Sales Tax Risk Assessment
Get your assessment to know when and where to register your business
Sales Tax Risk Assessment
Get your assessment to know when and where to register your business
Avalara Sales Tax Risk Assessment makes it easy for you to determine your state tax obligations
Understanding state nexus laws and knowing where you need to register can be complicated and risky if done on your own. Avalara's Sales Tax Risk Assessment helps make the process easier.
Sales tax risk assessment
What it is
Avalara Sales Tax Risk Assessment is a self-serve questionnaire that collects and analyzes information about your business to help you determine where you may have nexus.
Why you need it
Sales tax compliance is complex, and the ever-changing tax laws imposed by states present a challenge for businesses of every size.
Meeting your tax obligations is a requirement that only gets more difficult as your business evolves.
What you get
Avalara offers two assessment options to meet your needs:
Basic assessment: high-level estimate of your tax obligations based solely on economic nexus laws.
Full assessment: detailed risk analysis of your tax obligations based on state physical nexus and economic nexus laws. Results are evaluated by a team of tax professionals who make filing recommendations and provide a comprehensive written report and personalized consultation.
Choose the assessment right for you
Basic assessment
Full assessment
High-level estimate of tax obligations based solely on economic nexus laws and requirements
Free
In-depth evaluation of economic nexus and physical nexus state tax obligations, including personalized consultation
$4,500
Economic nexus analysis
Downloadable assessment report
Physical nexus analysis
Access to nexus specialists
State statutes analysis
Results consultation
State liability analysis and recommendations
What is nexus and why does it matter?
Figure out which type of nexus you have
Economic nexus
Economic nexus is a connection to a state based entirely on sales volume into the state. Businesses can have tax obligations by selling as little as $100,000 or making 200 individual transactions. Thresholds vary by state and the requirements can be difficult to navigate.
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, renting or owning property, employing remote workers, even storing property in a fulfillment center or 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.
What is nexus and why does it matter?
Figure out which type of nexus you have
Economic nexus
Economic nexus is a connection to a state based entirely on sales volume into the state. Businesses can have tax obligations by selling as little as $100,000 or making 200 individual transactions. Thresholds vary by state and the requirements can be difficult to navigate.
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, renting or owning property, employing remote workers, even storing property in a fulfillment center or 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 more about nexus and state tax laws
“The overall flow and functionality of the tool is up-to-par with our high expectations of Avalara's products. The tool is laid out so well and features are simple enough for any analyst to start working right away with a very limited learning curve.”
— Senior tax analyst with a leading Saas firm
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