Amid the Coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic, governments worldwide are trying to figure out the best way to bolster the slowing economy including tax filing and payment extensions and even temporary rate reductions. Other nations, including the United States, are just beginning to respond.

We're excited to share that Avalara's AvaTax has been named the 'Best Innovation in Fintech' by the 2020 DEVIES Awards!

Each year, 8,000+ developers, engineers, software architects, dev teams, managers, and executives from 70+ countries gather for San Francisco's largest developer conference & event series, DeveloperWeek.

Gail Cole, a notable author for all things sales & use tax for Avalara, recently published an article on WooCommerce.com on The 10 Toughest States for Sales Tax.

While the article itself was greatly informative, it came as little surprise to us that California, Arizona, Texas, & Colorado (each of which are home to the large majority of our clients) are 4 of the 10 states listed.

Wouldn’t it be nice to get advice from a sales and use tax auditor before you have to meet one?

Steven Cabrera was an assertive California State Auditor who has witnessed everything from a shoe box of incomplete records to using a set of stacked boxes for a desk in a backroom. He encountered many mistakes in a wide range of industries.

April 1st is commonly known as April Fool’s Day.

It’s also the date when Amazon started collecting sales tax in four more states — Maine, New Mexico, Hawaii and Idaho —bringing the total to 45 states and the District of Columbia.

Amazon is no fool and sales tax nexus is no joke. States are tired of losing revenue from tax-free remote sales and are starting to crack down on businesses who fail to register or collect sales tax when their sales activities are deemed substantial enough to warrant it.