Avalara
Avalara provides software solutions to help businesses comply with global tax requirements, offering a broad suite of automated compliance solutions for various transaction taxes. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Avalara serves over 30,000 businesses in 95 countries.
Services
Avalara provides software solutions designed to help businesses comply with tax requirements for transactions worldwide. These solutions include compliance for transaction taxes such as sales and use tax, VAT, fuel excise tax, beverage alcohol, cross-border taxes, lodging tax, e-invoicing, and communications tax. Avalara enables customers to automate processes like determining taxability, identifying applicable tax rates, preparing and filing returns, remitting taxes, maintaining tax records, and managing compliance documents.
Products
Avalara's platform offers a range of products for various tax-related processes. These include tax calculations, returns and reporting, VAT registrations, fiscal representation, and content, data, and insights. Specific tools like Avalara e-Invoicing are compliant in over 60 countries. The platform also offers Making Tax Digital (MTD) solutions to help businesses comply with MTD Phase 2, and free tools such as EU Rates, Global Rates, VAT Risk Assessment, and U.S. Sales Tax Risk Assessment. Avalara also provides a sales tax calculator and tax rate lookup tool that uses geolocation to determine accurate rates.
Global Presence
Avalara is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, and has wholly-owned subsidiaries in Brazil, Canada, Europe, India, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The company serves customers in various industries worldwide and has offices in multiple locations including Denver, Durham, Monsey, Brighton, Brussels, Izmir, Karlsruhe, Milan, Paris, Timisoara, Pune, Noida, and São Paulo. Avalara supports over 30,000 businesses across 95 countries.
Partnerships and Integrations
Avalara has over 1,200 signed partner integrations, making their technology adaptable to existing business systems. They participate in the Streamlined Sales Tax (SST) program, which can offset the cost of sales tax software for participating states. These partnerships help Avalara to provide end-to-end solutions for simplifying international tax compliance, including instant tax calculations, automated returns, and simplified registration processes.
Customer Support and Resources
Avalara offers a variety of support options to its customers, ranging from technical support to training courses and developer resources. These services are designed to help businesses efficiently use Avalara's solutions and ensure compliance with tax regulations. The company's cloud-based solutions are built to automate tax compliance, improve accuracy, and reduce costs, making it easier for businesses of all sizes to manage their tax obligations.