APRIL LEDGER UK

Freelancer finance, built for the UK tax year.

Stop adapting American templates. Track income, expenses, mileage and tax reserves in GBP — from 6 April to 5 April, the HMRC way.

Get the complete system — £24

Instant download · Excel + Google Sheets · A4/A5 printables

Built for the UK — not translated from the US

Every date, category and rate is UK-native. That is the whole point.

April tax year

Everything runs 6 April 2026 → 5 April 2027, with the real deadlines built in: 31 January online filing, 31 July payments on account, 5 October registration.

HMRC-aligned categories

Expense categories follow the SA103 self-employment pages, so filling in your return is copy-paste, not archaeology.

2026/27 mileage rates

The new 55p-per-mile simplified rate (first 10,000 miles) is already wired in — most trackers still use the old 45p.

GBP, A4, UK spellings

Designed in pounds, printed on A4. No dollar signs, no Letter paper, no "deductions" language.

Tax facts worth knowing

The kind of things we dig up for customers — six favourites:

Why the tax year ends on 5 April

Britain switched to the Gregorian calendar in 1752 and lost 11 days overnight. Rather than collect 11 days of extra tax, HMRC's predecessor simply shifted the year end from 25 March to 5 April — and we've filed to that strange date ever since.

Mileage went up in 2026/27

The simplified rate for cars and vans rose from 45p to 55p per mile for the first 10,000 business miles. On 10,000 miles that is £100 extra you can claim versus last year's rate.

Paper filers lose two months

Paper returns are due 31 October, online returns 31 January. Filing online buys you three extra months — and HMRC processes online refunds faster too.

Payments on account catch people out

After your first Self Assessment bill you often pay twice by 31 January — this year's tax plus a "payment on account" towards next year. A reserve habit (and our tracker's estimate) softens the blow.

£1,000 trading allowance

Earn under £1,000 from side income? You may not need to register at all. Above that, registration is required by 5 October following the end of the tax year.

You can't expense a fine

Parking tickets and ordinary commuting are never allowable — but the parking on a business trip is. Knowing the line saves both money and embarrassment.

What's in the collection

Four UK-first tools. Buy individually or save with the bundle.

FLAGSHIP

Self Assessment Tax Tracker 2026/27

Income log, SA103-aligned expense categories, automatic mileage calculation at the 2026/27 rates, and an editable tax reserve estimate.

£14 / £18 laterBuy
CASH FLOW

Invoice & Payment Tracker

VAT fields, paid / part-paid / overdue statuses, days overdue and a live dashboard that shows who still owes you.

£9Buy
PRINTABLE

Weekly Money Tracker

A focused weekly income & expense log for A4 and A5 — for people who like pen and paper on Friday afternoon.

£3.50Buy
PRINTABLE

Sole Trader Expense Checklist

Every common cost area for 2026/27 with mileage rates, mixed-use rules and the traps to avoid. A4 + A5.

£3.50Buy
BEST VALUE

Freelancer Finance Starter Bundle

All four tools plus CSV import templates. Save versus buying individually and start this week.

£24 vs £30.50 separatelyGet it all

How it works

No account. No subscription. Pay, download, done.

1 · Checkout

Secure card payment via Stripe. Apple Pay and Google Pay supported.

2 · Instant download

You land on a private download page immediately after payment.

3 · Open anywhere

Excel, LibreOffice or upload to Google Sheets. Printables print on A4 and A5.

Questions

Excel or Google Sheets?

Both. The workbooks are .xlsx and open natively in Excel and LibreOffice; upload to Google Drive and open with Google Sheets to use them there. A guide with import steps is included.

Is this tax advice?

No. Everything we sell is an organisational and educational tool. It does not file anything with HMRC and cannot account for every personal circumstance. Check GOV.UK and a qualified professional for advice.

Are the figures up to date?

This edition uses the 2026/27 figures published on GOV.UK — Personal Allowance £12,570, Class 4 National Insurance 6% / 2% over £12,570 and £50,270, and the new 55p mileage rate. Assumptions are editable and clearly labelled.

Scotland?

The tax estimate covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Scotland has its own income tax bands; the trackers still work for record-keeping, but treat the estimate as a planning starting point only.

What if I lose the file?

Your download link stays valid. Keep the confirmation page bookmarked, and we can reissue a link if you lose it.

The boring-but-important bit. April Ledger UK products are organisational and educational tools, not tax, accounting, legal or financial advice. Tax rules, rates and thresholds can change; this edition was prepared for the UK tax year 2026/27 using GOV.UK sources. Prices in GBP. By purchasing you agree to the single-user licence included with each product.