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You are required by law to pay tax on all income earned via Airtasker, and you must pay tax according to your marginal tax rate. If you haven't kept track of this throughout the year it can be time-consuming and tricky to do come tax time. Using a professional tax agent can help you claim the correct amount of tax on your Airtasker income, while also helping to maximise your deductions and get the best possible tax return. Compare online tax agents in our tax agent comparison guide.
Does Airtasker take a fee from both the Customer and the client?
Yes, customers are charged a Connection fee when assigning a Tasker, which currently ranges from $2.90 to $34.90. Customers are charged this fee once the work has been assigned. This fee is unrelated to the Tasker Service fee.
I registered for an ABN at the start of 2023 and was researching the claiming of fees, and found this site…. I was unaware that the Airtasker fees were claimable on personal tax returns! My question is this – is there a cutoff period that fees can be claimed in tax – ie: can I back-claim them on my next personal tax return (not my ABN one)? I have always declared what I earned as Airtasker income, just never claimed the fees. Have been using Airtasker since late 2016.
Hi Debbie,
You can’t claim these fees in this year’s tax return retrospectively. But, you may be able to amend your previous years’ tax returns to claim these fees. Amending previous years’ tax returns is fairly straightforward for the last year or two through MyGov, but to go all the way back to 2016 you may need some guidance from the ATO or a tax agent.
Hope this helps!
Kicked off again …not fair I get bullied and several other taskers and customers yet I loose my account? You take 24% out of each task yet you are uncontactable for months……not very fair I pay all that just for nothing literally….to what use this app? I mean theirs not insurance I get ripped off and you pay me next to nothing great not .
Hi Samantha, Thanks for your comment, although this won’t reach AirTasker. This is a review page from Finder about AirTasker. To reach them directly, visit: https://www.airtasker.com/contact/
What would be a reasonable cost to transport a pram from Buderum to Bundaberg QLD.
Hi Janet,
Thank you for reaching out to Finder.
While it’s free to sign up to the platform, Airtasker will take a 15% service fee for each task completed. For instance, if a Job Poster offers $100 to complete a task and accepts your $100 bid, before the money is paid into your bank account Airtasker will take a $15 fee.
Airtasker recommends that Job Posters pay an hourly rate of $25 for basic tasks, and up to $100 for professional and specialist services, but does not set a minimum rate. Based on the website of AirTasker, Delivery and Removals would depend on the size of the item. Small items would be at $28/hour. Medium items at $60/hour and large items at $100/hour. Hope this helps!
Cheers,
Reggie