Avalara

Founded by Scott McFarlane in 2004

Automate sales tax calculation, filing, and compliance across jurisdictions worldwide

Cost

Demo

Rating

★ Mixed Reviews

Time to value

Quick Setup (< 1 hour)

You can use Avalara to automatically calculate sales tax, VAT, excise tax, and other transaction taxes across 12,000+ U.S. jurisdictions and 190+ countries. It handles returns filing, exemption certificate management, e-invoicing, business license management, and real-time tax reporting. It connects with ERPs, ecommerce platforms, and billing tools so tax compliance runs in the background without manual effort. Companies use it to reduce audit risk, file returns on time, and manage cross-border tax obligations at scale.

What Avalara does

Calculate sales tax on transactions across thousands of jurisdictions in real timeFile and remit sales tax returns automatically across U.S. statesValidate and store exemption certificates from business customersClassify products with the correct tax codes and HS codes using AIGenerate and submit e-invoices compliant with country-specific mandatesTrack nexus thresholds across states to know when to register and fileManage VAT returns and reporting for multiple countries simultaneouslyAutomate IRS 1099 and W-9 collection, validation, and filingCalculates sales tax across 12,000+ U.S. jurisdictions in real time with rooftop-level accuracyAI agents automatically file returns across all U.S. jurisdictions without manual interventionDigitizes and validates exemption certificates to reduce B2B audit riskHandles VAT compliance with country-specific rules, rates, and e-invoicing mandates for 190+ countriesClassifies products for tax purposes using AI trained on over 3 billion itemsMonitors nexus thresholds across states and alerts when filing obligations are triggeredConnects with 1,400+ ERP, ecommerce, and billing integrations nativelyProvides instant AI-generated answers to tax rules and regulatory questions