Avalara AvaTax for Accounts Payable
Automates use tax compliance for purchasing processes.
Executive Summary
Avalara AvaTax for Accounts Payable is a specialized solution designed to automate use tax compliance within an organization's purchasing processes. It significantly reduces the complexity and manual effort associated with assessing and accruing consumer use tax, ensuring accuracy and mitigating compliance risks. The solution integrates seamlessly with existing procurement and accounts payable systems, such as ERPs and P2P platforms, to capture transaction data in real time. By leveraging Avalara's comprehensive tax content and calculation engine, AvaTax for Accounts Payable automatically determines the correct use tax for purchases, including complex scenarios like Canadian self-assessed tax. This automation helps businesses maintain compliance, avoid penalties, and streamline their financial operations by eliminating the need for manual tax research and data entry.
Use Cases
- Automating the assessment and accrual of consumer use tax on all vendor purchases.
- Ensuring compliance with complex use tax regulations, including Canadian self-assessed tax.
- Integrating tax calculation directly into existing procurement and accounts payable workflows (ERP, P2P systems).
- Reducing manual effort and errors in use tax calculation and reporting for audit readiness.
Technical Specifications
- Architecture
- Cloud-based sales and use tax calculation system
- Deployment
- SaaS
- API Available
- Yes
Security & Compliance
Certifications: SOC 2
Pricing
- Model
- Subscription-based
- Starting Price
- Contact sales
- Target Customer
- SMB,Mid-Market,Enterprise
- Free Trial
- Yes (no credit card required)
About Avalara
Avalara is a leading provider of cloud-based tax compliance automation software. Its flagship product, Avalara AvaTax, serves as a core tax calculation engine, helping businesses automate sales tax, VAT, and other transactional tax compliance globally.
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