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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
Incentivized
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

Products that are considered exceptional by their customers based on a variety of criteria win TrustRadius awards. Learn more about the types of TrustRadius awards to make the best purchase decision. More about TrustRadius Awards

Popular Features

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  • Sales and Use Taxes (295)
    8.8
    88%
  • Tax Exemption Processing (201)
    8.3
    83%
  • Tax Data Reporting (248)
    8.3
    83%
  • 3rd-Party Software Integrations (223)
    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.

8.1
Avg 8.4

Tax Reporting & Compliance

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

8.1
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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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.

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 8.8.

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

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Reviews and Ratings

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May 10, 2019

Avalara for Dynamics GP from the beginning

Verified User
Director in Information Technology
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad Company, 51-200 employees
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Usability
6
The rating is lower due to lack of integration with all of our ERP modules, which means we have to still consolidate some sales taxes manually and upload them to Avalara. Otherwise, the software works as expected and saves a lot of time in just the process it automates. This also helps with any tax audits that come up as the information is organized in one place in an easily viewable format. Again, only their lack of integration to all of our needs is why I give Avalara such a rating.
May 10, 2019

Currently Integrating With and Loving the Team so Far!

Verified User
Team Lead in Finance and Accounting
Automotive Company, 10,001+ employees
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Usability
10
The Viewer and the Rate Manager platforms are very user friendly (once you get the hang of maneuvering through the system). Avalara provides very detailed and easy to understand user manuals, as well as has a great support team to field questions.
May 10, 2019

CRUSH19

Verified User
Consultant in Professional Services
Accounting Company, 501-1000 employees
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Usability
7
Very user friendly, in areas that support is needed the Avalara help has come in handy.
May 10, 2019

Orange You Glad You Chose Avalara

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Jordan Keil
Corporate Controller
United Tactical Systems, LLC (Law Enforcement, 51-200 employees)
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Usability
9
Avalara may seem confusing to use at first but it has an incredible help/resource tool that provides descriptive feedback to assist with understanding where to go and what to do in order to accomplish your task. This is the best part about being a new user of Avalara, avoiding calling a system representative constantly.
May 10, 2019

Avalara Tax makes our life simpler!

Verified User
Administrator in Finance and Accounting
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Company, 11-50 employees
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Usability
9
The people I have talked to and the sessions I have attended at Crush and other software conferences have been great. Everyone loves Avalara but the main complaint has been the cost.
May 09, 2019

Cautiously Optimistic

Verified User
Manager in Finance and Accounting
Furniture Company, 51-200 employees
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Usability
7
Avalara forces you to use their documentation which is extensive. However, if you are a beginner you will spend more time getting up to speed with the terminology before you can follow their support. More diagrams of the overall process would be useful.
May 09, 2019

Avalara is a solution that allows you to focus on other matters

Verified User
Team Lead in Other
Broadcast Media Company, 501-1000 employees
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Usability
7
The program is easy to use from the client side, but due to the volume of our transactions, running the reports are extremely slow and we are forced to shorten the number of days in a report, which then requires offline addition.
May 09, 2019

User experience

Verified User
Employee in Finance and Accounting
Information Technology and Services Company, 201-500 employees
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Usability
9
We use it every time we issue an invoice, so the usability is high. However, I wish it worked better so I wouldn't have to spend so much time checking every single transaction and adjusting thing so often.
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