Setup Avalara AvaTax

Avalara AvaTax for AgoraCart

Avalara AvaTax is a cloud-based solution automating transaction tax calculations and the tax filing process. Avalara provides real-time tax calculation using tax content from more than 12,000 US taxing jurisdictions and over 200 countries, insuring your transaction tax is calculated based on the most current tax rules.

Configuration / User Guide

Navigate to the tax manager in your store manager admin panel:

Click on Store Settings link on left hand side of screen.
Click Tax Settings & Logic button.
Click on Avalara tab.

AvaTax Connection & Module Settings

Enable Avalara AvaTax: Enable or disable Avalara Tax services.

Select Avalara AvaTax Mode for your Store: Select Production to go live or sandbox for testing purposes.

Enable AvaTax Tax Calculations: Turn on or off tax calculations. Can be enabled or disabled independently of address verification.

Enable AvaTax Adddress Verification:Turn on or off address verification. Can be enabled or disabled independently of tax calculations, but we suggest you keep it enabled if using the AvaTax calculations.

Enable Transaction (Document) Committing/Submission: Enables tax document submission to Avalara’s AvaTax service for record keeping. With this setting enabled, transactions will be posted and committed to the AvaTax Admin Console.

Enable Logging: Log detailed transaction activity for troubleshooting purposes. Enable only when instructed by support.

Enable Debug Mode for Avalara:Shows transaction details on screen for troubleshooting purposes. Enable only when instructed by support.

Avalara Account Number: Provided during your AvaTax account activation process.

Avalara License Key: Provided during your AvaTax account activation process.

Avalara AvaTax Company Code: The case-sensitive code that identifies the company profile in your AvaTax accounts.

Avalara Default Origin Address Line 1: First address line for where products are shipped from or where services originate.

Avalara Default Origin Address Line 2: Second address line for where products are shipped from or where services originate. Leave blank if not applicable.

Avalara Default Origin City: City where products are shipped from or where services originate.
Avalara Default Origin State or Province: State/Province where products are shipped from or where services originate.

Avalara Default Origin Zip/Postal Code: Zip/Postal code for where products are shipped from or where services originate.

Avalara Default Origin Country: Select country where products are shipped from or where services originate.

When done, click Submit Tax Settings Changes

AvaTax Admin Control Panel

You can access your Avalara.com account settings at: https://admin.avalara.com

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