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The Wacky World of Sales
Tax
12,000+
TAXING JURISDICTIONS
Arapahoe, CO
3.25%
Aurora CD
Only
7.0%
Arapahoe, Aurora
8.0%
SMALLEST STJ
EVA! 9.65%
Hoisington Subway CID +0.50%
SPECIAL BBQ
STJ Ozark Bar-Be-Que
CID - MISSOURI
TALKING ABOUT
FOOD…
0.00%
8.875%
twix
• Candy is taxable in most states.
• Twix has flour listed in the first three
ingredients therefore some states consider
it food and exempt it from tax
• Flour is wheat hence Agricultural subsidies
TAXABLE IN
MOST STATES
twix
• Candy is taxable in most states.
• Twix has flour listed in the first three
ingredients therefore some states consider
it food and exempt it from tax
• Flour is wheat hence Agricultural subsidies
0.00%
MORE CRAZY
TAXABILITY RULES
IN COLORADO…
0.00% TAXABLE!
Pool Cleaning &
Nebraska
• Outdoor cleaning is exempt
• Indoor is taxed
EXEMPT IN
Pool Cleaning &
Nebraska
• Outdoor cleaning is exempt
• Indoor is taxed
HOSED!
Flights in New York
• If you charter a plane with a pilot, sales tax is exempt
• If you don’t have a pilot, you have to pay
$$
CHARTERED FLIGHTS
IN NEW YORK…
Pennsylvania &
Formal wear
• Clothing is exempt except for Formal WearPENNSYLVANIA
UNLESS IT’S
FORMAL WEAR
152,000,000 Mailing Addresses
12,000 Jurisdictional Rule-sets
10,000 Sales/Use/Rental Tax Rates
Millions Product/Service Exemptions
100,000 Buyer/Seller Exemptions
1,000 Changes Annually
131,00
0
Fuel Tax Scenarios
County /
Parish
State
Federal
City /
Town
International
GovernmentCommerce
MPOS /
POS
eComm
ERP
Engines and Databases
Calculation / Doc Management / Forms
AVALARA
3rd Party
Products
ENGINES & DATABASES
CONTENT
Boundaries, Rules, Rates, Citations,
Exemptions, Licenses, Certificates, Forms,
Products, UPC/HTC codes..
$
Platform
Payment
Determination Doc Mgmt Compliance
PRODUCTS400+
Connectors
to 3rd Partner
Systems
API
Engines and Databases
Calculation / Doc Management /
Forms
400+ Connectors
25CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY |
26CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY |
curl --user 1234567890:A1B2C3D4E5F6G7H8
--header "Content-Type: text/json"
--data @/Docs/getTaxRequest.json
"https://development.avalara.net/1.0/tax/get"
{
"CustomerCode": "ABC4335",
"DocDate": "2014-01-01",
"CompanyCode": "APITrialCompany",
"Client": "AvaTaxSample",
"DocCode": "INV001",
"DetailLevel": "Tax",
"Commit": "false",
"DocType": "SalesInvoice",
"CustomerUsageType": "G",
"BusinessIdentificationNo": "234243",
"ExemptionNo": "12345",
"Discount": "50",
"TaxOverride": {
"TaxOverrideType": "TaxDate",
"Reason": "Adjustment for return",
"TaxDate": "2013-07-01",
"TaxAmount": "0",
curl --user 1234567890:A1B2C3D4E5F6G7H8
--header "Content-Type: text/json"
--data @/Docs/getTaxRequest.json
"https://development.avalara.net/1.0/tax/get"
{
"CustomerCode": "ABC4335",
"DocDate": "2014-01-01",
"CompanyCode": "APITrialCompany",
"Client": "AvaTaxSample",
"DocCode": "INV001",
"DetailLevel": "Tax",
"Commit": "false",
"DocType": "SalesInvoice",
"CustomerUsageType": "G",
"BusinessIdentificationNo": "234243",
"ExemptionNo": "12345",
"Discount": "50",
"TaxOverride": {
"TaxOverrideType": "TaxDate",
"Reason": "Adjustment for return",
"TaxDate": "2013-07-01",
"TaxAmount": "0",
curl --user 1234567890:A1B2C3D4E5F6G7H8
--header "Content-Type: text/json"
--data @/Docs/getTaxRequest.json
"https://development.avalara.net/1.0/tax/get"
{
"DocCode": "INV001",
"DocDate": "2014-01-01",
"ResultCode": "Success",
"TaxAddresses": [
{
"Address": "118 N Clark St",
"AddressCode": "02",
"City": "Chicago",
"Country": "US",
"JurisCode": "1703114000",
"Latitude": "41.884132",
"Longitude": "-87.631048",
"PostalCode": "60602",
"Region": "IL",
"TaxRegionId": "2062953"
},
{
"Address": "45 Fremont Street",
"AddressCode": "01",
"City": "San Francisco",
"Country": "US",
{
"DocCode": "INV001",
"DocDate": "2014-01-01",
"ResultCode": "Success",
"TaxAddresses": [
{
"Address": "118 N Clark St",
"AddressCode": "02",
"City": "Chicago",
"Country": "US",
"JurisCode": "1703114000",
"Latitude": "41.884132",
"Longitude": "-87.631048",
"PostalCode": "60602",
"Region": "IL",
"TaxRegionId": "2062953"
},
{
"Address": "45 Fremont Street",
"AddressCode": "01",
"City": "San Francisco",
"Country": "US",
Year
Web Sales
('000) Growth
2014 $304,913 15.4%
In this world nothing can
be said to be certain,
except death and taxes.
- Benjamin Franklin
@avadev
http://developer.avalara.com
@avadev

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