The Taxing Truth: How Avalara Makes Compliance Easy The Unofficial Sage Intacct podcast

The Taxing Truth: How Avalara Makes Compliance Easy

16d ago 49:20

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Michael Hulett from Avalara joins the podcast to explain how their tax compliance software helps businesses navigate the increasingly complex landscape of sales tax regulations. With over 43,000 customers, 1,200+ integrations, and expertise handling more than 12,000 tax jurisdictions, Avalara has become the global leader in making tax compliance manageable. Michael shares fascinating insights about the most challenging tax scenarios, from software's evolving taxability to the complexities of state-specific regulations and even the different tax treatments of sliced versus unsliced bagels in New York.

(00:00) - Welcome to The Unofficial Sage Intacct Podcast
(01:09) - Meet Michael from Avalara
(06:31) - Avalara's Role and Services
(12:04) - Global Reach and Challenges
(13:27) - Integration with Sage Intacct
(18:35) - Avalara's Comprehensive Tax Solutions
(25:00) - The Importance of Tax Compliance Solutions
(26:01) - Challenges in Manual Tax Compliance
(27:17) - Automating Tax Compliance with Avalara
(28:12) - The Role of Finance Teams in Tax Compliance
(30:38) - Complexities of Tax Jurisdictions
(34:20) - Avalara's Integration and Human Component
(38:57) - Challenging Tax Jurisdictions
(43:56) - The Complexity of Software Taxation
(47:06) - Concluding Thoughts and Dad Joke

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