AVALARA
Avalara cloud sales tax + VAT compliance leader.
Définition
Avalara product suite : (1) AvaTax (real-time sales tax calculation, ~13000 US tax jurisdictions + 190+ countries VAT/GST). (2) Avalara Returns (automated tax returns filing, ~3000 US returns/jurisdictions). (3) Avalara CertCapture (exemption certificates management). (4) Avalara e-invoicing (real-time clearance models LATAM + Europe pilot 2024 SAP DRC partner). (5) Avalara Cross-Border (HS codes + duties + customs). (6) Avalara Property Tax (USA business personal property). (7) Avalara Communications (telecom-specific tax). API REST + SOAP + SDKs Java/.NET/PHP/Python/Ruby. Acquisitions notables : Indix (product taxonomy 2019), Portway International (cross-border 2019), Inposia Solutions (e-invoicing Europe 2021), 3CE Technologies (HS classification 2022). Headquarters Seattle ~5000 employees 2024 ; revenue $700M+ 2021 (last public).
Origine
Avalara fondee 2004 ; IPO juin 2018 NYSE AVLR ; taken private aout 2022 par Vista Equity Partners $8.4B (acquisition $93.50/share).
Exemple en contexte
E-commerce US Shopify merchant integrate Avalara AvaTax : customer adds product to cart, AvaTax API real-time computes correct sales tax based shipping ZIP + product taxability + customer exempt status, line item tax displayed at checkout, monthly Avalara Returns files tax returns auto across US states the merchant has nexus in.