Let's give the guy a 'handle' for managing things.
Start with IRS form "Schedule C." This is the place you list your business operations for the 1040 tax return. This document is where you will account for your expenses, so NOW is the time to set things up so that the information is available in a manner that you can use.
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040sc.pdfPart II is where you list your expenses. There are twenty six categories of business expenses, PLUS a section to discuss the 'home office' dedusction. You want to segregate your expenses according to these categories.
Along with this, I suggest you begin, and maintain, a file dedicated to 'master' documents. You can then reference this log in each specific category. That way, if a single receipt has expenses for multiple areas, you'll know where to find the receipt. (For example, it's quite possible that a single receipt will have charges related to both "vehicle expenses" (line 9) and vehicle leasing (line 20a)
The key is pretty simple: track EVERY expense, and assign it to the appropriate category. Reference any documents, or other substantiation.
What is 'substantiation?' Well, this is where you make a decision, explain your reasoning, and refer to it later. This can be more important than even having receipts.
For example, you can handle tools as either a direct deduction, or you can 'depreciate' them over time. What is important is that you can't do both for the same tool.
Another example is what you can do if, say, someone steals a JoBox full of tools. Replacement cost? Not so fast .... if you've been depreciating those tools over the past few years, your 'loss' is only what you have not yet deducted. This little detail might actually turn the insurance settlement into 'income.' That income, naturally, would allow you to buy new tools, thus starting the depreciation cycle all over again. (BTW, you can 'charge' your time tool shopping off against this loss as well).
It's all a matter of accounting - so an accountant is the guide you need. I have a deal with my CPA .... he doesn't do wiring, and I don't do taxes. What I do is supply him with the information he needs to make his decisions.