Definitely Recommend AvaTax and Avalara Returns
February 02, 2023

Definitely Recommend AvaTax and Avalara Returns

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Modules Used

  • AvaTax
  • Returns

Overall Satisfaction with Avalara

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.
  • Calculation of tax using customers ship to address
  • Timely filing and payment of returns
  • Taxability determination for most products
  • Response with statutory support to questions regarding the taxability determination on certain tax codes
  • Responses to account questions sent to account manager are too slow and often require multiple follow ups to get a response
  • Need additional tax codes to account for changing technology in the software industry

Do you think Avalara delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Avalara's feature set?

Yes

Did Avalara live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Avalara go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Avalara again?

Yes

  • Time spent filing returns is less
  • Errors on returns are less
  • Tax rate errors are less
  • Workday
  • PeopleSoft
  • Custom Accounting system
Integration has not been difficult for any of the systems
Avalara is very user friendly
  • Avalara Returns
Time spent filing returns is much less and there are less errors on returns now that they are filed by Avalara.
Avalara is significantly more user friendly than the Vertex product we previously had. It also makes the taxability determinations and our Vertex product did not do that without us manually setting up and/or changing the taxability.
Avalara has a great product if you are selling standard products in multiple locations. It is less effective if you have custom products that may not have a tax code that appropriate captures taxability. The Returns product is user friendly and makes the filing process much more streamlined and efficient.

Avalara Feature Ratings

Sales and Use Taxes
8
Cross-border Taxes
Not Rated
VAT / GST Taxes
8
Energy and Fuel Taxes
Not Rated
Geolocation for Tax Assessment
10
3rd-Party Software Integrations
6
Tax Data Reporting
8
Compliance Administration Management
9
Tax Exemption Processing
8
Tax Document Management
Not Rated
Complex Tax Scenario Management
4