Webinars

Thursday, June 4, 2020

Managing sales tax may seem trivial as your business revives operations post-COVID-19, but it’s never been more important. Hear Diane Yetter of The Sales Tax Institute explain why sales tax audits may increase as states look to recoup lost revenue, as well as tips to manage tax compliance in a post-COVID world. 

Thursday, June 11

If your business isn’t managing consumer use tax, you may be making a costly mistake. Get an in-depth introduction to the intricacies and risks every company faces when it comes to use tax, and strategies to overcome them.

Diane Yetter, Founder, Sales Tax Insitute

Governments around the world realize the impact of COVID-19 on businesses and are offering tax relief measures to lessen the burden. Listen in to this 30-minute webinar to learn the latest on these rapidly changing efforts.

Judy Vorndran, State and Local Tax Partner, TaxOps

Determine if, when, and where you’re required to collect and remit sales tax in this 2-part series all about nexus. You'll learn common activities that can trigger nexus in a state and how to create your nexus checklist. 

Liz Armbruester, SVP of Global Compliance, Avalara

If your business pays sales tax in a state, you're also required to file sales tax returns in those states. Managing sales tax returns can be complex, but find out how to overcome common challenges in this 10-minute webinar.  

Scott Peterson, Vice President of U.S. Tax Policy and Government Relations, Avalara

There's no denying sales tax is complex. We know you've got questions. That's why we compiled some of the most common questions we get asked about sales tax and answered them in this one-hour presentation.

Scott Peterson, Vice President of U.S. Tax Policy and Government Affairs, Avalara

Some states are more complicated to do business in than others. Hear our tax expert reveal the most complex states to do business in, what makes them unique, and strategies to deal with their sometimes-wacky tax rules.

• Scott Peterson, VP of U.S. Tax Policy, Avarara
• Craig Johnosn, Executive Director, Streamlined Sales Tax

Want to simplify your sales tax requirements, pay less to maintain compliance and remove the burden of potential audits? It’s possible with Streamlined Sales Tax. Find out if your business could qualify in our webinar.

Clifford Turner, VP of Sales and Use Tax Enablement, Avalara

Struggling with sales tax? Learn the fundamentals of compliance in our next webinar, where our resident sales tax expert and former California tax auditor will reveal the 10 most important rules every business must follow to be compliant. 

Kevin Buckner, Solutions Consultant, Avalara

Understanding sales tax is hard; staying compliant with all the rules can be even harder. Yet for many businesses, collecting and remitting sales tax is a necessity. Join this webinar to gain a basic understanding of sales tax and how to keep your business compliant in 60 minutes.

Sheryl Clara, Customer Account Manager, Avalara

Managing the preparation and filing process for sales tax returns each month can be a complicated and frustrating process. Review some of the common challenges that plague the returns process and then see a demo of Avalara Returns.

Silvia Aguirre, Chief Certificate Officer, Avalara
Shaheen Chaudhry, Director of CertCapture Managed Services, Avalara

Managing and properly documenting exempt sales — including sales for resale — isn’t easy, but getting it right is crucial for success. Learn the steps to develop a comprehensive exemption certificate management plan and remain compliant.

Clifford Turner, VP of Sales and Use Tax Enablement, Avalara
Emil Ashford, Senior Manager of Streamlined Sales Tax Compliance, Avalara

If your company hasn't reevaluated your sales tax footprint in the past year, now is the time to. There's a good chance you have obligations to register, collect, and remit sales tax due to economic activity in new states. Watch this webinar to review the evolution of economic nexus laws since the Wayfair decision and hear step-by-step instructions on how to take care of your economic nexus obligations.

Wendy Leonard, Solutions Consultant, Avalara

Correctly managing sales tax is crucial, but often tricky, even for savvy businesses. Learn the essential steps every Avalara customer should take to achieve end-to-end tax compliance, including navigating the recent changes to sales tax legislation.

Scott Peterson, VP of U.S. Tax Policy and Government Relations, Avalara

Watch the most recent edition of Avalara’s quarterly webinar series to learn about the latest updates to sales tax rates, rules, and regulations. We cover recent and upcoming legislative changes by state and jurisdiction, requirements for marketplace sellers, and share answers to customer questions.

