Technology Record - Issue 26: Autumn 2022

87 business. It is difficult for domestic companies as they have to navigate the complexity of the many different tax rules that are in force across a single country. However, for those operating internationally, this task becomes more daunting. Leveraging a cloud-first strategy supports cloud-based tax automation because the cloud connects into most enterprise resource planning, accounting, and ecommerce systems. It also supports US sales and use tax, as well as valueadded tax (VAT), goods and services tax (GST), and other cross-border taxes. Recent changes to sales tax governance across the globe, particularly economic nexus and a move towards digital tax initiatives and e-invoicing rules, have accelerated the need for more real-time, reliable cloud-based compliance solutions for a growing number of businesses. Avalara is solving the growing tax compliance burden for large and small businesses. To do this efficiently we are constantly delivering innovative solutions designed to take the pain out of compliance and leveraging automation to make it easy for companies all over the world to streamline their tax compliance management. Leveraging the right technology tools and partners is a critical element of this strategy. One of these key elements includes our sales tax integration for Microsoft Dynamics, which helps with basic tax management with Dynamics 365. The Dynamics 365 framework supports many types of indirect taxes, such as sales tax, VAT, GST, unit-based fees and withholding tax. These taxes are calculated and documented during purchase and sales transactions, and must be reported and paid to the relevant authorities. Avalara’s integration with Microsoft Dynamics gives Dynamics 365 customers access to full tax compliance management. We’ve integrated a standalone microservice built on top of Microsoft Azure into our Tax Calculation Service, allowing us to enhance the tax determination and calculation capabilities of Dynamics 365 applications with a more flexible and fully configurable solution. As a result, we’re able to give customers access to full tax compliance management, which automates and standardises tax calculations across countries and regions. This helps users to configure and execute complex tax determination rules and calculations using formulas and conditions, and helps to simplify compliance maintenance for local regulations. Danny Fields is executive vice president of engineering and chief technology officer at Avalara

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