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title: "How do I bulk enter transactions as an Isle of Man sole trader?"
description: "Posting on Tally Up in spreadsheet mode"
author: "D.Wade FCCA"
published: "2026-08-03T20:56:39Z"
updated: "2026-08-03T20:56:39Z"
canonical: "https://tallyup.im/blog/spreadsheet-mode"
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# How do I bulk enter transactions as an Isle of Man sole trader?

# How do I bulk enter transactions as an Isle of Man sole trader?

**TL;DR** — If you've got months of transactions to enter, a spreadsheet you've been keeping to send to your accountant, or you just prefer typing rows over clicking through forms, Tally Up's new Spreadsheet mode gives you a full-screen grid to enter everything in one sitting. Paste rows straight from Excel, fill a column down, switch between income and expenses without leaving the grid, and save the whole batch in one go.

![Tally Up's Spreadsheet Mode](/assets/blog/img-531286bd4c9d674c.jpg)

If you've been putting off entering transactions because doing them one at a time is slow, this is the fix.

## Why one-at-a-time entry falls over

Most accounting tools are built around a single-transaction form: open it, fill it, save it, close it, repeat. That works when you're logging one thing at a time. It falls over when you're catching up on months of work, or when you already have your data in a spreadsheet and just need to get it *in*.

## What Spreadsheet mode does differently

Spreadsheet mode gives you a full-screen grid, with rows and columns laid out like a spreadsheet, and date, supplier or customer, category, amount, and payment status all in one line. You move across a row with tab, down a column with return, and see multiple transactions at once instead of one. It's a desktop only feature, everything else in Tally Up works on mobile as usual.

### Paste straight in

Copy a block of transactions from your own tracking spreadsheet, a bank export, or a file you're keeping to send to your accountant, and paste it directly into the grid. 

### Fill a column down

Got the same category, supplier, or payment status repeating? Fill it down in one go instead of retyping it on every row.

### Switch between income and expenses

Move between income and expense entry without leaving the grid or starting a new screen each time.

### Flag rechargeable expenses as you go

On expenses, mark which rows are rechargeable to a client as you type, so nothing gets missed when it's time to bill it back.

### Save the whole batch together

Once everything's in, save the whole lot together rather than one transaction at a time.

## Handy for accountants too

If you're an accountant working with Manx sole trader clients, Spreadsheet mode is genuinely useful on your side of the desk. Take a year of a client's records and get them into their Tally Up in one sitting rather than one transaction at a time. Paste from a CSV export, from your own working papers, or from whatever the client has sent through. Fill category, VAT status, or payment status down a column instead of picking it thirty times. Then hand the client back a clean, up-to-date set of books they can carry on with themselves.

## Who this is for

If you already keep a working spreadsheet and just need to get the figures into Tally Up, this is the fastest route in. If you're catching up on a backlog, it's a job you can finish in one sitting. And if you just prefer typing over clicking, it's a nicer way to work day-to-day.

If your transactions already live in a CSV, whether that's a bank export or an accounting-tool export, you can skip the typing entirely. See our guide to [importing a CSV into Tally Up](https://tallyup.im/blog/import-csv-transactions).

Ready to give it a go? Spreadsheet mode is live now. Head to your Tally Up to try it.

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_This article is for general information only and does not constitute financial or tax advice. For advice specific to your situation, speak to a qualified accountant._