Wendy Leonard, Solutions Consultant, Avalara

Find out how the core features of Avalara CertCapture can complement your other Avalara products and help you streamline a critical area of sales tax compliance. This presentation covers:

• The challenges of managing exemption certificates
• The features of CertCapture
• A demonstration of CertCapture

Kelly Mathews, President and Founder, Kelly S Mathews LLC

Get an overview of what you need to successfully reconcile your motor fuels tax to your general ledger account, as well as the challenges — and potential costs — delaying this important step can create. We’ll cover:

• Differences in general ledger structures
• The impact of reconciliation on the business
• How to determine and solve for discrepancies

Wendy Leonard, Solutions Consultant, Avalara

Automating your returns process can help navigate many of the complex problems presented by filing and remittance. Learn how to file and remit returns accurately and on time, every time, with one single source of payment. This demo covers:

• The complexities of filing in multiple states
• The benefits of automating sales tax returns
• A demonstration of Avalara Returns

Clifford Turner, VP of Sales and Use Tax Enablement, Avalara

As the busy holiday season approaches, retailers are gearing up. But the complexity of sales tax shouldn’t slow retailers down. Join us for a one-hour webinar as we review the five basic steps to managing sales tax, and learn about the special considerations that retailers should consider and address to remain sales tax compliant. 

John Sallese, Director of Solution Consulting, Avalara

Sales tax is complicated enough, but it can be even more difficult for software companies as they try to decipher the product taxability of their solutions. Join us for a one-hour webinar where we’ll review the five steps to managing sales tax and common challenges that can trip up software businesses.

Wendy Leonard, Solution Consultant, Avalara

Manufacturers often deal with a high number of exempt sales, which may lead some to believe they don’t need to worry about sales tax. This is simply not the case. Join us for a one-hour webinar as we review the five basic steps to managing sales tax and learn about how to best handle exempt sales, so you’re prepared in case of an audit.

In the summer of 2019, Avalara released a new version of AvaTax – AvaTax Update. In this on-demand webinar, Von Taylor, Program Manager of AvaTax User Interface shares an overview of the new user experience and demonstrates seven of the most common tasks completed by customers.

Clifford Turner, VP of Sales and Use Tax Enablement, Avalara

Mergers and acquisitions can lead to time-consuming, complex challenges related to sales tax compliance. In today's business landscape, company transitions are frequent and if not managed properly, can leave your company open to risk. It's important to consider how your sales tax responsibilities might be impacted. 

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Are you a developer charged with building a tax integration for your organization’s e-commerce shopping cart?

Tune in to our 60-minute developer webinar to learn everything you need to know to ensure your shopping cart speaks sales tax fluently. The webinar will cover:

• How to calculate tax in your shopping cart today
• How to cancel and refund an order
• Taxing shipping and handling
• Product taxability and handling exemptions
• How to test your integration and support options for developers

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Is your organization struggling to manage sales tax? Do you have a client that needs a sales tax integration for its ERP, ecommerce, marketplace, or point-of-sale platform?

Tune in to our 60-minute developer webinar to learn everything you need to know to quickly and easily build a sales tax integration that provides rooftop-level accuracy. The webinar will cover:

• How to get started using our API, including a short demo
• An overview of our developer documentation, key end points
• Our available SDKs and code samples
• Our developer community forums
• Best practices for integrating with financial platforms

Aaron Robles and Stefan Kim, Partner Launch Team, Avalara

Need to build a tax integration for your marketplace? Our on-demand webinar will tell you everything you need to know before you ever write a line of code. This presentation covers:

• Calculating domestic and international tax
• Managing refunds and exemptions
• Whether an extractor model is the right one for your use-case scenario
• How to demo our API quickly and easily

Mark Wilhelm, Partner Launch Team, Avalara

Are you a developer in an organization that needs to manage exemption certificates and incorporate use tax into its supply chain? If so, watch the on-demand version of our 60-minute webinar hosted by our team of tax experts and engineers. The webinar covers:

• Supply chain tax compliance automation
• Purchasing scenarios
• Onboarding new suppliers and buyers
• Exemption management
• Consumer use tax
• … and more!
  

Mark Wilhelm, Partner Launch Team, Avalara

You can look like a hero to your organization and clients if you build a tax integration for your accounting or ERP system that includes the seven essential features covered in this on-demand webinar. You’ll learn about:

• Estimating tax
  
• Finalizing invoices
• Handling exemptions and selling goods cross border

Bob Erdman, Partner Launch Team, Avalara

Building a tax integration for your point-of-sale system? Our on-demand webinar will get you up and running in no time, no matter whether it’s an offline or cloud solution you’re working on. This webinar covers:

• Capturing transactions at the point of sale
  
• Calculating tax and managing refunds
• How to take advantage of our API’s location-based filing and reporting capabilities

Bob Erdman and Evan Wright, Partner Launch Team

In this on-demand webinar, two experts from our Partner Launch Team discuss how developers can test their connectors against the criteria Avalara employs to ensure an integration will produce good results. The webinar covers:

• The basics of a Developer Solution Partner relationship
• Connector certification process
• Certification badges