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Optimize global tax compliance in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance with Avalara

Avalara integrates with Dynamics 365 Finance to automate tax determination, returns filing, and exemption management powered by AI for scale and greater accuracy.
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BENEFITS

Stay compliant and scale with Avalara and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance

Apply smarter rates, automatically

Use Avalara’s AI-powered rate engine to apply tax rules in real time based on geolocation and product type — helping reduce errors.

Free up your finance team

Automates consumer use tax compliance at scale. It uses real-time data and AI to determine product taxability, detect vendor sales tax errors, self-assess use tax, and allocate tax across jurisdictions — all from one centralized platform that integrates with most purchasing systems.

Stay ahead of changing tax obligations

Avalara tracks your transaction activity and sends an alert before you exceed nexus thresholds in new states or jurisdictions.

Strengthen compliance recordkeeping

Delivers automated VAT calculation for global sales and purchasing transactions. The solution uses AI to assign country-specific rates in real time, helping businesses apply the correct VAT treatment, reduce errors, and prepare for cross-border expansion. AvaTax for VAT integrates with most business systems, supports 190+ countries, and enables compliance with complex VAT rules at scale.

Automate returns from preparation to payment

Avalara handles sales tax filing and payment across states — helping reduce complexity and save time for your team.

Reduce errors, risk, and rework

With Avalara, you can simplify tax tasks, reduce missed filings, and support cleaner compliance across your systems.

How it works

Simplify tax compliance in your Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance ERP

Automate sales tax calculation, filing, and exemption management in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance with Avalara. Reduce risk and stay compliant.

Configuration and product mapping

  • Configure your connector setting to support your whole organization or select subsidiaries.
  • Map your products and services to Avalara tax codes to better determine taxability on each transaction.
Alt text: Avalara advanced tax settings page showing toggle options to disable tax calculation for various transaction types, with all toggles set to "No" except detailed logs, which is set to "Yes."
Alt text: Avalara advanced tax settings page showing toggle options to disable tax calculation for various transaction types, with all toggles set to "No" except detailed logs, which is set to "Yes."

Configuration and product mapping

  • Configure your connector setting to support your whole organization or select subsidiaries.
  • Map your products and services to Avalara tax codes to better determine taxability on each transaction.

Address validation

  • Update and validate customer addresses using geolocation directly within Dynamics 365 Finance to verify tax rates rather than relying on less accurate ZIP code rates.
Address validation screen in Oracle NetSuite showing a successful validation message for "50 Washington Square S, New York, NY, 10012-1018, USA."
Address validation screen in Oracle NetSuite showing a successful validation message for "50 Washington Square S, New York, NY, 10012-1018, USA."

Address validation

  • Update and validate customer addresses using geolocation directly within Dynamics 365 Finance to verify tax rates rather than relying on less accurate ZIP code rates.

Sales and use tax calculation

  • Automatically calculate tax for each line item on a sales order and invoice, providing a detailed breakdown of the applied tax.

  • Identify undercollected and overcollected use tax to reduce liability and overpayments.
Alt-text: Screenshot of an Oracle NetSuite invoice interface showing details for "everdrise customer 12," with pending approval status, itemized charges, tax calculation, and summary totals including a tax total of $71 and amount due of $871.
Alt-text: Screenshot of an Oracle NetSuite invoice interface showing details for "everdrise customer 12," with pending approval status, itemized charges, tax calculation, and summary totals including a tax total of $71 and amount due of $871.

Sales and use tax calculation

  • Automatically calculate tax for each line item on a sales order and invoice, providing a detailed breakdown of the applied tax.

  • Identify undercollected and overcollected use tax to reduce liability and overpayments.

Exemption Management

  • Request, collect, validate, and archive customer exemption certificates directly within Dynamics 365 Finance to help ensure that compliance documents are up to date, formatted correctly, and ready for audits.
"NetSuite interface showing an address entry form with a pop-up message confirming an exemption certificate request has been initiated."
"NetSuite interface showing an address entry form with a pop-up message confirming an exemption certificate request has been initiated."

Exemption Management

  • Request, collect, validate, and archive customer exemption certificates directly within Dynamics 365 Finance to help ensure that compliance documents are up to date, formatted correctly, and ready for audits.

Global compliance

  • Automate calculation and reporting of VAT, GST, and customs duties and import taxes within Dynamics 365 Finance to maintain compliance on international sales.
Alt text: NetSuite transaction screen showing invoice details, items with tax codes calculated using Avalara AvaTax, including aerated drinks and furniture polishing.
Alt text: NetSuite transaction screen showing invoice details, items with tax codes calculated using Avalara AvaTax, including aerated drinks and furniture polishing.

Global compliance

  • Automate calculation and reporting of VAT, GST, and customs duties and import taxes within Dynamics 365 Finance to maintain compliance on international sales.

Integrated products in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance

Avalara AvaTax

AvaTax is the global tax engine at the heart of our AI-powered compliance platform. It delivers highly accurate, real-time tax calculations for multiple tax types (U.S. sales and use tax, VAT, and industry-specific taxes) across city, county, state, federal, and international jurisdictions.
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Avalara Returns

Offload the hassle of returns preparation, filing, remittance, and notice management (for U.S. sales and use tax or VAT). Our solution saves time, reduces costs, and ensures greater accuracy for businesses of any size in any industry. Avalara Returns processed and filed more than 6 million returns in 2024.
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Avalara Exemption Certification Management (ECM)

Streamline exemption certificate management to increase efficiency, save time, and reduce risk. ECM automates the process of collecting, storing, and validating exemption certificates for businesses of any size. ECM managed over 51 million documents and certificates in 2024.
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Avalara AvaTax for Accounts Payable

Automates consumer use tax compliance at scale. It uses real-time data and AI to determine product taxability, detect vendor sales tax errors, self-assess use tax, and allocate tax across jurisdictions — all from one centralized platform that integrates with most purchasing systems.
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Avalara AvaTax Cross-Border

Gain access to a one-stop shop for end-to-end international trade compliance. Avalara Cross-Border offers a suite of purpose-built products designed to calculate and estimate customs duties and import taxes in real time; automate the assignment and management of HS, HTS, and schedule B codes; and help businesses navigate global trade restrictions. Avalara Item Classification offers HS code support for over 180 countries.
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Avalara E-Invoicing and Live Reporting

Simplify the process of complying with vastly complex e-invoicing requirements. Avalara E-Invoicing and Live Reporting provides global compliance and coverage through a single application.
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Avalara 1099 & W9

Improve the way you manage Forms 1099, W-9, W-2, 1095, and others to simplify IRS e-filing, reduce the risk of IRS penalties, and streamline vendor information collection.
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Avalara AvaTax for VAT

Delivers automated VAT calculation for global sales and purchasing transactions. The solution uses AI to assign country-specific rates in real time, helping businesses apply the correct VAT treatment, reduce errors, and prepare for cross-border expansion. AvaTax for VAT integrates with most business systems, supports 190+ countries, and enables compliance with complex VAT rules at scale.
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Avalara VAT Returns and Reporting

Avalara VAT Returns automates preparation, filing, and remittance of VAT in 49 countries. The solution validates and files data based on local rules; supports real-time reporting, OSS/IOSS, and SAF-T; and uses AI to improve accuracy and reduce compliance risk across global operations.
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“We wanted one system that could do everything well — a few things very well — and we wanted it to be cloud-based. The teams involved with our tax compliance upgrade have been incredibly responsive and they work great together.”

  • — Matt James
    COO, Hickory Farms
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