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Avalara

Overview

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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Recent Reviews

Avalara Review

7 out of 10
February 29, 2024
Incentivized
We use Avalara to track our sales tax eligible sales and calculating the correct amount of sales tax that should be charged and remitted …
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Indirect Tax

9 out of 10
December 05, 2023
Incentivized
I played a pivotal role in implementing AvaTax at Alchemee. I used to manage the system. We filed our US and Canadian returns through this …
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Great!

10 out of 10
December 05, 2023
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We use Avalara for our sales tax compliance. Avalara is excellent at tracking the data necessary to fill out the sales tax returns. We …
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Awards

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Popular Features

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  • Sales and Use Taxes (294)
    8.9
    89%
  • Tax Exemption Processing (201)
    8.3
    83%
  • Tax Data Reporting (247)
    8.3
    83%
  • 3rd-Party Software Integrations (222)
    8.0
    80%

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Pricing

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Entry-level set up fee?

  • Setup fee optional
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Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Starting price (does not include set up fee)

  • $21 per month
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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.

8.4
Avg 8.5

Tax Reporting & Compliance

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

8.2
Avg 8.4
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Product Details

What is Avalara?

Avalara helps to make tax compliance faster, easier, more accurate, and more reliable for 30,000+ business and government customers in over 90 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

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: Certificates from vendors are stored electronically for access and to track expiration dates. Automatic renewal requests are sent out 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: Lodging tax for hotel or rental property are managed with a solution that plugs into reservation software to deliver lodging tax calculations in real time as well as preparation, filing, and remittances of lodge tax returns.
  • Supported: Communications: Tax calculations are delivered on an 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: Simplified regulatory compliance for suppliers, distributors, and retailers in the beverage alcohol industry.

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Why Avalara?

Avalara Technical Details

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

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.

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 8.9.

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

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Spencer Barron, CPA (inactive) | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I took the approach that we could follow the tutorials and do the implementation. I wish it were led more by an expert, and I was coached that it really is a much better experience with Avalara leading the way. NetSuite integration had some issues as well.
Tim Morgan | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
The implementation of Avalara was very easy as the built in integrations into our software were available. When it was time to upgrade to a different accounting software, the upgrade was extremely easy to handle. Additionally we received help from Avalara in identifying the correct tax codes to use for our products which saved us a lot of time and effort.
Janet Pahls | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We had 2 implementations, one 5 years ago and 1 about a year ago for the 2 systems we use for invoicing. I did most of the implementation myself with the assistance of Avalara. The first implementation went very smoothly even though I was unfamiliar with Avalara at the time. The 2 was a lot more complex because of the system we were integrating with, but Avalara worked with me to make it happen.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
AvaTax implementation was a success. Their implementation specialist guided us through the appropriate steps to implement in our NetSuite sandbox environment. After thoroughly testing, we easily implemented in our production environment. My suggestion is to review the applicable tax codes to ensure you use the correct ones.
Score 5 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Avalara has a lot of help sections on their website. They want to give you access to a lot of training but the downside to that is if you are a small company like my company, as the Controller, I am the IT and I don't have the resources or time to troubleshoot all the possibilities of issues that may come up. Their customer service is more of a "go to the website and try and find the help".
November 30, 2017

Avalara Review

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I honestly think that the person I had helping us with implementation was not great. I have dealt with people since then and have had no problems, but our initial person (2 years ago) was not helpful or knowledgeable.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We had issues with the compatibility with our ERP, so it took several months to implement the entire interface. We were able to use the service by downloading the transactions and have them do the filing.
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