Bainbridge Island, WA — June 26, 2009 — Avalara (
www.avalara.com), the leading provider of
web-based sales tax automation solutions for businesses of all sizes, today announced that it placed within the Top 15 of
Seattle Business magazine’s 100 Best Companies, an award that recognizes a commitment to employee experience within Washington State companies.
“Having been part of the Puget Sound business community for five years now, we are both honored and excited about being formally recognized by a leading Washington State publication such as Seattle Business,” said Scott McFarlane, co-founder, president, and chief executive officer, “It’s one thing to set out to create an employee-friendly environment, but something all together more rewarding to be recognized as such from within our own offices.”
To determine winners, Seattle Business magazine conducted an independent survey of employee experience, including training, information sharing, and benefits, based on entries from several hundreds of companies throughout Washington State. Following a numerical evaluation of these surveys, Avalara was deemed to place in the top 15 of all respondent companies.
A sold-out gala dinner event was held in downtown Seattle June 25, 2009 to honor the top ranking companies, recognizing each within the divisions of nonprofit, small, medium, and large. Avalara is categorized within the small business division, defined for this award as having fewer than 100 employees.
Avalara’s flagship web-based AvaTax
™ service provides Washington State, U.S., and international clients with instantaneous address validation and up-to-date, highly accurate sales tax calculations — automatically posting the correct sales tax amount to the general ledger on all sales transactions and thus completely automating the complex and cumbersome process of sales tax calculation.
Avalara played a key role for Washington State businesses just last year when, in July 2008, changes in sales and use tax legislation dramatically affected the way Washington State companies compute transaction taxes, most notably shifting from origin-based to destination-based calculations. These changes were made to align the state with the Streamlined Sales Tax Agreement, which is aimed at simplifying calculations for vendors across the country, and Avalara was at the forefront helping local businesses and government alike comply with the new set of rules.
About Avalara: Avalara is transforming the sales and use tax compliance process for businesses of all sizes by delivering advanced technology solutions that provide the fastest, easiest, most accurate, and affordable way for companies to address their statutory tax requirements.
Chosen by nearly 10,000 businesses throughout the U.S., Canada, and abroad, and a trusted provider of over 100 million sales tax calculations annually, Avalara is the recognized leader in web-based
sales tax services and solutions. Avalara files more than 240,000 sales tax returns and remits over $10 billion in sales tax filings per year.
Based on Bainbridge Island near Seattle, WA, Avalara’s products, services, and expertise mirror the outsourced payroll model employed by millions of businesses, eliminating non-revenue generating functions, saving time and valuable accounting resources, and reducing the risks associated with miscalculation, audits, and penalties. Avalara services connect seamlessly with most major accounting and ERP applications, as well as 85 available integrations that are recommended by more than 2,000 software
resellers and CPAs. For more information, please visit www.avalara.com or contact Althea Azeff, director of marketing and investor communications, at 206.780.7000 x116.