither. The download includes Excel workbooks for Excel 2016 or later on Windows and Mac, and the instruction guide has one-click links to copy the Google Sheets versions with a free Google account.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCan I keep teaching income and gig income apart?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eYes. Lessons, Group and ensemble, Exam preparation and Performing are separate income lines, so the monthly, quarterly and profit and loss totals show each one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDoes it track mileage to pupils and gigs?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eYes. The Mileage tab has a drop-down of reasons such as pupil's home, studio hire, gig and school, and it totals the year for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWill it work out my tax?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo. It gives you monthly and quarterly totals and a profit and loss, but tax rates and what you can claim are yours to set and check.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow many entries does it hold?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e500 income rows and 500 expense rows, plus 10 client records.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OPXVIA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67597868630110,"sku":"OPX-151","price":25.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0769\/2094\/6782\/files\/music-teacher-bookkeeping-spreadsheet-01.jpg?v=1790832789","url":"https:\/\/opxviashop.com\/products\/music-teacher-bookkeeping-spreadsheet","provider":"OPXVIA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}