Avalara Returns for Small Business simplifies the returns process, from preparation and filing to remittance
Low cost
Priced for your business and makes resources more efficient
Quick filing
Prepares and remits payments to appropriate jurisdictions in a few steps
Easy setup
Connects to many ecommerce systems and/or major marketplace platforms
Flexible options
Multiple options based on your filing needs
Why automate with Avalara Returns for Small Business
Juggling spreadsheets, tracking deadlines and schedules, and manually filing with each jurisdiction is a drain on your business.
Avalara Returns for Small Business helps small businesses reduce sales tax return prep time and eliminates the hassle of filing with each state website — all through a self-serve and easy-to-use application.
The process is simple
Connect your sales data to the solution
Add your state registration details
Start filing with a few easy steps
$249 annual subscription fee + $25 per return
Try it risk-free with our 60-day cancellation policy.
$249 annual subscription fee + $25 per return
Try it risk-free with our 60-day cancellation policy.
Getting your business up and running with Avalara is simple. Your sales data can be connected in the following ways:
Pull data directly from Shopify, Amazon, Etsy, or Walmart Marketplace
Import records via a simplified .csv upload process
Pull data directly from Shopify, Amazon, Etsy, or Walmart Marketplace
Import records via a simplified .csv upload process
All Avalara Returns products include:
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Single, easy-to-use dashboard
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Detailed state liability reports
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Extensive self-service support center
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Omnichannel integration (website, physical storefront)
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Integration with major ecommerce and marketplace platforms, POS, and other business systems (limited to Avalara AvaTax users)
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Easy access to historical filing records
Multi-user account access
Choose the product that’s right for you
Returns for Small Business
Simplify and manage your own returns process with ease.
$249 annual subscription
$25 per return
Managed Returns
Get advanced features and outsource the returns process to Avalara
Managed Returns Premium
Get advanced features and outsource the returns process with a dedicated tax preparer at Avalara
Returns for Small Business
Managed Returns
Managed Returns Premium
Returns for Small Business
Simplify and manage your own returns process with ease.
$249 annual subscription
$25 per return
Managed Returns
Get advanced features and outsource the returns process to Avalara
Managed Returns Premium
Get advanced features and outsource the returns process with a dedicated tax preparer at Avalara
“We spend more time on analysis, and less on transacting and processing taxes. Filing returns, by itself, can bog a team down for most of a month. During that cycle you can’t do any meaningful analysis or reconciling or implementation of internal controls, much less take a day off.”
—Beatrice Negru, Tax Analyst
Duo Security
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Frequently asked questions
Yes. Returns for Small Business was designed to work seamlessly with AvaTax and will sync data from your automated tax calculations right into your returns filing.
Your subscription fee stays the same no matter how many sales you make throughout the year.
Yes. Prior to filing, review your return in the same state-approved form you're already familiar with.
Yes. The solution accounts for merchandise returns from prior filing periods without requiring an amended return.
Yes. You can easily edit and make adjustments to your sales data after it’s been synced.
Yes. The solution handles your nontaxable items and exempt sales, so you don’t pay more (or less) than you need to.
Yes. With electronic filing — where available — returns are filed directly with the government electronically by Avalara, eliminating the need to spend time mailing paper returns or navigating DOR websites.
You will be billed at the end of the calendar month in which the returns were filed.
We noticed a lot of our customers need access to the Avalara platform to reconcile and aggregate their sales tax data but they don’t necessarily use it for filing. The fee allows any customer to use the Avalara platform and benefit from the innovation due to Avalara’s investment in technology and content.
Returns for Small Business is only offered with an annual subscription.
