Avalara Starts CPA Program
Avalara has started a two-tiered accountants program that gives firms access to use of its sales-and-use tax products and services, along with other benefits, depending on their level of participation.The thrust is to encourage accountants to expand their programs via use of the company's offerings, according to Jeff Anderson, senior product manager for the Avalara Accountants Advantage Program
The standard membership is $95 a year. That gives firms a copy of AvaTax for unlimited internal use. They also receive a connector to one ERP program for free. AvaTax has connectors for most major accounting packages and the connectors are necessary for AvaTax to work with the financial software. Pro-level members pay $190 per year. Besides getting not-for-resale copies of AvaTax, they can also offer discounts to clients, including 20 percent off the activation fee for the company's AvaCert, exemption certificate management, and on AvaFile, the company's sales tax filing service.
