Webinars

• Part 1: What is sales tax nexus?
• Part 2: How to build a nexus plan for your business

Judy Vorndran, State and Local Tax Partner, TaxOps

Nexus is a crucial piece of the sales tax puzzle for any business. This two-part webinar series will shed light on the four types of nexus, common activities that trigger nexus, and how to build a nexus plan for your business.

Thursday, February 27, 2020

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

Doing business in online marketplaces means your business must adhere to additional sales tax obligations and understand tricky marketplace facilitator laws. Learn more about sales tax rules for marketplaces and how to determine when you’re on the hook to collect and remit.  

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.

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.

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

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, an effort to reduce the burden of managing sales tax on sellers. Find out if your business could qualify in our webinar.

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Avalara customers

Join four Avalara customers — Brandi, Mary Jo, Morgan, and Jeanine — as they share stories of past CRUSH conferences. As a bonus, we’ll raffle off a free CRUSH registration at the end of the webinar. (Winner must be present for the full webinar to receive the prize.)

Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Nicky Christophe, Practice Manager, Avalara
Zach Sherr, Director of Professional Services, Avalara

This webinar is important for all new Avalara Returns Excise users that are filing with Returns Excise for the first time. Join us for an overview of the typical filing process and to get familiar with the Returns Excise user interface and menu options.

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Bubba Lange, Vice President of Solution Engineering, Avalara

Managing all the tasks and people involved in the monthly excise tax filing process can be complex, tricky, and stressful. In this webinar, you’ll learn how the Avalara Returns Excise tax filing calendar helps manage and track tax holidays, jurisdictional deadlines, and internal milestones to ensure on-time filing and compliance with internal business controls.

Friday, February 21, 2020

Bubba Lange, Vice President of Solution Engineering, Avalara

The answer to every tax question tends to be: “It depends on the state.” The same applies to filing an amended return. During this webinar, you’ll learn what types of formats are required for various amended returns and how to create them using Avalara Returns Excise.

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. 

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. 

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!

Aaron Robles & Mark Wilhelm, Partner Launch Team, Avalara

If you’re a developer who needs to help your organization automate sales tax, be sure to check out our webinar to learn the basics of Avalara’s API and how it can help you save time and headaches on the sales tax front. This on-demand webinar was hosted by Avalara’s panel of API and tax compliance experts and covers:

• Sourcing correct tax jurisdictions
• Product taxability
• Tax holidays and shipping
• How devs can get up and running with our API

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

Sara Simrell and Mark Withers, Partner Launch Team, Avalara

Are you a developer who needs to build a tax integration for your organization’s shopping cart? Check out this on-demand webinar that covers:

• Calculating tax
• Managing exemptions
• Scheduling returns

Bob Erdman and Evan Wright, Partner Launch Team, Avalara

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