| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Accounting software |
| Founded | Washington (1999) |
| Headquarters | Bainbridge Island, Washington |
| Key people |
Jared Vogt - Chairman of the Board, CTO |
| Products | AvaTax Connect for Quickbooks AvaTax Connect for Epicor AvaTax Connect for Sage MAS 90 / MAS 200 AvaTax Connect Sage MAS 500 AvaTax Connect for Sage ACCPAC AvaTax Connect for Microsoft Dynamics GP AvaTax Connect for Microsoft Navision AvaTax Connect for Microsoft AX |
| Website | www.avalara.com |
Avalara, Inc. is a privately held company that offers Sales Tax Management Services for small to medium enterprises. Avalara's products integrate into major accounting, ERP and e-commerce software for automatic calculation, certificate management, filing and remittance of sales tax.
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Avalara of Bainbridge Island, WA, was founded in 1999, based on the concept that accurate sales tax calculation could be delivered on-demand over the web. Avalara’s suite of web-based, integrated on-demand sales tax software applications is designed every size business, from small and mid-sized companies (SMB’s) to larger enterprises.
Avalara’s web-hosted sales tax management services include integrations with many accounting software applications including Sage Software -Sage PeachTree, Sage MAS 90, Sage MAS 200, Sage MAS 500, Sage Accpac ERP, Microsoft Dynamics GP, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Microsoft Dynamics AX, Epicor Enterprise, Vantage, and CRS products as well as Intuit's Quickbooks and eBay Prostores.
In addition to connectors/integrations, Avalara has software development kits (SDK) available for integration into eCommerce applications such as eBay ProStores.
In 1999, Rory Rawlings and his wife Patti founded Advantage Solutions, Inc. (now called Avalara), which focused on middle tier Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions. Rory discovered numerous clients were faced with extensive sales tax requirements with no affordable and easily implemented solution available to them. Leveraging his previous experience and work, Mr. Rawlings wrote his third North American sales tax calculation engine giving rise the beginning of Avalara, Inc.
On May 5, 2006 the group overseeing implementation of Streamlined Sales Tax Project, now in force in 22 states – named Avalara as one of just three firms selected to operate as Certified Service Providers for the program.
Avalara has grown to approximately 80 employees at its Bainbridge Island headquarters, with additional offices in Seattle, Washington, California, Tennessee, and Virginia. Avalara also has offices in India.
Avalara released AvaTax Connect as its base service. As a web-service-based sales tax management solution, AvaTax Connect runs behind the scenes of many accounting and eCommerce applications to automate the sales tax compliance function for businesses - from jurisdiction research and rate calculation to reporting and returns.