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Avalara Sales Tax Risk Assessment

Get your assessment to know when and where you need to register your business

Content, Data, and Insights

Avalara Sales Tax Risk Assessment

Get your assessment to know when and where you need to register your business

WHAT IS IT?

Easily determine your state tax obligations with the Avalara Sales Tax Risk Assessment

Understanding state nexus laws and knowing where to register can be complicated and risky to do on your own. The Avalara Sales Tax Risk Assessment helps you identify where you’ve triggered physical and economic nexus so you can meet your U.S. sales tax obligations.

WHY DO I NEED IT?

Keep up with constantly changing tax laws

Sales tax compliance is complex. Ever-changing state tax laws present a challenge for businesses of all sizes: staying compliant.
Meeting your tax obligations is a requirement that only gets more difficult as your business evolves.

Choose the assessment right for you

Features
Free Sales Tax Risk Assessment
Sales Tax Risk Assessment Standard
Sales Tax Risk Assessment Premium

Economic nexus analysis


Economic nexus analysis period

1-year lookback

1-year lookback

4-year to 5-year lookback


Downloadable assessment report


Detailed assessment including reference to state statutes


Physical nexus analysis


Tax liability determination

1-year, high-level estimation

4-year to 5-year, more exact liability calculation


Access to nexus specialists


Results consultation and recommendations


Economic nexus start dates


Taxability guidance




MOST POPULAR
Free Sales Tax Risk Assessment

High-level estimate of tax obligations based solely on economic nexus laws and requirements

Free
Sales Tax Risk Assessment Standard

In-depth economic and physical nexus obligation evaluations and a personalized consultation

$4,500
Sales Tax Risk Assessment Premium

In-depth economic and physical nexus tax liability calculations over five years plus taxability guidance

$8,500

Economic nexus analysis

Economic nexus analysis period

1-year lookback

1-year lookback

4-year to 5-year lookback

Downloadable assessment report

Detailed assessment including reference to state statutes

Physical nexus analysis

Tax liability determination

1-year, high-level estimation

4-year to 5-year, more exact liability calculation

Access to nexus specialists

Results consultation and recommendations

Economic nexus start dates

Taxability guidance

What is nexus and why does it matter?

Determine which type of nexus you’ve triggered

Analysis of nexus thresholds with a graph and data points

What is economic nexus

Economic nexus is a connection to a state that is based entirely on sales volume into the state and creates an obligation to register and remit sales tax to that state.

Obligations can be triggered by having as little as $100,000 worth of sales in a state or making 200 individual transactions. These criteria are also called nexus thresholds. Thresholds vary by state and the requirements can be difficult to navigate.  

Learn about each state’s rules for economic nexus

What is physical nexus?

Physical presence in a state creates an obligation to register and remit sales tax to that state. Physical presence can include everything from having a retail storefront to renting or owning property, employing remote workers, and even storing property in a fulfillment center or a location owned by someone else.

Physical presence is one of the first things state tax auditors look for during an audit when determining whether you have a tax obligation.  

Learn about each state’s rules for physical nexus

What is nexus and why does it matter?

Determine which type of nexus you’ve triggered

Analysis of nexus thresholds with a graph and data points

What is economic nexus

Economic nexus is a connection to a state that is based entirely on sales volume into the state and creates an obligation to register and remit sales tax to that state.

Obligations can be triggered by having as little as $100,000 worth of sales in a state or making 200 individual transactions. These criteria are also called nexus thresholds. Thresholds vary by state and the requirements can be difficult to navigate.  

Learn about each state’s rules for economic nexus

What is physical nexus?

Physical presence in a state creates an obligation to register and remit sales tax to that state. Physical presence can include everything from having a retail storefront to renting or owning property, employing remote workers, and even storing property in a fulfillment center or a location owned by someone else.

Physical presence is one of the first things state tax auditors look for during an audit when determining whether you have a tax obligation.  

Learn about each state’s rules for physical nexus

Explore nexus and sales tax resources

Assess your sales tax obligations

Take your risk assessment and we’ll help you discover where you have sales tax responsibilities.

Assess your sales tax obligations

Take your risk assessment and we’ll help you discover where you have sales tax responsibilities.