Avalara

We use Stripe but duplicate our transaction in QuickBooks so our Stripe orders are uncommitted orders in Avatax.

We have used SOVOS and they are archaic compared to Avalara. Their customer service was sales focused and unable to assist with reporting issues that their reports were populating as results for State figures. Would recommend a switch ASAP to anyone thinking about the two.

Avalara has provided additional content for product taxability and tax rates. Additionally the ease of use or user friendliness of the platform for our tax team to utilize the full capabilities of Avalara has proven to be best in class. Other platforms may require additional layers of inputs to generate the taxability outcomes requiring additional user time.

Trusted vendor.

At the time, Vertex wanted to show us a demo and then never called us back.

Avalara outshines all its competition.

The initial reasoning behind making the switch from the Wolters Kluwer product to Avalara were two-fold. First, we were migrating to a new ERP system and felt more was needed from our tax software. Secondly, it was the due to the DOR in the state of TN. The current tax software at the time could not meet TN requirements to calculate sales tax for their origin-based tax system.

Setting up a state in Vertex was not intuitive or user friendly. The system itself was clunky. Trying to set up a custom tax override was a nightmare. Whereas any of these tasks are very simple with Avalara. Setting up a state is as simple as checking a box and entering a start date. Custom tax overrides are easy to initiate and the system is very user friendly.

I have only used Avalara.

handles a-z from raw data to submission of filings and payment to each state

Avalara was the preferred option for an Acumatica integration.

I have not used any similar products. I think Avalara is very valuable in the right situation but also has room to improve certain features, offerings.

The only thing would be helpful is if their cost is lower for the ECM pro, did not expect it to be so high, we mainly use the software and load our own certificates and manages them.

Avalara is much more comprehensive than TaxJar. For some reason, TaxJar doesn't offer filing in specific locations which is very frustrating.

Avalara offers a more complete solution that is user friendly and that is easily available.

Avalara stacks well against Vertex but the integration is eaiser with Vertex.

I think what is good about AvaTax is the interface is easier to work with if you are a non-IT person. Not all products are as easy to use. Another good thing is the low cost of implementation. Other tax systems are not as affordable as Avalara products.

Zip2Tax does not use exact locations. They only use the zip code which is sometimes not very accurate.

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Avalara and Vertex are cloud-based solutions for sales tax compliance, but they differ in features, pricing, and customer reviews. Avalara and Vertex offer tax calculation, tax filing, exemption management, reporting, and audit trail features. However, Avalara claims to have more integrations with ERP, e-commerce, and other software platforms than Vertex. Vertex also offers tools and services for different types of taxes, such as income tax, payroll tax, and VAT. Neither Avalara nor Vertex disclose pricing on their websites, but based on experience, both have competitive rates. However, the actual cost may vary depending on the number of transactions, jurisdictions, and modules required by each customer. Avalara includes ease of use, accuracy, and customer support, but it can be high-cost, have technical issues, and provide poor customer service. Vertex includes functionality, customization, and reliability but may consist of complexity, lack of support, and a single point of failure. Based on these points, I selected Avalara because it integrates more with the software I've experienced in the past and provided more accurate and consistent tax decisions based on precise geo-location.

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Since I am using Intacct, which is integrated with Avalara, the invoicing records which flows from Intacct to Avalara, it keeps a track of transactions which are committed, Uncommitted, Void and locked. It helps to validate much before to understand the reason behind and make it into one of the category is valid.
On time sales tax filing by owning the responsibility.
Sales tax exemption repository best system management.

RSM already had a connector and CCH did not; we were also using RSM for SL2018 implementation.

It's easy to use and integrated with existing accounting applications.

We briefly reviewed TaxJar, but went with Avalara when we did our evaluation. Avalara Provided everything that we needed.