What your firm pays Salt, per client.
One rate card, quoted per client file in writing within 24 hours. What you bill your client is your decision entirely — this is only the cost side of that equation.
Buying for your own business rather than reselling to clients? See business pricing.
Every way to buy, quoted per client file.
Per client, per hour, per seat or per job — pick whichever matches how your practice already prices. What you charge your client is entirely yours.
Starter
up to 150 transactions per client per month
Growth
up to 500 transactions per client per month
Scale
up to 1,000 transactions per client per month
| Grade | Scope | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| Production | Bookkeeping, AP/AR | Get a quote in 24 hours for the Production hourly rate |
| Qualified | Accounts, tax preparation | Get a quote in 24 hours for the Qualified hourly rate |
| Manager review | Sign-off | Get a quote in 24 hours for the Manager review hourly rate |
| Cleanup | 20-hour minimumQuoted before work starts. | Get a quote in 24 hours for the Cleanup hourly rate |
Production and review are billed separately on purpose. A single blended rate charges you manager money for coding bank lines; here production hours and review hours appear on the invoice as themselves, so review time is the only time you pay review rates for.
L1
Bookkeeper
Get a quote in 24 hours for a dedicated L1 Bookkeeper seat
150 billable hours a month, one named person.
L2
Accountant
Get a quote in 24 hours for a dedicated L2 Accountant seat
150 billable hours a month, one named person.
L3
Senior / Manager
Get a quote in 24 hours for a dedicated L3 Senior / Manager seat
150 billable hours a month, one named person.
- No setup fee
- No recruitment fee
- Month-to-month on 30 days' notice
- Free replacement inside six months
| Job | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1120-S / 1065 business return | Get a quote in 24 hours for 1120-S / 1065 business return |
| 1120 C-Corp / complex corporate | Get a quote in 24 hours for 1120 C-Corp / complex corporate |
| 1040 simple | Get a quote in 24 hours for 1040 simple |
| 1040 moderate — itemised, Sch C/E | Get a quote in 24 hours for 1040 moderate — itemised, Sch C/E |
| 1040 complex — multi-state, K-1s | Get a quote in 24 hours for 1040 complex — multi-state, K-1s |
| Your client book | Quote · billed per employee per month |
|---|---|
| 1–5 client companies | Get a quote in 24 hours for wholesale payroll, client book 1–5 client companies |
| 6–25 client companies | Get a quote in 24 hours for wholesale payroll, client book 6–25 client companies |
| 26+ client companies | Get a quote in 24 hours for wholesale payroll, client book 26+ client companies |
Rush turnaround
A surcharge applies when you need turnaround under 48 hours during peak season. Standard turnaround is 48–72 hours and carries no uplift — the surcharge is the exception, and it is agreed in writing before the work starts, never applied to an invoice after the fact.
The quote prices Salt's work.Your firm's own onboarding, review and rework hours are a cost as well, and what outsourced bookkeeping actually costs a firm sets them out.
Rate card questions
Send the client file, get the price in writing.
Tell us where you trade and what shape the books are in. You get scope, price and a start date in writing within one business day — no obligation.