Hire a Remote Bookkeeper for Your Texas Business
A full-time remote bookkeeper for Texas operators in oil and gas, home services, SaaS, and real estate. QuickBooks and NetSuite trained, sales and franchise tax savvy, from $1,500 per month fully managed.
Why Texas Businesses Hire Remote Bookkeepers
Texas is unusual among large state economies. It has no personal or corporate income tax, which simplifies one layer of bookkeeping, but it still has a Texas franchise tax (the "margin tax") administered by the Comptroller of Public Accounts and an active sales and use tax regime that reaches into most service industries. For operators in Houston, Dallas, Austin, and San Antonio, the bookkeeping work is less about state income tax and more about clean AR and AP, accurate sales tax by jurisdiction, and audit-ready franchise tax workpapers.
The industries that dominate Texas payrolls also carry specific accounting quirks. Oil and gas operators in the Permian Basin and Eagle Ford run joint interest billing, revenue distribution, AFE tracking, and severance tax workpapers. Home services companies across Texas track trust accounting for deposits, warranty reserves, and technician commissions. Austin SaaS companies manage deferred revenue, MRR waterfalls, and Stripe reconciliations. A good bookkeeper who understands one or more of these lanes is expensive to hire locally.
BLS May 2023 data reports median pay for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks at $47,440 per year nationally. Houston and Dallas trend 10 to 20 percent above that median, and once benefits and payroll taxes are loaded in, a Texas bookkeeper costs $4,800 to $6,500 per month. A managed remote bookkeeper through Teckas starts at $1,500 per month and handles the same day-to-day reconciliation, categorization, and reporting work.
What Your Texas Bookkeeper Will Do
- Daily bank and credit card reconciliation in QuickBooks Online or Xero
- AP workflow in Bill.com and AR tracking with collections follow-up
- Sales and use tax reporting across Texas jurisdictions via Avalara or TaxJar
- Monthly close, accruals, and management P&L and balance sheet packages
- Payroll journal entries from Gusto, ADP, or Paychex
- Texas franchise tax workpaper preparation for your CPA
- Industry-specific support: JIB for oil and gas, deferred revenue for SaaS, trust ledgers for real estate
Tools Your Remote Bookkeeper Will Know
- Accounting - QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, Xero, NetSuite, Sage Intacct
- AP/AR - Bill.com, Ramp, Brex, Stripe, Melio
- Sales tax - Avalara, TaxJar
- Payroll - Gusto, ADP, Paychex, Rippling
- Industry - ServiceTitan QuickBooks sync, WolfePak and Enertia for oil and gas, Stripe Billing for SaaS
Cost: Texas Local vs Teckas
| Texas Local (loaded) | Teckas Remote | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost | $4,800 - $6,500 | From $1,500 |
| Benefits / payroll tax | You pay | Included |
| Recruiting / HR | You handle | We handle |
| Contract | Annual typical | Month-to-month |
How to Hire
- Book a 30-minute discovery call. We map your stack, industry, and monthly close calendar.
- Review 3 to 5 candidates. Resumes, skills scores, and short video intros within a week.
- Onboard. Your pick starts inside week two, fully managed by Teckas.
Close Your Books Without the Texas Overhead
Save 65 to 70 percent vs a local Texas bookkeeping hire while keeping Central Time coverage.
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