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What advice would you give to someone thinking about Avalara?

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Tracey Smith

Department Manager Sales Tax Compliance

Hendrick Automotive Group
Role Department Manager Sales Tax Compliance
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What advice would you give to someone thinking about Avalara?

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You know what? Just reach out to the a polarity. I think you know whether it's from their sales or even you know, their...

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Role Tax Manager
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What advice would you give to someone thinking about Avalara?

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I would ask for a good demo of the implementation process. Not only, you know, it's good to understand the process but t...

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Role Sales Tax Specialist
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What advice would you give to someone thinking about Avalara?

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I would say that. First of all, what are you waiting for? You are going to save a lot of time and you're going to save y...

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Role Sr. Accounting Manager
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What advice would you give to someone thinking about Avalara?

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Just do it, just do it. It's implementation for us. I would say it's pretty simple. Like there's work that goes into it....

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Role Excise Tax Manager
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What advice would you give to someone thinking about Avalara?

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So I would give an advice that there's always a better way of doing something, right. I've been in indirect tax sales ta...

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Dionesi Lopez

Senior Tax Accountant

ISACA
Role Senior Tax Accountant
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What advice would you give to someone thinking about Avalara?

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I would say the time savings is worth it and just overall from a compliance standpoint, I feel so much better and that w...

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Role Compliance Manager
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What advice would you give to someone thinking about Avalara?

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Um, well I give I give it, I've been soliciting, you guys crazy because I do have a lot of friends in the industry. And...

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Samantha Cougot

Accounting Specialist

Starc Systems
Industry Manufacturing
Role Accounting Specialist
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What advice would you give to someone thinking about Avalara?

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Any new software is a leap of faith. I, as I said before, I didn't go through the implementation process of Apple are. S...

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Vershawn Thompson
Vershawn Thompson

International Accountant

Vectorworks
Industry Software Development
Role International Accountant
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What advice would you give to someone thinking about Avalara?

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I think you should try it if you're considering purchasing a velour for your business, you should come to crush first an...

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Role Finance Coordinator
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What advice would you give to someone thinking about Avalara?

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I would say, do your research, ask your questions at first, I was like, well maybe I should ask this, but I feel like al...

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Role Accountant
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What advice would you give to someone thinking about Avalara?

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And once they have layers easy support is difficult. My understanding is they're improving on that and I hope to see tho...

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Amber Holifield

AR & Sales Tax Specialist

Currey & Company
Role AR & Sales Tax Specialist
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What advice would you give to someone thinking about Avalara?

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I would say maybe come to one of the crushes. I would say talk to some people that have maybe a Valera as well as like s...

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Role CFO / CIO
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What advice would you give to someone thinking about Avalara?

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I would say don't hesitate the ROI is exponential, the time savings, the ease-of-use, and just to know that you're in co...

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Role Senior Tax Analyst
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What advice would you give to someone thinking about Avalara?

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Definitely do it. It's a no-brainer. I've worked with other competitor Solutions, and I found that this is a lot easier...

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Role CFO
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What advice would you give to someone thinking about Avalara?

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I say, do it 100%. I mean, it's unbelievable. The time it brings back stress level and managing dates and compliance so...

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Sue Parks

Director of Accounting

Belmont Instrument LLC
Role Director of Accounting
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What advice would you give to someone thinking about Avalara?

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So I think the best advice is get the tool before you need it. Going backwards to try to get compliant is really hard so...

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Role Senior Tax Analyst
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What advice would you give to someone thinking about Avalara?

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I would say, definitely if you're a company that wants to be able to utilize your employees to the best of The company's...

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What advice would you give to someone thinking about Avalara?

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I would say that it is, you know, like any software it takes some time to sort of learn it and understand its quirks jus...

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Role Accounting Supervisor
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What advice would you give to someone thinking about Avalara?

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Well, the the time Vans, it's the Savings in time, I mean, it's pretty much gave us a whole new accountant that wasn't t...

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Role Accountant
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What advice would you give to someone thinking about Avalara?

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I would start small and just look into the sales. Use tax and returns just for filing purposes. That was that was the be...

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Role Director of Finance
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What advice would you give to someone thinking about Avalara?

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Oh do it. Just do it from the support to your cam to understanding and reading those transactions and the tax codes. The...

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Role Associate
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What advice would you give to someone thinking about Avalara?

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So because it's reliable, as for my experience or my team to experience its reliable. It's efficient, I would really sug...

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Role President
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What advice would you give to someone thinking about Avalara?

