Bainbridge Island, WA — June 26, 2007 : Avalara (www.avalara.com) – the market’s only small and medium business (SMB)-oriented provider of on-demand, web-based sales tax compliance services, today announced that AvaTax Connector for Microsoft Dynamics™ GP is now available to businesses that plan to upgrade to Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0. Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0, which will be released this month, is an out-of-the-box business management solution that includes more than 100 new features spanning the full range of enterprise resource planning (ERP) functions.

Availability of the new connector will enable customers using the March ’07 upgrade of AvaTax to easily upgrade to Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0. Built to meet the sales tax compliance needs of Avalara’s core business clients – SMB businesses that conduct business across taxing jurisdiction boundaries, the March ’07 upgraded release delivers new reports, allowing users to reduce the time it takes to gather, consolidate and report on tax data, as well as saving time required to both set-up and manage the system. New and enhanced reporting capabilities include a new document line detail report, a new transaction tab for deeper visibility into document status, enhancements to tools tabs and new administrative reports.

In addition, the AvaTax Connector for Microsoft Dynamics GP includes usability enhancements for tighter alignment with the interface standards in Microsoft Dynamics GP, user-by-user parameter set-up functionality for more administrative control, entity use code functionality to accommodate non-taxable customers and set-up of specific tax codes for shipping methods, which offers greater flexibility in mapping shipping codes to shipping methods.

“Building momentum and integration throughout the Microsoft ISV community is a priority for Avalara,” said Marshal Kushniruk, Avalara’s Executive Vice President of Customer Experience and Strategic Accounts. “We’re responding to feedback from our customers and partners that they’re definitely moving toward Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0. With the new connecter, Avalara is prepared to make that move with them.”

AvaTax partners are also enthusiastic about availability of the AvaTax Connector for Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0. “Due to all the innovation and real-world enhancements that have been built into Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0, our clients are excited about these changes and how the these changes will enhance their total solution,” said Rex Bratton, Microsoft Dynamics GP practice lead with Microsoft partner, Tectura. “Avalara has been an innovator for new products and enhancements for Microsoft Dynamics GP for some time. The new AvaTax Connector and the Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 product will provide real value to our clients by making the transition process efficient and effective.” Tectura is a global Microsoft Dynamics™ partner and a provider of Microsoft-based ERP, customer relationship management (CRM), and technology solutions to mid-market companies, larger enterprises and their divisions. Through its business consulting and technology implementation services, and through partnerships with solution providers like Avalara, Tectura enables business process improvements, greater efficiency, and a clear competitive edge for its clients in more than 60 countries.

About AvaTax™
An SMB market-leading, Web-service-based sales tax solution, AvaTax instantly and accurately calculates sales tax for clients in any of the more than 12,500 tax regions in North America; provides detailed, real-time reporting; and automatically generates pre-populated sales tax returns. Currently, more than 10,000 licensed AvaTax users run an average of five to seven sales tax calculation transactions through Avalara’s sales tax engine every second. AvaTax comes integrated with SMB financial applications serving more businesses than any other solution on the market today, including Microsoft Dynamics GP, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Microsoft Dynamics AX, Intuit’s QuickBooks, Sage Software’s Sage MAS 90 ERP, Sage MAS 200 ERP, Sage MAS 500 ERP, and Sage Accpac ERP. Additionally, with AvaTax On-Demand™ developers can integrate Avalara’s sales tax Web service with any e-commerce, third party or custom-build solution with use of a comprehensive Software Developer’s Kit (SDK).

About Avalara:
Headquartered on Bainbridge Island near Seattle, Washington, Avalara is changing the sales tax landscape by delivering innovative and affordable solutions to small and mid-sized businesses. Avalara’s mission is to transform the sales tax compliance process by creating cost-effective, state-of-the-art solutions. Avalara does so through integrated, on-demand, Web-based services that provide transparent transactions, accurate tax compliance, painless administration and effortless reporting.

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For more information about Avalara, contact:
Andrea Anderson, Director of Marketing
Office: 206-780-7008