Avalara for WooCommerce

Automate tax compliance

Avalara for WooCommerce does the heavy lifting when it comes to domestic and global tax compliance. Our integration with WooCommerce offers a single connection to a global compliance platform, helping your business calculate rates, prepare tax returns, manage exempt sales, and more. To install Avalara for WooCommerce, you must create an AvaTax account with Avalara if you don’t already have one.

“Avalara is one of the very few pieces of our tech stack we don’t even have to think about. Out of sight, out of mind is a good thing.” — Steven Sashen, CEO, Xero Shoes

Need an AvaTax account from Avalara?

How to get started

1. Contact Avalara to purchase an AvaTax account, if you don’t already have one.
2. Download and install the Avalara for WooCommerce extension.
3. Log in to your AvaTax account to get your Account Number and License Key.
4. Input your Account Number and License Key within your WooCommerce settings.
5. Set up and save your tax codes and settings for your store.

How it works

Avalara AvaTax allows you to calculate and charge the appropriate sales tax rates, and track tax records for your WooCommerce transactions. View our documentation for more detailed information. Avalara also offers solutions to file your returns, manage exempt customers, and more.

• Improve rate accuracy – Avalara verifies addresses with rooftop accuracy across 13,000+ US tax jurisdictions.
• Better track tax obligations in each state and country – Avalara tracks your economic nexus tax liabilities where you’re potentially obligated to collect.
• Easily manage taxability rules across a vast product inventory – Avalara updates a vast catalog of product taxability rules in order to apply the appropriate tax across thousands of SKUs.
• Avalara automates the collection of sales transaction data from e-commerce, marketplaces, accounting, and business applications for tax preparation and filing.

Notable features

Address the global market with confidence – Avalara Cross-Border calculates customs duties and import taxes in real-time, reducing the risk of costly penalties, delays, and customers being surprised with unexpected costs.

Stay confidently compliant when expanding across borders – The Avalara for WooCommerce connector now supports VAT calculation on B2C and B2B transactions for EU countries.

Digitally organize and manage your exemption certificates – Avalara Exemption Certificate Management collects exemption certificates at checkout, applies exemptions automatically, and helps you to easily track and maintain your certificates and documents.

Remove the manual drain of filing and remittance – When it’s time to file, you can reconcile and pay one amount. Avalara Returns works with state and local governments to file and pay on your behalf.

Free sales tax risk assessments and tools

If you do business in multiple states and/or countries, knowing if you need to register to collect and file sales tax is important. Learn more from our helpful tools:

1. Are you aware of your potential sales tax obligations? Take this free Sales Tax Risk Assessment to help find out.
2. Learn about your one-stop shop for end-to-end international trade compliance.
3. Sales Tax 101 with Avalara: How much should you charge? If you even have to. Don’t worry — we’ve got you covered.

Documentation and support

• You can learn more about installing and configuring Avalara AvaTax in our documentation.
• If you already have an Avalara account, you can reach support through your account or one of these alternate ways.