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So the best advice that I would give to them is and I'll be critical. Level are here and say that you guys in the past o...

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What advice would you give to someone thinking about Avalara?

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Consider it plain and simple considerate. It's a huge Time Savings. It is the legal backing is huge. If Advil, if we hav...

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Role Controller
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What advice would you give to someone thinking about Avalara?

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Don't wait do it now. The longer you wait, the more you're gonna have to possibly fix later and you're just going to say...

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Role Sr. Accountant Tax
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What advice would you give to someone thinking about Avalara?

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I would say definitely give it a try. It's if you're looking for a tax software that automates sales tax and gives good...

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Role Accounting Manager
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What advice would you give to someone thinking about Avalara?

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If you're wanting to scale and grow and be more compliant, I think need to push a trigger and get on a Valera Scott the...

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Role Tax Manager
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What advice would you give to someone thinking about Avalara?

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If you're still doing it manually, it's time to get automated with the process because the laws change all the times the...

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Industry Professional
Role Director of Tax
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What advice would you give to someone thinking about Avalara?

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I would say do it, you're not going to find someone better than a Valera especially with the new integration of all ther...

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Ramsey Aki

Accounting Manager

PW Gillibrand
Role Accounting Manager
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What advice would you give to someone thinking about Avalara?

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I would say avalara is a great company. I know they've been around for twenty two years, but it seems like they are stil...

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Rachael Balancia

Account Services & Tax Manager

Gemaire Distributors
Role Account Services & Tax Manager
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What advice would you give to someone thinking about Avalara?

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I would say the saying, you never want to mess with Uncle, Sam stays true through and through, whether it be on the busi...

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Preya Chandan

Senior Tax Accountant

Singer Equipment
Role Senior Tax Accountant
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What advice would you give to someone thinking about Avalara?

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Don't delay, it's time to get on it right now. What's coming down? The pipeline is a lot more chaotic. It might sound li...

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Role Corporate Tax Director
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What advice would you give to someone thinking about Avalara?

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I think that it's definitely something to consider and to look into just because it again it's all around solution and t...

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Michael Fernandez

Business Solutions Manager / Business Analyst

GATC
Role Business Solutions Manager / Business Analyst
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What advice would you give to someone thinking about Avalara?

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My biggest advice would be take a look at how much time you spend doing your own research or having to fill out your own...

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Lauren Shepard

Senior Tax Accountant

VeG ER for Pets
Industry Professional
Role Senior Tax Accountant
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What advice would you give to someone thinking about Avalara?

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I would say just probably try it out. I know it's nervous to try something new at first, but once you've realized all of...

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Lauren Gumpel

Customer Service Manager

Eschenbach
Role Customer Service Manager
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What advice would you give to someone thinking about Avalara?

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They should really consider it. It's going to save them a lot of time, it's going to save them a lot of hassle. You tax...

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Role Senior Accountant
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What advice would you give to someone thinking about Avalara?

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A Valera is an investment. There is no, there are no two ways about it is is an investment, but if you think of it in te...

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Kara McKelvey

Sr. Accountant

Mycronic
Role Sr. Accountant
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What advice would you give to someone thinking about Avalara?

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You just need to do it. You just need to think about what what are you doing right now? And imagine not doing it. It's j...

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Role SALT Accountant
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What advice would you give to someone thinking about Avalara?

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There's a demo available for anything that you might be interested in, make the connection meet the people have the demo...

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Customer Story
Role Sales Tax Specialist
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What advice would you give to someone thinking about Avalara?

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I would say that you absolutely need to jump on board, you're going to save yourself time and you're in a save yourself,...

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Catherin Rivers

Sr. Manager, Sales & Use Tax

Genuine Parts
Role Sr. Manager, Sales & Use Tax
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What advice would you give to someone thinking about Avalara?

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I say you should at least have a conversation. Yeah. Just to see if it fits. What you guys are doing the scale of the bu...

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Brittany Allgood

Manager, State & Local Tax (SALT)

WallkerGreer
Role Manager, State & Local Tax (SALT)
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What advice would you give to someone thinking about Avalara?

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Pull the trigger, you won't.

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Role Accounting/IT
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What advice would you give to someone thinking about Avalara?

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I've actually looked at both programs, I have looked at vertex before we even went with a Valera. We did our homework, r...

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Role Staff Accountant
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What advice would you give to someone thinking about Avalara?

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I think one of the key pieces of advice is really kind of do your homework on who used to help integrate at Valera into...

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