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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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Avalara is an Amazing Sales Tax Service

Rating: 9 out of 10
April 14, 2025
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We use Avalara to file and submit sales tax returns for multiple states as well as utilizing Avalara Exemption Management to store exemption certificates. The business problem...
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Verified user
Employee
Avalara3 years of experience

Great Product!

Rating: 8 out of 10
March 17, 2025
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We use Avalara's product AvaTax for all of our sales transactions. We have it integrated with our online webstore and our accounting system. We use this daily and very heavily...
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Verified user
Employee
Avalara11 years of experience

Worthy Investment for Sales Tax

Rating: 10 out of 10
January 22, 2025
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We use Avalara for sales tax calculation, collection, and reporting. Avalara's technology aids in the accurate calculation of sales taxes for all applicable taxing jurisdictio...
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Verified user
Manager
Avalara3 years of experience

Avalara is awesome!

Rating: 10 out of 10
October 2, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We use Avalara to file in states where we have nexus and also to store hundreds of customer exemption certificates. Avalara keeps track of tax law and rate changes so we can s...
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Devin Brown
Employee - Finance and Accounting
Senior Accountant
Kenworth Sales Company
Avalara5 years of experience

Avalara - Like it once you get to know it

Rating: 6 out of 10
September 24, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Avalara is linked to QuickBooks for real time tax collection. This assists in data collection for filing returns.
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Lynne Falkner
Employee - Corporate
Accounting Clerk
MAI
Avalara3 years of experience
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How Avalara Differs From Its Competitors

Additional Capabilities

Avalara Returns CertCapture Professional Services (nexus studies, registrations, backfiling, etc.)
All of the above we have used because be recently started filing taxes in a new state and they help us in backfiling. Also, provided the training and assisted us in uploading the exemption certificate.
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Additional Capabilities

Avalara Returns CertCapture Professional Services (nexus studies, registrations, backfiling, etc.)
We use all three services and cannot imagine not utilizing Avalara Returns and CertCapture. Those are big pieces of sales tax management. We have occasionally used professional services when we've …
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Systems Integrated With

We are going through a major accounting transformation and Avalara is responsible for all things sales tax or VAT related
We are in the early stages, but so far the support has been fantastic.
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Avalara Marketplace

We use the legacy program for that state and we have it in place to only ship from our location and Amazon handles the nexus for that state and pays the sales tax on our behalf and file.
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Additional Capabilities

Avalara Returns CertCapture Professional Services (nexus studies, registrations, backfiling, etc.)
We just began the Certificate Management program along with SST returns and we are very satisfied with how automated the compliance is following set up. We have also used the Professional Services …
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Additional Capabilities

Avalara Returns CertCapture Professional Services
having Avalara file our returns saves us a lot of time and are more accurate than completing them manually ourselves.

managing certificates in Avalara helps to keep the certificates organized and increases visibility of missing/expired certificates.
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Additional Capabilities

Avalara Returns CertCapture Professional Services (nexus studies, registrations, backfiling, etc.)
In my past job, I used the Avalara returns and professional services (e.g., registrations and backfilling)
In my current job, our indirect tax team uses Cert Capture.
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Additional Capabilities

Avalara Returns CertCapture Professional Services (nexus studies, registrations, backfiling, etc.)
As mentioned earlier, It auto-files the sales tax returns for each state. It has the capability to capture all customer records for Sales Tax exemption certificates and the validity of it per …
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Systems Integrated With

We have integrated Avalara and CertCapture with our ERP. We have integrated Avalara with our online e-commerce store. We are currently integrating CertCapture with our online shopping cart.
Each integration that we did had it's own challenges, but I would not say any of them presented difficulties …
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Avalara Business Impact

Avalara lets us know when we are getting close to having economic nexus in a state. The product keeps up with thresholds and all the changes in tax rates of individual jurisdictions, so we don't have to.
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Awards

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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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  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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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.

7.7
Avg 7.9

Tax Reporting & Compliance

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

8.2
Avg 7.8
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Product Details

What is Avalara?

Avalara makes tax compliance faster, easier, more accurate, reliable, and valuable for 41,000+ business and government customers in over 75 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

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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.

