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View all 11 features- Sales and Use Taxes (216)8.787%
- Tax Exemption Processing (148)8.383%
- Tax Data Reporting (182)8.282%
- 3rd-Party Software Integrations (160)7.979%
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Starting price (does not include set up fee)
- $21 per month
Features Scorecard
Type of tax
7.6
76%
Tax Reporting & Compliance
8.0
80%
Product Details
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: Unify sales and use tax calculation, document management, and returns preparation under a single platform.
- 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
- Yahoo! eCommerce
- part of Yahoo Small Business
- Magento Commerce Cloud (formerly Magento)
- Epicor Manufacturing Express Edition
- Pinnacle Cart
- Quickbooks
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Avalara Technical Details
| Deployment Types | SaaS |
|---|---|
| Operating Systems | Unspecified |
| Mobile Application | Mobile Web |
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.
TaxJar and Sovos Intelligent Compliance Cloud 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) and the Computer Software industry.
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January 20, 2022
WooCommerce Integration Works Well; Dealing With Avalara Will Text Your Patience and Increase Your Stress
August 19, 2020
Making the calculation of sales taxes untaxing
February 04, 2020
Cream of the crop
February 04, 2020
The good, the bad and . . .
February 04, 2020
CertCapture
May 10, 2019