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Get paid by US clients as a bookkeeper, without the payment route becoming a talking point

As a bookkeeper outside the US, you can invoice American clients through PANORAMA payments. The invoice is issued by a US company, so your client pays by ACH or wire to a US bank, and you receive the money in your own country, less one platform fee. PANORAMA handles the payment collection while you stay responsible for your own taxes.

Get paid by US clients as a bookkeeper, without the payment route becoming a talking point

What this looks like for you

PANORAMA payments is built for the way bookkeepers actually bill. Whether you close the books monthly for a fixed retainer or track hours for a weekly invoice, PANORAMA turns your work description into a US dollar invoice from a US company. Your client pays by ACH or wire, their accountant sees a standard vendor payment, and you receive the funds in your country through the payout method that suits you. One platform fee is deducted after the client pays. No monthly subscription, no charge before payment. You handle the books; PANORAMA handles the payment route.

What your client receives

From
A US company, W-9 on request
Bill to
Your client, a company or a person
01Monthly bookkeeping and reconciliation

An example line, not a real invoice. Your own wording, amounts and currency go on the document itself.

Why route an invoice through a US company?

You already know how to invoice a client. The problem is not the invoice itself. The problem is that when a US small business pays a bookkeeper in another country, the payment often goes through an international wire, and someone in the client's office has to explain it. That explanation usually lands on the client's accountant, who then wonders why the books are not as clean as they should be.

PANORAMA payments exists to remove that friction. Instead of invoicing from your own entity abroad, you register once and the invoice is issued by a US company. Your client pays a US bank in dollars, the same way they pay any other domestic supplier. You are not hiding anything; you are simply presenting a payment that fits the client's existing accounts payable process.

How one payment runs

Start by registering with PANORAMA payments and verifying your identity once. You describe the client and the work, and PANORAMA issues the invoice on your behalf. The invoice carries the details a US accounts payable team expects: a US entity name, a US bank account for ACH or wire, and a Form W-9 on request.

The client pays the invoice in dollars. PANORAMA receives the money, deducts one platform fee, and then sends the rest to you in your own country. Depending on where you live, that payout can be a bank transfer, SWIFT, SEPA, Wise, a local account, or dollar-denominated digital assets. You do not pay a monthly subscription, and nothing is charged before the client has paid.

The invoice can be issued in any of eleven currencies, including US dollars, euros, pounds sterling, Canadian and Australian dollars, and Swiss francs. The payer can be a company or a private individual, in the United States or in any country that is not under sanctions. In every case, the money is received by the US company before it is paid out to you.

What this does not solve

PANORAMA payments is not a tax advisor. You remain responsible for your own taxes at home, and the platform does not give tax advice or act as your employer. If you have questions about how to report this income locally, you will need to ask your own accountant.

The platform also does not guarantee that a client will pay, nor does it chase clients for you beyond sending the invoice and accepting the payment. It is a payment route, not a collection agency. And while the invoice looks domestic to the client, the work is still being done by you, a non-US bookkeeper, and the client is aware of that from the start.

For bookkeepers, the detail that matters

Your client's accountant sees every payment. That is not a problem when the payment is to a US company for bookkeeping services. It becomes a problem when the payment is a wire to a personal account in another country, because then the accountant has to classify it, justify it, and sometimes file extra paperwork. With PANORAMA, the payment looks like any other vendor payment in the client's books. The accountant files it and moves on.

Bookkeeping work is usually billed the same amount every month for continuing work, or tracked hours invoiced weekly or monthly. For either model, PANORAMA can handle the invoicing. You do the work, you describe the hours or the month, and the platform issues the invoice in the currency you choose. After the client pays, you get the money in your own bank or wallet, minus the platform fee.

How you get paid

  1. 1
    Register and verify once

    An identity document and a photograph. It is done once, and it has to be finished before the first payout rather than on the day you are waiting for money.

  2. 2
    Describe the client and the work

    Who they are, what was agreed, the amount and the currency. The client and their country are screened before anything is sent, so a payment is not refused after the work is delivered.

  3. 3
    The invoice goes out from a US company

    Your client receives an invoice from a United States supplier, with US banking details and IRS Form W-9 on request. They pay by ACH or wire, domestically.

  4. 4
    You are paid where you live

    One platform fee is deducted and the rest is sent to you by whichever route works in your country: bank transfer, SWIFT, SEPA, Wise, a local account, or dollar-denominated digital assets.

One platform fee of 10% is deducted when you are paid. No subscription, no signup fee, and nothing is charged until your client has paid.

Questions people in this trade ask

Will my US client need to fill out any US tax forms to pay me?

No. PANORAMA issues the invoice from a US company, and that company provides a Form W-9 to your client on request. The client treats the payment as a normal domestic vendor payment. Your own tax obligations in your country remain yours to handle.

How does the client actually send the money?

The client pays by ACH or wire transfer in US dollars to a US bank account specified on the invoice. Because the payer is dealing with a US company, their accounts payable process is entirely domestic. They do not need to set up international payments or deal with currency conversion.

Does PANORAMA charge a monthly fee?

No. There is no monthly subscription. PANORAMA deducts one platform fee from the payment after the client has paid the invoice. You are never charged before the client pays, and you can see the fee before you request an invoice.

Can I invoice clients in currencies other than US dollars?

Yes. PANORAMA can issue the invoice in eleven currencies, including US dollars, euros, pounds sterling, Canadian dollars, Australian dollars, and Swiss francs. The payer still sends the money to the US company, and PANORAMA handles the conversion before paying you in your own country.

Is this legal for me as a non-US resident bookkeeper?

Yes, provided you comply with your own country's tax and business registration laws. PANORAMA payments does not give tax advice, but the arrangement is straightforward: a US company issues the invoice and receives the payment, then pays you for your services. You are not an employee of the US company.

Send your first invoice

Create an account, pass verification and raise an invoice. Nothing is charged until your client pays it.

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You keep the client, the contract and the price. We handle the invoice and the payout.

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PANORAMA payments is a payment service. It is not an employer, not an agency and not a tax adviser, and nothing on this page is tax or legal advice.