Returns & Reporting
Offload the high cost and hassle of returns preparation, filing, and remittance — with automation
Find sales tax returns automation solutions for businesses of all sizes from small businesses to enterprise-level companies
Returns & Reporting
Offload the high cost and hassle of returns preparation, filing, and remittance — with automation
Find sales tax returns automation solutions for businesses of all sizes from small businesses to enterprise-level companies
Benefits of using Avalara Returns
SAVE TIME
Remove the manual tasks that expend your resources
Export sales data instantly with auto-populated forms
Access filing schedules and rules for every jurisdiction through a single dashboard
Remit once to all jurisdictions in a few easy steps
Digitally archive and store records for easy retrieval
REDUCE COSTS
Focus on more important parts of your business
Reduce the costs of outsourcing for manual filing
Manage returns within your other business applications
Let resources focus on revenue-generating tasks
Grow and scale without slowing your business
MITIGATE RISK
Improve accuracy and reduce audit risk
Easy access to records
Detailed state liability reports
Minimized disruption during an audit
Benefits of using Avalara Returns
SAVE TIME
Remove the manual tasks that expend your resources
- Export sales data instantly with auto-populated forms
- Access filing schedules and rules for every jurisdiction through a single dashboard
- Remit once to all jurisdictions in a few easy steps
- Digitally archive and store records for easy retrieval
REDUCE COSTS
Focus on more important parts of your business
- No expensive CPAs filing on your behalf
- Manage returns within your other business applications
- Resources can focus on revenue-generating tasks
- Grow and scale without slowing your business
MITIGATE RISK
Improve accuracy and reduce audit risk
- Timely, accurate filings
- Easy access to records
- Detailed state liability reports
- Minimized disruption during an audit
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Avalara helps businesses large or small — and anywhere in between
Avalara Returns for Small Business
Designed for smaller businesses without a dedicated tax team who want a quick way to get started with automation and a better way to file in multiple tax jurisdictions. The turn-key solution lets you easily upload your sales data, add registration details, and file in just a few simple steps.
Avalara Managed Returns
Ideal for larger businesses wanting to outsource the end-to-end returns process, including sales tax preparation, filing, remittance, and notice management. Managed Returns also includes state and local returns, filing in Canada, and other advanced capabilities.
Avalara Managed Returns Premium
If your business has complex transactions or requires dedicated support, Managed Returns Premium provides all of the benefits of Managed Returns plus a dedicated preparer and point of contact for your filing needs.
Returns products for many tax types
Avalara can also help you with excise
and communications taxes.
Avalara helps businesses large or small — and anywhere in between
Avalara Returns for Small Business
Designed for smaller businesses without a dedicated tax team who want a quick way to get started with automation and a better way to file in multiple tax jurisdictions. The turn-key solution lets you easily upload your sales data, add registration details, and file in just a few simple steps.
Avalara Managed Returns
Ideal for larger businesses wanting to outsource the end-to-end returns process, including sales tax preparation, filing, remittance, and notice management. Managed Returns also includes state and local returns, filing in Canada, and other advanced capabilities.
Avalara Managed Returns Premium
If your business has complex transactions or requires dedicated support, Managed Returns Premium provides all of the benefits of Managed Returns plus a dedicated preparer and point of contact for your filing needs.
Returns products for many tax types
Avalara can also help you with excise, and communications taxes.
All Avalara Returns products include:
Single, easy-to-use dashboard
Detailed state liability reports
Omnichannel integration (website, physical storefront)
Extensive self-service support center
Multi-user account access
Easy access to historical filing records
Integration with major ecommerce and marketplace platforms, POS, and other business systems (limited to Avalara AvaTax users)
Choose the right product for your business
Returns for Small Business
Managed Returns
Managed Returns Premium
Automated extraction of sales data from select marketplace, ecommerce, and accounting platforms
Sales and sellers use tax forms for every state
Consumer use tax filing
Outsourced filing for all returns
Optional ($25 per return)
Automated syncing with multiple sales and accounting channels
CSV transaction upload and error alerts
Economic nexus heat map
Transaction creation and editing within the UI
Management of filing entities and users in a single account
Support for free Streamlined Sales Tax SST returns
Sales tax and sellers use tax forms for local jurisdictions
Single source of payment (Avalara Treasury)
Notice management (notifications of changes to your returns from DORs)
Multi-location returns
Prepayments calculation and filing
Canadian returns
Direct point of contact and dedicated tax preparer
Getting your business up and running with Avalara Returns is simple
01
Sync your sales data from Avalara AvaTax or from Shopify, Amazon, Etsy, or Walmart Marketplace
02
Add registration details for all the locations where you file
03
Access Avalara Returns dashboard and remit payments automatically with a few steps
"The implementation of Avalara’s solution was really seamless and user-friendly. It was a simple, turnkey process, and when we have questions, the team at Avalara is very responsive.”
— Lois Browne, Vice President of Finance
Dylan’s Candy Bar
