I highly recommend that you pay your VA hourly and have her set up a time-tracker in Toggl, a free software. If that’s too complicated, you can also have them track the time in Google sheets as well. When it comes to paying your virtual assistant, you will have a few options. One major benefit you will enjoy is that you do not have to deal with payroll taxes, as many of the virtual assistants are in foreign countries and their taxation laws will be different from U.S. laws.