Tax year 2026 · Excel / Sheets
Contractor Tax Workbook 2026
$15
Auto-calc income, expenses, mileage, and quarterly set-asides — the spreadsheet companion to the Tax Packet paper kit. Next federal estimated payment: Q4 2026, typically due January 15, 2027, with year-end and 1099 season right behind it. Keep set-aside and mileage logs current through December. Yellow cells are yours, slate cells calculate.
After you pay on Stripe, the file is emailed to the address on your receipt — usually within a few minutes.
Stripe Checkout. Excel .xlsx — also opens in Google Sheets (File → Import).
One-time $15. Not a subscription.
After you pay, the workbook is emailed to the address on the Stripe receipt. It is not a download inside Checkout. Opens in Excel or Google Sheets after purchase.
Prefer paper? See the Contractor Tax Packet 2026 — same logs, letter-size printable. Companion, not a replacement.
Not tax advice. Typical due dates only — confirm with the IRS, your state, and your preparer.
Inside this workbook
- Cover / how-to and disclaimer
- Summary dashboard (live totals)
- Income log with YTD totals
- Expense log by category with rollups
- Mileage log with editable 2026 IRS rate input cells
- Quarterly estimated set-aside worksheet
- 1099 tracker — forms issued to you / forms you issue
This is an organizational tool. It is not tax advice, a filing form, or a substitute for a CPA. Confirm mileage rates, estimated-tax due dates, and filing rules with the IRS, your state, and your preparer.
- Format
- Excel .xlsx · Google Sheets import
- Sheets
- 7
- Year
- 2026
- Note
- Not tax advice. Yellow = input. Slate = calculated.
Who it’s for, and how to use it
For freelancers and 1099 contractors who keep their records in a spreadsheet and want the totals without writing formulas. It pairs with the Tax Packet if you like paper for some things and a screen for others.
Open the .xlsx in Excel, or import it into Google Sheets. Type only in the yellow cells; the slate cells calculate. Enter each payment on the income log, each purchase on the expense log under a common category, and each business trip on the mileage log. The mileage rate cells are editable on purpose: enter the rates your preparer confirms. The quarterly sheet is a planning worksheet for setting money aside, not a tax calculation. The 1099 tracker keeps forms issued to you and forms you issue in separate tables, and the summary dashboard brings the year-to-date totals together on one screen.
