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Updated November 2026
The short answer

How do bookkeepers earn on Taskly in the US?

People in the US post bookkeeper tasks on Taskly and typically offer $100–600. You set your own price in every offer and keep 80% of the price you agree, about $80–480. It’s free to join and free to send offers, and Taskly holds the poster’s payment from the moment they hire you.

Tasks typically
$100–600what posters offer in the US
You keep
80%about $80–480
To join
Freeand free to send offers
Paid
Stripeto your bank account

Taskly never asks you to pay to join, to get tasks or to unlock earnings. If anyone asks you to, it isn’t Taskly.

What people post

Examples written by Taskly from what people search for in the US. Posters typically offer $100–600; you’d keep about $80–480.

  • “Set up QuickBooks Online for the first time for my cleaning company”

    I need help to set up QuickBooks Online for the first time for my house cleaning company in Phoenix. We're two years in with six part-time cleaners, and everything has lived in a spreadsheet and a…

    $400You’d keep $320
    Example task, written by Taskly

  • “Set up QuickBooks for rental property, three units in Pittsburgh”

    I need a QuickBooks setup for rental property: a duplex and a single-family house in Pittsburgh, three units in total. I've self-managed them for four years with a spreadsheet, and my tax preparer…

    $350You’d keep $280
    Example task, written by Taskly

  • “Fix my QuickBooks chart of accounts for a Shopify store”

    My QuickBooks setup and chart of accounts need fixing for a Shopify store that sells candles. I set it up myself two years ago and now have 140 accounts, duplicates everywhere, and Shopify payouts…

    $450You’d keep $360
    Example task, written by Taskly

  • “Bookkeeper to set up Xero for our two-person design studio”

    We're looking for a bookkeeper to set up Xero for our two-person design studio in Brooklyn, plus a one-time catch-up. We formed an S corp this year and our CPA recommended Xero, but nothing has been…

    $550You’d keep $440
    Example task, written by Taskly

What you’d deliver

What posters usually ask for in the US. You agree the details with the poster before they accept your offer.

  1. 01Company profile and chart of accounts set up
  2. 02Bank and card feeds connected with rules
  3. 03Recurring invoice templates for weekly clients
  4. 04Short written guide to my weekly routine
  5. 05QuickBooks Online set up with each property tracked separately
  6. 06Chart of accounts mapped to Schedule E
Skills and tools that come upQuickBooks Onlinechart of accountsbank feedsbank rulesrecurring invoicesIntuitPhoenixrental property accountingSchedule Eclass tracking

Who does well here

What matters is that you have done this work before and can show it.

You set up QuickBooks, Xero, Zoho Books or Tally from scratch.

  1. 01Create your profileFree. Say what you’ve done and the work you’d take on.
  2. 02Verify your IDSo posters know who they’re hiring.
  3. 03Get approvedEvery Tasker is reviewed and approved by a person before they work.
  4. 04Send offers on tasks you wantAt your price, on your hours. Sending an offer is free.

What you keep

You set the price in every offer. Taskly keeps 20% of the agreed price, only when a task you do is paid.

$350

The range is what posters typically offer in the US: $100–600.

You keep 80%$280
Keeps Taskly running · 20%$70
To join or send offersFree

How you get paid

How payment and tax work for Taskers in the US, before you sign up.

Good questions

What people ask before they join in the US.

  • 01

    How much can a bookkeeper earn on Taskly in the US?

    It depends on the tasks you take and the price you set. People in the US typically offer $100–600 for this kind of task; you keep 80% of the price you agree, about $80–480. Taskly doesn’t publish best-case earnings figures.

  • 02

    Is it free to join?

    Yes. Joining, building a profile and sending offers are free. Taskly keeps 20% of the agreed price, only when a task you do is paid.

  • 03

    How and when do I get paid in the US?

    To a US bank account through Stripe. The poster pays when they hire you and Taskly holds the money. It’s released to you when they confirm the work is done, or three days after you mark it finished — unless they report a problem.

  • 04

    Is this a job?

    No. You are an independent Tasker: you choose the tasks, set your price and decide when you work. You work as an independent Tasker, not an employee. You report what you earn; where US law requires it, a tax form comes from our payment processor.

  • 05

    Who reviews Taskers?

    Every Tasker is reviewed and approved by a person before they work. You also verify your ID.

  • 06

    Will Taskly ever ask me to pay to get tasks?

    Never. Taskly doesn’t charge you to join, to send offers or to unlock earnings. If anyone asks you to pay to get tasks, it isn’t Taskly.

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