A Trusted Shopify Tax Platform Partner

BENEFITS

Avalara gives you end-to-end tax automation inside Shopify without juggling multiple vendors.

Automate end-to-end tax compliance

Offload sales tax tasks, from real-time calculation at checkout to returns filing, with one integrated solution for all of your Shopify stores.

Get tax rates right at checkout

Avalara is one of Shopify’s select tax partners built directly into Shopify checkout, ensuring your customers see more accurate rates with fewer surprises, fewer errors.

Set up easily on any Shopify plan

Avalara is available on any Shopify plan with no developer work needed. Onboard quickly with AI assistance and access tax experts for compliance needs or setup guidance

Grow confidently across borders

Expand into new states or sell internationally with Avalara support for VAT and cross-border tax in 190+ countries helping you stay ahead of changing rules and thresholds.

Get ahead of nexus and audit risk

Avalara monitors nexus risk, supports exemption management for B2B and B2C sales, and helps prevent compliance issues even if you’re already out of compliance.

Save time on returns and remittance

Streamline tax filing and remittance by using Avalara for tax calculation and automated tax returns, reducing risk and manual work.

Simple plans. Transparent pricing.

New, simplified pricing plans from Avalara allow you to compare, choose, and get started — on your terms. Plans start at $699 per state, per year. Qualifying businesses may access state-funded compliance services in up to 25 states through the SST program, potentially at no cost. Easy to compare. Easy to buy.

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How it works

Plug the power of Avalara into your Shopify store and workflows

Configuration
Geotargeting
Calculation
Exemptions
Global

Set up Shopify tax automation in minutes

Avalara for Shopify is available to users on any plan. Configure your tax profile, map product tax codes, and start calculating tax without dev work. Use our AI-powered Chrome plugin for guided setup and in-browser tax assistance.

Get highly accurate tax rates

Avalara verifies and formats tax rates to local jurisdiction rules — so you apply more accurate tax rates at checkout every time.

Calculate tax with confidence across all your orders

Apply real-time tax rates across thousands of U.S. jurisdictions and dozens of VAT zones — automatically adjusted for product type, location, and transaction type.

Manage tax-exempt customers from your Shopify store

Shopify Plus customers can collect, validate, and apply exemption certificates right from their Shopify account — helping reduce errors and audit risk.

Support cross-border sales and e-invoicing mandates

Calculate and report VAT, customs duties, and import taxes automatically to support global expansion without tax surprises.
For merchants selling in countries with e-invoicing mandates, Avalara supports B2B and B2C e-invoicing and live reporting compliance directly within Shopify.

Integrate one product or multiple products to power your compliance

Avalara AvaTax

Apply more accurate, regularly updated tax rates based on location, taxability, legislation, and more.

Avalara Returns

Offload the hassle of returns preparation, filing, and remittance.

Avalara Exemption Certificate Management (ECM)

Process, collect, and access exemption documents.

Avalara Cross-Border

Drive cross-border sales with a unified checkout solution that optimizes customer experience.

Sales Tax Registration

Satisfy your tax registration requirements with solutions tailored to your business.

Professional tax services

Let our tax experts guide you through nexus, business licenses, backfiling, and the implementation of Avalara tools.

E-Invoicing and Live Reporting

Automate e-invoicing and live reporting submissions to meet country-specific mandate requirements, with built-in B2B and B2C coverage.

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Customer Stories

See what our customers have to say

“I had worked with Avalara at one of my previous companies and we chose Avalara because we realized that they have the right expertise and could so easily connect with our Shopify platform.”

— Anne Masson
CFO, ICONIC London

Video: Hear how Avalara helps ICONIC London manage sales tax.

“Avalara has certainly made our tax compliance easier. In fact, I can’t even imagine how we would have done it in a manual way. I think it would’ve been impossible.”

Anne Masson
CFO, ICONIC London

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“I don’t lose sleep worrying about late or misfiled taxes and penalties, and Avalara keeps us up to date as requirements change.”

Robin Hecht
Controller, Boll & Branch

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“The automation and support provided by Avalara have transformed our tax processes, allowing us to focus on our core business and future growth.”

Vivek Dadhania
Tax Manager, Therabody

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Frequently asked questions

The Avalara Tax Compliance app handles transaction taxes such as sales tax and VAT, customs duty and import tax for international transactions, and e-invoicing and live reporting for merchants subject to country-specific mandates.

Shopify Tax is a good fit for simpler calculation-only tax needs. Avalara Tax Compliance goes beyond tax calculation to deliver end-to-end compliance, including exemption certificate management, nexus monitoring, e-invoicing and live reporting, cross-border duties, and returns filing. With Avalara Select, merchants get the full compliance suite at a simpler and transparent price.

Avalara helps businesses of all sizes get tax compliance right. As one of the first partners on the Shopify Tax Platform, with a Shopify partnership dating back to 2015, Avalara Tax Compliance delivers end-to-end compliance across tax calculation, exemption certificate management, e-invoicing and live reporting, cross-border duties, and returns filing. It also includes AI-assisted onboarding through the Avi Chrome extension and tax intelligence directly in Shopify via the Avalara extension in Sidekick.

Yes. Avalara Tax Compliance can manage your sales tax compliance across multiple companies or storefronts and even manage the process across complex corporate structures (e.g., parent or subsidiary companies). There’s no limit or extra cost for using Avalara Tax Compliance for multiple companies.

Avalara Tax Compliance supports all Shopify plans, including Basic, Advanced, Plus, and Enterprise.

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