Simple
>> AvaTax is groundbreaking technology, yet simple to activate and use.
>> AvaTax is a transaction-based, web-enabled service. It is powerful and thorough, yet simple to use. It is not an application or add-on. It works in the background of your existing accounting package. >> Because AvaTax is a service, there is no hardware to buy, install, or maintain.
>> Unlike other tax calculation solutions which are expensive and require extensive I.T. resources within your company, AvaTax needs no I.T. resources to activate and use.
>> AvaTax is transparent to users. All they'll notice is that sales tax calculation is now easy, automatic and accurate.
>> Like UPS.com or Fedex.com (for shipping), Mapquest.com (for mapping), or your Credit Card service provider, Avalara is a hosted service which easily plugs into your ERP, accounting, or eCommerce application.
Secure Service
>> All communications between your systems and the AvaTax service use the strongest encryption available, including 128-bit VeriSign SSL and 1024-bit RSA public keys. Our service will not respond without first instantiating this secure "pipe" and then validating identity via our User Authentication scheme.
>> The data transfers use state-of-the-art Internet encryption schemes to completely block out the chance of hacker intrusion.
>> State-of-the-art, secure, web services architecture. Avalara uses industry standard protocols such as SSL, XML and SOAP.
>> The stability and security of AvaTax is far greater than that of the Internet, your client's computer systems, or any specific location. Our datacenters are co-located in carrier-class networking facilities that provide 24hr security, photo and biometric ID, redundant power and HVAC, and other services needed to ensure that our systems are up 24x7x365 AvaTax is far greater than that of the Internet, your client's computer systems, or any specific location. Our datacenters are co-located in carrier-class networking facilities that provide 24hr security, photo and biometric ID, redundant power and HVAC, and other services needed to ensure that our systems are up 24x7x365
>> The Avalara co-location sits directly on a trunk line, the fastest possible Internet conduit. Regardless of traffic volume, the speed of data interaction between your accounting system and AvaTax is limited only by the speed of your computer and Internet connection - not AvaTax. We're the strongest link in your chain.
>> If you experience an Internet connection failure, you may continue your accounting work off-line. Our redundant power supplies and backups ensure that we'll be immediately there to update your invoices when your connection is restored.
>> In using our service, you are not tying your sales process to the reliability of your Internet connection. You will still be able to continue to take and process orders if your connection goes down. You are only tying your ability to automatically calculate sales tax on invoices to your Internet connectivity. Simply batch your invoices, and process them when your Internet connection is restored.
