The continually changing world of tax can prove challenging for anyone. Different countries, states, and jurisdictions, each with their own tax regulations, rates, exemptions, and reporting requirements, can make managing tax compliance extremely difficult. Staying up to date with the laws and understanding their implications can also prove to be a challenge in itself, with each specific tax having its own rules and calculations.

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Taxes often interact with each other. Understanding these interactions to ensure compliance can be yet another intricate and tricky job. With a mission to address the tax compliance challenges that businesses of all sizes face, tax compliance automation provider Avalara is aiming to become the global cloud compliance platform and be part of every transaction worldwide. 

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Founded in 2004, Avalara started as a provider of digital sales tax compliance solutions in the U.S. and has since grown significantly, becoming a global market leader in compliance automation software. The company is proud to have been a software-as-a-service (SaaS) business before the world truly understood the concept of what that meant. By building its services in the cloud from its inception — long before cloud adoption became widespread –  Avalara was able to successfully build its business, enabling integration into virtually any business software. By digitising one of the last manual business processes, Avalara works alongside companies, reshaping digital commerce and accelerating the global supply chain.

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With a strong people-centric focus, it’s clear that Avalara is passionate about delivering to its customers. The company understands that tax compliance can be a complex and time-consuming task, with honest mistakes leading to severe repercussions. For example, incorrectly filing taxes can lead to an audit, which can result in higher tax liabilities and significant penalties and fines. This is where Avalara is committed to simplifying the staggeringly complicated, endlessly evolving, government-mandated obligations of transaction tax and compliance for its customers.

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“Tax compliance is primed for technology,” said Greg Chapman, SVP, Head of European Operations. “We believe we have the opportunity to be a part of every transaction in the world and make tax, less taxing”.

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Avalara is an organisation proud of its company culture and how it intersects with its business practices. Through camaraderie and an enjoyable work environment, Avalara successfully promotes a sense of community and well-being amongst its employees, resulting in a passionate team that cares about  both the company and industry as a whole. The company prides itself on being a global team of tax compliance experts, who automate and simplify the complex and mundane tasks that pull away from the more exciting parts of business. 

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By continuing to innovate and challenge itself every day, Avalara is committed to winning as much of the global market as it can. By addressing the complexity of tax on a global scale, Avalara can enable businesses to sell in a global economy and ultimately make tax less taxing for all.