Avalara
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Avalara
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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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View all 11 features- Sales and Use Taxes (262)8.787%
- Tax Exemption Processing (181)8.484%
- Tax Data Reporting (222)8.282%
- 3rd-Party Software Integrations (195)8.181%
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Starting price (does not include set up fee)
- $21 per month
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What is Avalara?
Avalara aims to help businesses get tax compliance right. Avalara customers can manage tax obligations from state, local, and other tax authorities around the world through the platform. Avalara states that the value proposition for users is that its tool provide efficient and more accurate solutions for managing those requirements.
The Avalara Tax Compliance Suite — Avalara AvaTax, Avalara Returns, and Avalara CertCapture — offers solutions for various transaction taxes, including sales and use, VAT, excise, communications, and others. Through the suite, users can calculate taxes, file and remit returns, and comply with document management requirements. More than 700 integrations are available for accounting systems, ERP and CRM providers, ecommerce platforms, and more. The company also offers Professional Services including Tax Advisory Services, Implementation Services, Managed Services, and Support Plans and Training to help customers prepare for and achieve compliance.
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
Additional Features
- Supported: Centralized tax management: Unifies sales and use tax calculation, document management, and returns preparation.
- Supported: Integrations: AvaTax connects with more than 700 prebuilt integrations to connect with accounting, ecommerce, POS, and other systems, plus an advanced API.
- Supported: Cloud-based: A software-as-a-service solution, AvaTax updates take effect as soon as they are deployed, helping to ensure the most current information is used.
- Supported: Exemption management: Request certificates from vendors and store them electronically for access and to track expiration dates. Send automatic renewal requests before certificates expire.
- Supported: Returns filing and remittance: Returns preparation and remittance in multiple jurisdictions. Avalara Returns can track and manage due dates and payment requirements, enabling users to pay returns with a single source of payment.
- Supported: Lodging: Manage lodging tax for hotel or rental property with a solution that plugs into reservation software to deliver lodging tax calculations in real time as well as prepares, files, and remits lodge tax returns.
- Supported: Communications: Delivers tax calculations on a broad array of communications transactions by directly connecting to a current billing or ERP system, or to an in-house build via API.
- Supported: Beverage Alcohol: Simplifying regulatory compliance for suppliers, distributors, and retailers in the beverage alcohol industry.
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Avalara Integrations
- Shift4Shop
- BigCommerce
- Drupal
- Microsoft Dynamics GP
- NetSuite ERP
- PrestaShop
- QuickBooks Online
- Sage 500 ERP
- Sage Intacct
- SAP Business One
- Shopify Plus
- Zuora
- Stripe
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
- PinnacleCart
- QuickBooks Commerce
- Yahoo! eCommerce
- Magento Commerce Cloud (formerly Magento)
- Epicor Commerce
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Avalara Technical Details
Deployment Types | Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based |
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Operating Systems | Unspecified |
Mobile Application | No |
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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.
Avalara starts at $21.
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 8.7.
The most common users of Avalara are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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July 15, 2022
I use Avalara and I'm not sure why everyone doesn't!
July 12, 2022
Tax compliance made easy
December 16, 2021
User Friendly, Hassle-Free Sales Tax SAAS.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
November 11, 2020
Avalara Ava-Easy!
November 10, 2020
Helpful tool, but requires caution
August 21, 2020
Look no further than Avalara for your sales tax needs!
August 19, 2020
Making the calculation of sales taxes untaxing
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
August 17, 2020
Gotta Have our AvaTax!
August 12, 2020
Avalara delivers huge ROI to our business
August 12, 2020
Avalara is the user friendly option
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
April 28, 2020
Avalara - a top tier sales tax automation software
February 14, 2020
AvaTax for Calculating only
February 13, 2020
Avalara is worth considering for your business
February 12, 2020
Avalara is the Uber of sales tax - it has been transformative in its connector-related focus
February 07, 2020
Time saving tool in sales tax reporting
February 04, 2020
Cream of the crop
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
February 04, 2020
The good, the bad and . . .
February 04, 2020
CertCapture
December 04, 2019
Avalara simplifies sales tax calculations and filings.
Score 10 out of 10
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Verified User
October 25, 2019
Easy to use!
October 03, 2019
Mediocre at best
Score 1 out of 10
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