Sales Tax Apps
Companies start using Sales Tax Apps to automate tracking of:
- Sales and other charges to customers
- Sales Thresholds
- Sales Tax liabilities
- Sales Tax Returns and Filings
There are tons of sales tax apps that integrate with Amazon and Shopify and yet only some integrate with Xero, QuickBooks Online or Sage.
Their numbers raise the question:
How important is it to integrate tax apps with accounting apps?
Avalara
Avalara is software for automated tax
compliance
Avalara is software for automated tax compliance. Whether you are selling online, starting a new business, or need help filing internationally Avalara can help.
What do users need this app to do for them?
International -
- Sales Tax Exemption Management
- Returns Reporting, Product taxability
- Custom Tax Rules
- Sourcing rules
- Centralized tax management
- Avalara CertCapture*
- Tax Returns filing
- AvaTax Excise*
How does it integrate with Xero/QuickBooks?
Invoices tax return deliverables into accounting
Which of these data integration points duplicate what A2X can provide?
Invoices. A2X moves Sales and other revenue-related totals by settlement period into Xero/QuickBooks. These can be mapped to tax rates if the basis for determining the rate is in the settlement data. Even if tax rates cannot be mapped, sales tax liabilities are recorded through the settlements like Avalara does through Invoices.
What is the difference and benefit in how A2X does it?
A2X reduces the amount of data entry into Xero/QuickBooks. The A2X entry itself makes it very easy to reconcile the Amazon/Shopify deposit while also recording all sales and fees for the settlement period. Avalara importing 100's and 1000's of invoices with sales tax does not help with reconciling the Amazon/Shopify deposit.
What are the options for turning any of these integration points off?
Simply just don't integrate Avalara with Xero/QuickBooks. Avalara can function at a high value for users without dumping loads of invoices into Xero/QuickBooks Online just to increase the tax liability.
Do you lose any automation by turning them off?
None.
Taxify
Put your monthly tax compliance on
autopilot.
Put your monthly tax compliance on autopilot. Taxify prepares, submits, and pays your U.S. sales tax filings automatically.
What do users need this app to do for them?
USA -
- Covers Multichannel sales
- helps determine Sales Tax Nexus
- provides real time rates for 14K Jurisdictions
- offers Auto filing
- Reporting/Audit Trail
How does it integrate with Xero/QuickBooks?
Synced invoices, COA, Bills, Payments
Which of these data integration points duplicate what A2X can provide?
Invoices. A2X moves Sales and other revenue-related totals by settlement period into Xero/QuickBooks Online. These can be mapped to tax rates if the basis for determining the rate is in the settlement data. Even if tax rates cannot be mapped, sales tax liabilities are recorded through the settlements like Taxify does through Invoices.
What is the difference and benefit in how A2X does it?
A2X reduces the amount of data entry into Xero/QuickBooks Online. The A2X entry itself makes it very easy to reconcile the Amazon/Shopify deposit while also recording all sales and fees for the settlement period. Taxify importing 100's and 1000's of invoices with sales tax does not help with reconciling the Amazon/Shopify deposit.
What are the options for turning any of these integration points off?
Simply just don't integrate Taxify with Xero/QuickBooks Online. Taxify can function at a high value for users without dumping loads of invoices into Xero/QuickBooks Online just to increase the tax liability.
Do you lose any automation by turning them off?
Maybe with Bills depending on what the Bills are for.
TaxJar
TaxJar makes sales tax filing easier for online
sellers and merchants.
TaxJar makes sales tax filing easier for online sellers and merchants. See local jurisdictional tax reports, get payment reminders, and more!
What do Users need this app to do?
USA -
- Auto-sync with e-commerce channels and shopping cart
- shipping taxability
- destination and origin-based sales tax sourcing
- as a system that provides a useful report and maybe filing
- AutoFile & Return ready sales tax reports
- State and local sales tax report.
How does it integrate with Xero/QuickBooks Online?
Xero only - Invoices.
Which of these data integration points duplicate what A2X can provide?
Invoices. A2X moves Sales and other revenue-related totals by settlement period into Xero/QuickBooks Online. These can be mapped to tax rates if the basis for determining the rate is in the settlement data. Even if tax rates cannot be mapped, sales tax liabilities are recorded through the settlements like Taxify does through Invoices.
What is the difference and benefit in how A2X does it?
A2X reduces the amount of data entry into Xero/QuickBooks Online. The A2X entry itself makes it very easy to reconcile the Amazon/Shopify deposit while also recording all sales and fees for the settlement period. Taxify importing 100's and 1000's of invoices with sales tax does not help with reconciling the Amazon/Shopify deposit.
What are the options for turning any of these integration points off?
Simply just don't integrate Taxify with Xero/QuickBooks Online. Taxify can function at a high value for users without dumping loads of invoices into Xero/QuickBooks Online just to increase the tax liability.
Do you lose any automation by turning them off?
No.
Quaderno
Automatic Sales Tax, VAT, and GST Management
for Smart Businesses.
Calculate sales taxes, send automatic tax receipts, and create sales tax return-ready reports in seconds.
What do Users need this app to do?
- Generate a Tax receipt/invoice for Amazon/Shopify customers
- Monitor their sales thresholds for different countries
- Track EC Sales - B2B
- Track VAT MOSS transactions
How does it integrate with Xero?
Imports Invoices.
Does this data integration point duplicate A2X Data?
Yes. The reason for importing invoices is to get the revenue in to Xero, however, it does not help with reconciling the Amazon/Shopify deposit.
What is the difference and benefit in how A2X does it?
A2X entries record the sales for a settlement period along with the fees and other cash-related transactions. One entry can record multiple sales and fees and reconcile to the matching settlement deposit from Amazon/Shopify. It saves on reconciling multiple sales orders and manual entry of other fees and transactions.
What are the options for turning any of these integration points off?
None. To get the best out of using Quaderno and A2X, it is best to not integrate Quaderno with Xero.
Do you lose any automation by turning them off?
No.
