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What is Avalara?

Avalara AvaTax connects to the software that businesses already have and delivers sales tax decisions based on precise geo-location in more than 12,000 taxing jurisdictions in the U.S.

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An Alavara Fan

Rating: 10 out of 10
June 13, 2025
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
As the volunteer bookkeeper for our congregation, HR tasks fall to me, including tracking payments to the many contractor musicians we use throughout the year. 2024 was the fi...
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Adam Krueger
Consultant - Information Technology
retired
Mount Olive Lutheran Church
Avalara1 year of experience

The Best Decision

Rating: 10 out of 10
June 13, 2025
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We use Avalara to email W-9, W-4, W-8BEN, and W-8BEN-E requests to our vendors and independent contractors. Then, Avalara makes it easy to issue 1099s and W-2s for filing. Ava...
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Verified user
C-Level Executive
Avalara3 years of experience

Great Product for 1099 Processing

Rating: 10 out of 10
June 13, 2025
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
I prepare 1099's for clients in January of each year. Avalara assists me in the process by providing software that is compatible with QBO.
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Kandi Johnson
Administrator - Finance and Accounting
Owner
A-OK Bookkeeping Services
Avalara5 years of experience

Avalara is an Amazing Sales Tax Service

Rating: 9 out of 10
April 14, 2025
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We use Avalara to file and submit sales tax returns for multiple states as well as utilizing Avalara Exemption Management to store exemption certificates. The business problem...
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Verified user
Employee
Avalara3 years of experience

Worthy Investment for Sales Tax

Rating: 10 out of 10
January 22, 2025
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We use Avalara for sales tax calculation, collection, and reporting. Avalara's technology aids in the accurate calculation of sales taxes for all applicable taxing jurisdictio...
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Verified user
Manager
Avalara3 years of experience
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How Avalara Differs From Its Competitors

Additional Capabilities

Avalara Returns CertCapture Professional Services (nexus studies, registrations, backfiling, etc.)
All of the above we have used because be recently started filing taxes in a new state and they help us in backfiling. Also, provided the training and assisted us in uploading the exemption certificate.
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Additional Capabilities

Avalara Returns CertCapture Professional Services (nexus studies, registrations, backfiling, etc.)
We use all three services and cannot imagine not utilizing Avalara Returns and CertCapture. Those are big pieces of sales tax management. We have occasionally used professional services when we've …
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Systems Integrated With

We are going through a major accounting transformation and Avalara is responsible for all things sales tax or VAT related
We are in the early stages, but so far the support has been fantastic.
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Avalara Marketplace

We use the legacy program for that state and we have it in place to only ship from our location and Amazon handles the nexus for that state and pays the sales tax on our behalf and file.
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Additional Capabilities

Avalara Returns CertCapture Professional Services (nexus studies, registrations, backfiling, etc.)
We just began the Certificate Management program along with SST returns and we are very satisfied with how automated the compliance is following set up. We have also used the Professional Services …
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Additional Capabilities

Avalara Returns CertCapture Professional Services
having Avalara file our returns saves us a lot of time and are more accurate than completing them manually ourselves.

managing certificates in Avalara helps to keep the certificates organized and increases visibility of missing/expired certificates.
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Additional Capabilities

Avalara Returns CertCapture Professional Services (nexus studies, registrations, backfiling, etc.)
As mentioned earlier, It auto-files the sales tax returns for each state. It has the capability to capture all customer records for Sales Tax exemption certificates and the validity of it per …
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Additional Capabilities

Avalara Returns CertCapture Professional Services (nexus studies, registrations, backfiling, etc.)
In my past job, I used the Avalara returns and professional services (e.g., registrations and backfilling)
In my current job, our indirect tax team uses Cert Capture.
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Systems Integrated With

We have integrated Avalara and CertCapture with our ERP. We have integrated Avalara with our online e-commerce store. We are currently integrating CertCapture with our online shopping cart.
Each integration that we did had it's own challenges, but I would not say any of them presented difficulties …
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Avalara Business Impact

Avalara lets us know when we are getting close to having economic nexus in a state. The product keeps up with thresholds and all the changes in tax rates of individual jurisdictions, so we don't have to.
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Awards

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Pricing

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What is Avalara?

Avalara AvaTax connects to the software that businesses already have and delivers sales tax decisions based on precise geo-location in more than 12,000 taxing jurisdictions in the U.S.

Entry-level set up fee?

  • Setup fee optional
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  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Product Demos

Avalara AvaTax Demo

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Features

Type of tax

A list of the different types of taxes that can be filed using tax compliance software.

7.6
Avg 7.9

Tax Reporting & Compliance

Activities relating to tax filing, reporting, document management, and exemption certificate processing.

8.3
Avg 7.8
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Product Details

What is Avalara?

Avalara makes tax compliance faster, easier, more accurate, reliable, and valuable for 41,000+ business and government customers in over 75 countries. Tax compliance automation software solutions from Avalara leverage 1,200+ signed partner integrations across ecommerce, ERP, and other billing systems to power tax calculations, document management, tax return filing, and tax content access. Visit avalara.com to learn more.

Avalara Features

Type of tax Features

  • Supported: Sales and Use Taxes
  • Supported: Cross-border Taxes
  • Supported: VAT / GST Taxes
  • Supported: Energy and Fuel Taxes

Tax Reporting & Compliance Features

  • Supported: Geolocation for Tax Assessment
  • Supported: 3rd-Party Software Integrations
  • Supported: Tax Data Reporting
  • Supported: Compliance Administration Management
  • Supported: Tax Exemption Processing
  • Supported: Tax Document Management
  • Supported: Complex Tax Scenario Management

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Avalara Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo

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Frequently Asked Questions

Avalara AvaTax connects to the software that businesses already have and delivers sales tax decisions based on precise geo-location in more than 12,000 taxing jurisdictions in the U.S.

Vertex, Sovos Intelligent Compliance Cloud, and Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE are common alternatives for Avalara.

Reviewers rate Sales and Use Taxes highest, with a score of 8.8.

The most common users of Avalara are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Reviews From Top Reviewers

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Avalara review

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
May 02, 2024
Verified User
Partner in Other
Retail Company, 1-10 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
Avalara
4 years of experience
Easy Tasks
  • Sales tax reporting
  • Returns reporting
  • Sales tax calculations
  • Certificate integration and customer information.
  • Items that are exempt integration with our connector
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