Avalara
Avalara is a cloud-based tax compliance platform for ecommerce sellers, including Amazon FBA and multi-channel merchants, that automates sales and use tax, VAT, GST, and cross-border duty calculations. It serves mid-market and enterprise sellers who need to manage tax obligations across many US states or international markets.
Within an Amazon seller's workflow, Avalara connects to Amazon, accounting systems, and ERPs to calculate tax at the point of sale and prepare returns for filing in the jurisdictions where a seller has nexus. The platform is focused on compliance depth rather than simple marketplace bookkeeping, and teams should verify plan inclusions, transaction tier limits, and integration coverage against their specific Amazon marketplace and ERP setup.
Pricing
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Key Features
- AvaTax Calculation: Calculates sales and use tax, VAT, GST, and communications tax in real time across US and international jurisdictions.
- Managed Returns Filing: Automates preparation, filing, remittance, and notice management for sales and use tax returns.
- Exemption Certificate Management: Collects, stores, and applies exemption certificates with expiration tracking and automated renewal campaigns.
- Cross-Border Duty and Import Tax: Estimates customs duties and import taxes in real time for international orders and ecommerce flows.
- Nexus Monitoring: Tracks economic nexus thresholds across US states and alerts sellers when new filing obligations are triggered.
- Amazon and Marketplace Integrations: Connects to Amazon and other marketplaces to pull transaction data for tax calculation and return preparation.
- ERP and Ecommerce Connectors: Offers over 1,400 partner integrations across accounting, ERP, POS, and ecommerce platforms.
- Sales Tax Registration Service: Provides registration assistance when sellers establish nexus in new states or jurisdictions.
Strengths
- Covers sales tax, VAT, GST, and cross-border duties within a single compliance platform.
- Includes managed returns filing with preparation, remittance, and notice management for multi-state sellers.
- Offers over 1,400 prebuilt integrations across accounting, ERP, ecommerce, and marketplace systems.
- Supports international compliance across VAT and GST regimes in over 190 countries.
- Built-in nexus monitoring helps sellers track new filing obligations as they grow across US states.
Considerations
- Pricing is not publicly listed and requires contacting sales for a custom quote.
- AvaTax does not offer a standard self-service free trial for its core product.
- The platform is primarily designed for mid-market and enterprise sellers and may be more than smaller sellers need.
- Contracts typically include transaction tier limits, with overage fees for exceeding monthly volume.
- Implementation and add-on module costs should be factored into total cost of ownership.