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Find a Location

Avalara Inc has 3 locations, listed below.

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    • Avalara Inc

      255 S King St Ste 1200 Seattle, WA 98104-3317

      BBB Accredited Business
    • Avalara Inc

      6465 Greenwood Plaza Blvd Ste 200 Centennial, CO 80111-4910

      BBB Accredited Business
    • Avalara, Inc.

      512 S Mangum St STE 100 Durham, NC 27701

    Business ProfileforAvalara Inc

    Computer Software Developers
    HeadquartersMulti Location Business
    BBB accredited business
    The Complaints and Reviews shown on this HQ profile may have been submitted against either the HQ itself or one of the corporate-owned locations found under "Find Locations".

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1.09/5stars

    Average of 32 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    97 complaints closed in last 3 years

    57 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 6/30/2022

    Years in Business: 25

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Reasons for BBB Rating

    Overview

    Avalara helps businesses of all sizes get tax compliance right. In partnership with leading ERP, accounting, ecommerce, and other financial management system providers, Avalara delivers automated, cloud-based compliance solutions for transaction tax, including sales and use, VAT, GST, excise, communications, lodging, and other indirect tax types.

    Products & Services

    Avalara Sales Tax Suite, Avalara AvaTax, Avalara Returns, Avalara CertCapture, Avalara Licensing, Avalara Tax Advisory Services, AvaTax Cross-Border, Avalara international tax solutions, Avalara for Small Businesses, Avalara MyLodgeTax, AvaTax Excise, AvaTax for Communications, Streamlined Sales Tax (SST), Avalara for Beverage Alcohol 

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    Avalara Inc has 3 locations, listed below.

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      • Avalara Inc

        255 S King St Ste 1200 Seattle, WA 98104-3317

        BBB Accredited Business
      • Avalara Inc

        6465 Greenwood Plaza Blvd Ste 200 Centennial, CO 80111-4910

        BBB Accredited Business
      • Avalara, Inc.

        512 S Mangum St STE 100 Durham, NC 27701

      Headquarters
      255 S King St Ste 1200, Seattle, WA 98104-3317
      BBB File Opened:
      6/3/2005
      Years in Business:
      25
      Business Started:
      8/11/1999
      Business Incorporated:
      8/11/1999
      Accredited Since:
      6/30/2022
      Licensing Information:
      This business is in an industry that may require professional licensing, bonding or registration. BBB encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met.
      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Alternate Business Name
      • Avalara AvaTax
      • Track1099
      • Avalara
      • Avalara.com
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      Hours of Operation

      Primary

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      8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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      8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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      8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
      Th:
      8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
      F:
      8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
      Sa:
      Closed
      Su:
      Closed
      Business Management
      • Mr. Bobby Sands, Vice President of Customer Excellence
      • Ms. Courtney Wendel-Stevenson, Sr. Manager, Community Strategy
      • Ms. Celina Romera, Community Reviews Specialist
      • Mr. Amit Mathradas, President/COO
      • Ms. Alesia Pinney, EVP & Chief Legal Officer
      • Mr. Ross Tennenbaum, CFO
      • Mr. Scott McFarlane, Founder/CEO
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Mr. Amit Mathradas, President/COO
      • Ms. Alesia Pinney, EVP & Chief Legal Officer
      • Mr. Ross Tennenbaum, CFO
      • Mr. Scott McFarlane, Founder/CEO

      Customer Contact

      • Mr. Bobby Sands, Vice President of Customer Excellence
      • Ms. Courtney Wendel-Stevenson, Sr. Manager, Community Strategy
      • Ms. Celina Romera, Community Reviews Specialist
      Additional Contact Information

      Fax Numbers

      • (206) 780-5011
        Primary Fax

      Phone Numbers

      Customer Complaints

      97 Customer Complaints

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      Customer Reviews

      32 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Grant R

      1 star

      08/23/2024

      I cannot express enough how disappointed and frustrated we are with Avalaras services. Since integrating Avalara with our WooCommerce website, we have faced nothing but problems, costing us tens of thousands of dollars and an enormous amount of time and resources.From the start, we encountered a serious issue with duplicate transactions being submitted. After a month of back-and-forth with their support, it was finally determined that the problem stemmed from the way Avalara guided us to set up our account. This mistake doubled our tax filings, and weve been fighting to fix it ever since. Despite resolving the issue once, a July update from Avalara reactivated the problem without our consent, leading to more duplicate transactions and locked data, which we cannot correct.On top of that, weve dealt with Avalaras unreliable support system, where we cant even log in to get help. Our attempts to reset the password fail, and the page often doesnt load. This is unacceptable for a service weve paid tens of thousands of dollars for..Worst of all, in early April, Avalaras AvaTax plugin caused our customers to be unable to check out on our website. We were left with no choice but to disable the plugin, which meant we couldnt collect sales tax for two months. Despite repeated promises of a quick fix, it took until mid-June to resolve, causing significant financial ********* summary, Avalara has been a nightmare to work with. We are dealing with multiple unresolved issues that are directly Avalaras fault, and their poor communication and lack of support have only made things worse. Weve wasted an incredible amount of money trying to make their system work, and unless they take immediate action and issue a refund, we will be looking for alternative solutions.If youre considering Avalara for your business, think twice. Our experience has been nothing short of a disaster.

      Avalara Inc Response

      08/26/2024

      *****, thank you for bringing your experience to our attention here as well as on other platforms. We have escalated your concerns internally and we understand we have since been in contact with your team. We look forward to resolving and improving your experience.

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