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Job Costing & Expense Tracking for UK Tradesmen
Most tradesmen can tell you what they quoted. Fewer can tell you what a job actually cost once materials, fuel, subbies and the odd skip hire are added up. This guide covers how to track job costs properly, what HMRC expects you to keep, and how to stop finding out a job lost money three months after you've moved on.
Read full guideBest Expense Tracker App for Tradesmen in the UK
Most expense apps are built for office workers filing taxi receipts. Tradesmen need something that works one-handed, in gloves, on a site with no signal, and still ends up accountant-ready. Here's what actually matters when picking one.
Read full guideHow to Track Job Costs for HMRC Self Assessment and CIS
Job costing and Self Assessment aren't two different admin jobs — they use the same receipts, the same numbers, tracked once instead of twice. Here's how to set that up so tax time stops being a scramble.
Read full guideReceipt Scanner App for UK Tradesmen: Digitizing Site Receipts Properly
A camera roll full of receipt photos feels like proof — until you need to find the one from Travis Perkins in March, or the till roll's faded to a blank strip of paper. Here's what a proper receipt scanner actually does differently, and why it matters for UK tradesmen specifically.
Read full guideBest Petty Cash App for Tradesmen in the UK
A tenner for parking, cash to a mate who helped shift rubble for a morning, a few quid at the trade counter when the card machine's down — none of it shows up on a bank statement, and none of it stops being a job cost. Here's how to actually keep track of it.
Read full guideBest Mileage Tracker App for UK Tradesmen
Fuel, parking and vehicle costs racked up between sites are one of the biggest job costs tradesmen under-claim — usually because the mileage log gets built after the fact instead of on the day. Here's what a mileage tracker actually needs to do, and how it should tie back to job costing.
Read full guideFree Expense Tracker App for UK Tradesmen: What You Actually Get
Every free expense tracker looks the same on the app store: unlimited scans, no card required, five stars. The differences only show up once you're relying on it for a real job. Here's what a genuinely free tier should include, and where the catch usually hides.
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