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AvaTax

Saleor version required: 3.18Repository: GitHub

AvaTax is a Saleor app that allows delegating tax calculations to Avalara AvaTax.It can replace the default (flat rates) tax calculation method in Saleor. It affects both the checkout and the order creation process.

Avalara AvaTax is a cloud-based solution automating transaction tax calculations and the tax filing process. Avalara provides real-time tax calculation using tax content from more than 12,000 US taxing jurisdictions and over 200 countries, insuring your transaction tax is calculated based on the most current tax rules.

Features

The AvaTax App offers:

Architecture

If you want to explore how the AvaTax App works, you can read the AvaTax App architecture article.

Configuration

Channels

For a channel to appear on the Available channels list, you must first select "use tax app" as its tax calculation method. You can do that on the Tax Configuration page (ConfigurationTaxes).

In the Taxes page, select the channel and change the value of Select the method of tax calculation to "Use tax app". Then save it and come back to the AvaTax App.

Providers

In the Tax providers section, you can manage your tax provider instances. Each tax provider instance is a different configuration. It can be used to have different settings per-channel, e.g. sandbox and production.

Visit AvaTax page to learn how to set up the App.