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Avalara Tax Research
Sales tax research tools and services for comprehensive, easy-to-understand tax insights.
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What is Avalara Tax Research?
Intuitive, accessible sales and use tax research — when and where you need it
Quickly get updated transaction tax rules, rates, and regulations to help with tax decisions in both the U.S. and abroad.
Get the answers you need with tax research that’s easy to access and even easier to understand.
Find tax research for sales and use tax, VAT, and GST relevant to your business and industry.
Stay ahead of potential audits with audit defense support and access to tax explanations and citations for relevant statutes and legislation.
Avoid costly third-party outsourcing for indirect tax research.
HOW DOES AVALARA TAX RESEARCH WORK?
Access the tax research you need in just a few easy steps:
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Sign up for your Avalara Tax Research account to access your online portal.
Select the industry or information you’re looking for.
Or, type your question into the main search bar.
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Select a state from the interactive map.
Choose an item from the results and find tax answers in accessible, plain language that’s easy to understand and share with your team.
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Benefits of Avalara Tax Research
Self-service tax content research tools and services to help save time and maintain compliance
Access experts directly
Get direct access to tax researchers to help with tax decisions.
Reduce research time
Clear and concise answers help you save time and reduce headaches.
Share with your team
Save, export, and share research quickly and easily.
Improve accuracy
Validate tax determination with thorough research from a trusted source.
Find add-ons for your industry
Build your complete tax research solution by including add-ons for your industry or region for an additional fee.
Customize your research
Let our team create custom libraries for your products and services maintained by tax experts for an additional fee.
PICK THE ONE THAT’S RIGHT FOR YOU
Avalara Tax Research has 3 core products
for current sales and use tax content
Avalara Tax Research Essentials
Use a self-service research tool to help find the tax answers you need.
Avalara Tax Research Standard
Simplify your research solution with access to a Q&A database and dedicated tax researchers.Simplify your research solution with access to a Q&A database and dedicated tax researchers.
Avalara Tax Research Premium
Access all our features plus consolidated tax content in an easily exportable matrix.
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Coverage of all 50 states and D.C., and a map that details types of tax law changes |
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Customizable email notifications of tax updates and news |
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Audit defense support in case of inquiries |
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Advanced search engine with savable research and extensive filters |
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Comprehensive research of tax laws and documents you can share with your team |
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Database of sales and use tax rates by city, state, county, and ZIP code |
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Simplified descriptions of what tax laws mean |
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Taxability charts per item across states that are easily shared with your team |
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Straightforward Yes/No answers to taxability questions |
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History of tax laws and answers to track changes |
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Decision trees for taxability in specific industries |
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Access to a Q&A database and tax researchers |
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Rooftop sales and use tax rates by address |
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Ability to create an automatically updated tax matrix for items or services and locations |
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Custom add-on library of products and services mapped to taxability and maintained by tax experts
Add-on is not included in base product price.
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Specialty industry add-ons for restaurant and telecommunications content
Add-on is not included in base product price.
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Global tax content add-ons to provide taxability information for companies operating internationally
Add-on is not included in base product price.
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Tax research add-ons tailored to your industry and region
Stand-alone tax research solutions designed for your industry
Avalara Tax Research for Accountants
Find the research your accounting practice needs to help better serve clients.
Discover a complete suite of solutions to help accounting firms grow and improve profitability.
Frequently asked questions
What is Avalara Tax Research (formerly known as TTR Research)?
Tax Research is a family of self-service subscription-based products offered by Avalara following the acquisition of TTR. It provides sales tax content subscriptions and powerful research tools used by thousands of companies and tax professionals to help them get tax right.
What does TTR mean?
An Avalara company, TTR stands for Transaction Tax Resources.
When did Avalara acquire TTR?
Avalara acquired TTR in October 2020.
Why did Avalara acquire TTR?
Avalara acquired TTR to provide even more helpful information to our customers by expanding our already robust tax content database with TTR’s comprehensive and accessible tax research library.
Who is Avalara Tax Research for?
Avalara Tax Research is helpful for everyone, but it’s especially ideal for finance and tax professionals, including tax directors, tax analysts, accountants, accounting directors, controllers, comptrollers, auditors, and more.
How is Avalara Tax Research priced?
Tax Research products use an annual subscription model. Speak with a sales representative for more details on pricing for your company.
Does Avalara Tax Research provide audit defense support?
Yes. Tax Research specialists will work with you to find the information you need to handle audits with ease. Avalara Tax Research is used by state and local governments, and we get real-time feedback regarding our tax answers.
As a self-service tool, does this mean I’m on my own after I sign up?
No. Avalara is proud to offer best-in-class support to help ensure you get the most from your tax research solution.
Does Avalara Tax Research integrate into my other Avalara products?
No. Avalara Tax Research is a stand-alone, web-based self-service research tool.
I don’t see an answer to my sales tax question. Can I ask my own?
Yes. If you subscribe to Avalara Tax Research Standard or Tax Research Premium, our Contact Tax Expert feature lets you send a question to our research team and promptly receive an answer.
How do I sign up for Tax Research?
Reach out to a sales representative today to sign up and get started on getting tax right through better research.
See what our customers have to say
“TTR is quick to respond on providing any necessary guidance whether it be helping me find specific answers or helping with a topic that I can’t seem to find any information on.”
—Tax Professional, Automotive
“They have made complex research tasks a breeze, and at an affordable price. Every tax determination is cited and supported by the statutes, regs, rulings, and litigation that might apply.”
—Tax Manager, Banking and Finance
“I’ll be returning to my customer with confidence that the answer I am providing is correct and can be substantiated with the proper documentation needed.”
—Tax Manager, Technology
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