Tax compliance designed for every business, every size
Our suite of products automates your tax compliance — from calculation and returns to registration and document management.
Ideal for: Calculating sales and use tax and applying rules for thousands of products across 13,000+ U.S. tax jurisdictions.
Used by:
- Retailers (online and brick-and-mortar stores)
- Manufacturers and distributors
- Software/technology providers
- Business service providers
Ideal for: Self-assessing consumer use tax liability.
Used by:
- Retailers (online and brick-and-mortar stores)
- Manufacturers and distributors
- Software/technology providers
- Business service providers
Ideal for: Calculating excise tax and maintaining regulatory compliance.
Used by:
- Energy suppliers and distributors
- Retailers and traders
- Tobacco/vape manufacturers and wholesalers
Ideal for: Calculating taxes and fees specific to communications, streaming, and other similar services.
Used by:
- Communications service providers
- Voice (wireless, wireline, VoIP)
- Video (cable, satellite, and OTT)
- Tech (SaaS providers, networking, web hosting, and more)
Ideal for: Calculating customs duty and import taxes, such as VAT and GST, for international shipments.
Used by:
- Retailers that sell internationally
Returns
Automate the returns process, from preparation and filing to remittance. Easily track various filing calendars, manage requirements for each state and jurisdiction, and offload the payment process.
Our suite of returns products covers sales tax, consumer use tax, excise tax, communications tax, and lodging tax.
Ideal for: Preparing and filing sales and use tax returns for all applicable states and tax jurisdictions.
Used by:
- Retailers (online and brick-and-mortar stores)
- Manufacturers and distributors
- Software/technology providers
- Business service providers
Ideal for: Generating signature-ready returns specific for excise tax throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Used by:
- Energy suppliers and distributors
- Retailers and traders
- Tobacco/vape manufacturers and wholesalers
Ideal for: Automating returns preparation, filing and remittance, and state regulatory reporting.
Used by:
- Communications service providers
- Voice (wireless, wireline, VoIP)
- Video (cable, satellite, and OTT)
- Tech (SaaS providers, networking, web hosting, and more)
Ideal for: Automating returns preparation, filing, and remittance for a single short-term rental or multiple properties.
Used by:
- Property owners
- Property management companies
- Commercial operators
Registrations
Simplify the process of sales tax registration across the U.S. — all from a single solution.
Documents
Automatically omit tax from exempt sales and efficiently manage exemption documentation from the cloud.
Our suite of document management products covers sales tax, consumer use tax, excise tax, communications tax, and lodging tax.
Ideal for: Securely collecting, storing, and managing tax documents — exemption certificates, W-8s, W-9s — in the cloud.
Used by:
- Manufacturers
- Distributors
- Retailers (online and brick-and-mortar stores)
Ideal for: Automating the process of collecting, validating, and managing vendor federal tax forms for FATCA compliance and audit preparation.
Used by:
- Manufacturers
- Distributors
- Retailers (online and brick-and-mortar stores)
Ideal for: Storing and reporting on different types of fuel licenses and exemptions.
Used by:
- Energy suppliers and distributors
- Retailers and traders
- Tobacco/vape manufacturers and wholesalers
Content data and insights
Increase business efficiency with deep insight from your sales tax and transaction data.
Ideal for: Assigning country-specific tariff codes to products for more efficient and accurate customs documentation.
Used by:
- Online retailers that sell internationally
Ideal for: Determining where a business has created potential obligations to file and remit sales tax based on sales volume (economic nexus).
Used by:
- Online retailers, manufacturers, distributors, and other businesses that sell remotely into states in which they’re not registered
Integrations
Avalara lets you calculate rates, prepare returns, manage exemption certificates, and more from ERPs, ecommerce systems, or other business applications. Chances are, we’re already integrated with the systems you rely on today.
