Marc Mintz & Associates

Technology Consultants

Avalara

Avalara has several applications that help you manage sales tax compliance. Avalara AvaTax connects to the software that you already own and dynamically delivers instantaneous sales tax decisions based on precise geo-location in more than 10,000 taxing jurisdictions in the U.S. For most businesses, sales tax is an obligatory, complex nightmare. Automating this process saves time, money and effort. AvaTax automatically assigns hundreds of thousands of taxability rules and the latest jurisdiction boundaries to deliver the right rate and tax calculation. Avalara AvaTax integrates with hundreds of software systems including Sage 50cloud, Sage 100cloud, and QuickBooks.

AvaTax Features

  • Precise Rate Determination – Advanced geocoding technology provides the basis for precise identification of tax jurisdictions and roll-up to a total tax rate.
  • Sourcing Rules – AvaTax is programmed with the latest information for handling destination based, origin based and hybrid sourcing rules.
  • Address Validation – The AvaTax calculation engine encompasses the most accurate and up-to-date, U.S. Postal Service-approved, address data available.
  • Product Taxability – Avalara’s AvaTax engine stores hundreds of thousands of product taxability rules for jurisdictions across the U.S. Even better, these rules are constantly updated in the cloud so your tax calculations are always accurate.
  • Reporting – AvaTax generates summary and detailed reports, on demand, easily and accurately.
  • Common Add-Ons – Consumer Use and International tax calculation. Automated filing and remittance with Avalara Returns. Robust exemption certificate management via Avalara CertCapture.