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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Reviews From Top Reviewers

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Avalara is an Amazing Sales Tax Service

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
April 14, 2025
Verified User
Employee in Finance and Accounting
Consumer Goods Company, 51-200 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
Avalara
3 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Avalara to file and submit sales tax returns for multiple states as well as utilizing Avalara Exemption Management to store exemption certificates. The business problem that the product addresses was the sales tax nexus and making sure that we are paying state sales taxes in those states that we have nexus in.
Pros
  • Manage Sales Tax Returns and Filing
  • Storing and requesting exemption certificates
  • Efficient and easy to manage sales tax
Cons
  • Additional support on questions/issues/concerns
  • Making it easier to fix issues between NetSuite and Avalara Tax
  • Avalara Tax Calculation Issues
Likelihood to Recommend
Avalara is well suited for us because it makes it easier for us to navigate sales tax and filing state sales tax returns for multiple states. I appreciate how simple they made this process for us, helps save us a great amount of time and allows us to focus on the business. Less appropriate, is that most of our customers are sales exempt and it can be a bit challenging at times with AvaTax overriding our tax calculation within NetSuite. Overall, that issue has been less and less, so we are moving in the right direction.

Worthy Investment for Sales Tax

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
January 22, 2025
Verified User
Manager in Finance and Accounting
Food & Beverages Company, 1001-5000 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
Avalara
3 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Avalara for sales tax calculation, collection, and reporting. Avalara's technology aids in the accurate calculation of sales taxes for all applicable taxing jurisdictions, as well as reporting these taxes to the appropriate jurisdictions. The Avalara generated reports also serve as an audit trail for us as well.
Pros
  • Sales tax calculation at the jurisdiction level
  • Sales tax return filing
  • SKU to tax code mapping
Cons
  • Customer Service - could be a little more prompt
  • Website can be faster - it takes a bit of time to load all the transactions, especially during the first 4-5 days of the month
Likelihood to Recommend
Avalara is well suited any retailer that has sales in multiple states. It aides in accurately calculating sales taxes at all jurisdiction levels, taking into account exemptions, lower tax rates for grocery items, and sales tax holidays. Avalara keeps track of all sales generated in a specific period and then files sales tax returns in the necessary states.
It may not be well suited for manufacturers/wholesalers that only produce goods for resale or retailers that do not sell goods and services in more than one location.

Great Product!

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
March 17, 2025
Verified User
Employee in Finance and Accounting
Retail Company, 11-50 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
Avalara
11 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Avalara's product AvaTax for all of our sales transactions. We have it integrated with our online webstore and our accounting system. We use this daily and very heavily at month-end, quarter-end, and year-end for filing our sales tax with multiple different states.
Pros
  • Automating the sales tax calculation
  • Staying updated with changing rates
  • Providing helpful tools
Cons
  • Better customization of the product
  • Allowing for a history or audit trail view of user activity
  • Better reports
Likelihood to Recommend
Avalara is well suited for calculating sales tax on all our sales transactions. We don't have to worry if we are taxing at the correct rate, or jurisdiction as AvaTax has that all up to date. We looked into using AvaTax for filing our returns for us but with small issues between our accounting system and AvaTax it was not going to work out. I wish these issues could be resolved because automating the sales tax returns would be great!

Avalara is awesome!

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
October 02, 2024
DB
Devin Brown
Senior Accountant
Kenworth Sales Company (Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 501-1000 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Avalara
5 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Avalara to file in states where we have nexus and also to store hundreds of customer exemption certificates. Avalara keeps track of tax law and rate changes so we can spend more time on other business needs. Avalara is also great at reporting our use tax. We determine what transactions are subject to use tax then import those into Avalara to be filed on the return. The economic nexus tracker in Avalara is super helpful as well so we can see what states we need to consider registering in.
Pros
  • Avalara helps my company maintain sales tax compliance.
  • Avalara stores customer exemption certificates and automatically exempts their transactions.
  • Avalara notifies us when we are approaching or have exceeded the economic threshold in a new state.
Cons
  • Avalara needs to be able to provide tax and legal advice, so we don't have to go to an outside source.
  • Some states we file in have more than just sales tax on the return. For example, Washington has B&O tax, tire tax, sales and use tax. It would help a lot if Avalara could report all of these taxes, so we don't have to file manually.
Likelihood to Recommend
Avalara is great for registering and filing in multiple states and with excellent accuracy. Avalara is especially helpful when the business has multiple product/service lines with different taxability rules.

Avalara isn't needed as much when the business only files in a couple of states or has one basic product line.

Avalara - Like it once you get to know it

Rating: 6 out of 10
Incentivized
September 24, 2024
LF
Lynne Falkner
Accounting Clerk
MAI (Wholesale, 51-200 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Avalara
3 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Avalara is linked to QuickBooks for real time tax collection. This assists in data collection for filing returns.
Pros
  • State by state sales
  • break out of county, city taxes
  • sales tax rates
Cons
  • will become unresponsive with QB's located on the server
  • some reports are not available when I became a MRA user
Likelihood to Recommend
The reports generated from QuickBooks online for Avatax are not titled correctly.
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