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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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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.
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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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| 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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February 04, 2023
Confidence in Compliance
We utilize Avalara as our resale and exemption certificate library. We integrate CertCapture with Oracle NetSuite to ensure accurate tax application on eligible sales both retail and wholesale. Utilize AvaTax to compile returns and tax data via an API integration with AvaTax and NetSuite. We also utilize Avalara to request certificates from our customers.
February 04, 2023
Avalara Review
We use Avalara to manage our exemption certificates, maintain and file our state returns. We currently ship to every state in the US and many international countries. This type of program will track all the various information, returns and help us gather the correct exemption certificates for each location to ensure compliance.
February 02, 2023
Streamline your sales taxes - worthwhile for companies reaching Nexus in a lot of states
We use Avalara to automate our sales taxes. AvaTax integrates with our Shopify so we don't have to manage tax rates or collection. Shopify remits to us, Avalara gives us a report showing what we owe, and we remit Avalara, who remits to the states. We enrolled for the Streamlined Sales Tax program which saves us a lot of money too!
February 02, 2023
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We use Avalara to calculate our sales tax, and submit our returns.
February 02, 2023
Software is fine, customer service is not
Our business sells direct to customers online as well as wholesale to stores that resell our products. We use AvaTax for tax calculations in Shopify and in our ERP system, and we have Avalara file and remit our returns based on those transactions. Additionally, we utilize Cert Capture for exemption certificates, which connects into AvaTax to exempt customers with valid certificates on file.
February 02, 2023
Basic use of Avalara
We mostly use Avalara for filing sales tax returns and charging tax on invoices. We are able to pull workbooks with sales information that we can use to analyze taxability for new states/countries.
February 02, 2023
Avalara - Improvements needed!
We use Avalara for calculating and reporting sales tax. Avalara provides the calculation for sales taxes and files and pays sales taxes.
February 02, 2023
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February 02, 2023
This makes what could be a nightmare, bearable
We use Avalara to track sales and sales tax exemptions for our wholesale distribution company that has been rapidly expanding geographically to become almost nationwide. We have more recently began using AvaTax and managed returns for our e-commerce direct to consumer branch. Avalara has also been highly involved in registration and setup for collecting and filing Canadian GST/HST with a Canadian expansion in 2022.<br>Avalara has consistently provided a starting point for information on when and where to register, as well as addressing any individual state tax notices.
February 02, 2023
Wonderful experience
Our company just started using Avalara and is very happy with their service. They assisted us with setting up sales tax in all states and processing our returns on time.
February 02, 2023
Sales Tax is complicated - Avalara makes it easier
We sell product all over the world and have nexus in 35 states as of January 1. We have hundreds of customers and constantly deal with sales tax and compliance. My role consists of being the point person for all things sales tax, including consulting our customers on the specific laws and regulations. Additionally, I research the compliance requirements for each state in which we collect tax in so that we have the correct documentation on file to protect our company as well as our customer.
February 02, 2023
Avalara - Like it once you get to know it
Avalara is linked to QuickBooks for real time tax collection. This assists in data collection for filing returns.
February 02, 2023
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For sales tax calculation and return filing. Initially Avalara was purchased to be used for global tax calculation and return filings, but there is still an issue with the reverse charge mechanism not working between Avalara and Chargebee. This issue led us use other tax software to calculate and file international tax returns.
February 02, 2023
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JetBrains Americas Inc uses Avalara to file our Monthly/Quarterly/Annual Sales Tax Returns. We have peace of mind knowing that our sales tax returns are being filed correctly on a timely basis with backup support.
February 02, 2023
Useful product that saves time but has many areas for improvement
We use it to manage exemption certificates, file sales tax returns, and for sales tax calculations.
February 02, 2023
Use Avalara! You won't be disappointed!
Avalara has been an amazing tool to manage our customer's sales tax exemption forms and provide us with the most up to date sales tax rates. We also utilize it to track sales throughout the country and see what thresholds we've met to register in new states as needed.
February 02, 2023
Avalara helps a lot!
We file sales tax returns in almost all taxable states. Avalara files our returns. We also use CertCapture and TTR.
February 02, 2023
Definitely Recommend AvaTax and Avalara Returns
We use AvaTax for tax calculation and Avalara Returns to file the US and Canadian returns. AvaTax is used to calculate taxes on our invoices with the correct rates and taxability determinations. A significant number of our returns are also filed using Avalara Returns, freeing up time for my team to focus on more value added activities.
February 02, 2023
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I use it daily, with uploading new tax certificates for customers. I also use it to reach out to customers to inform them when their tax certificates are about to expire and request a new tax certificate to be put on file. I use it daily to confirm with customers and coworkers if a customer has a valid sales tax exemption form on file or not.
January 26, 2023
Avalara - Easy to Use and Reliable Reporting
Avalara is our tool for tax calculation for all revenue transactions and compliance reporting for each jurisdiction we operate within. The tool integrates with our operating platform, NetSuite, for accurate calculation of applicable taxes on all system generated revenue transactions. It also provides an easy tool to research nexus requirements in jurisdictions we operate within or may desire to operate in, as well as allows us an easy way to monitor as we approach nexus thresholds for jurisdictions we are currently operating within.
December 28, 2022
Avalara Managed Returns - Another Corporate Resource.
We use Avalara Managed Returns in conjunction with AvaTax. The combination of these products ensures that we correctly collect and remit sales and use taxes for the regions in which we do business. The savings in resource time alone has provided a huge cost benefit for us, let alone an increase in the accuracy of our reporting.
November 30, 2022
Avalara- There when you need them!
Currently, we use Avalara for knowledge base and article reference. We attend multiple webinars to remain compliant regarding Resale Certs and state nexus. We also have the Salesforce application integrator which we are currently navigating thru with our reps. We use them on a daily basis for reference and guidance for compliance issues. Their staff is extremely knowledgeable and customer service orientated.
November 29, 2022
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We use Avalara for certificate validation and storage. We also use Avatax for correct sales tax and to file returns
November 16, 2022
Time Saving Product
We use Avalara to file state excise tax returns. The product creates consistency and accuracy.
November 16, 2022
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