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Avalara Partners with Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB)

The partnership offers ICB members’ access to Avalara’s newly accredited Compliance CloudTM platform, VAT Expert, and services which delivers an end-to-end suite of transactional VAT compliance solutions for determination, forms management and returns ...

Avalara, a provider of cloud-based VAT, Sales and Use Tax, Excise Tax and other compliance automation solutions for business, today announced its new partnership with the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB), the largest institute of bookkeepers in the world.

The partnership offers ICB members’ access to Avalara’s newly accredited Compliance CloudTM platform, VAT Expert, and services which delivers an end-to-end suite of transactional VAT compliance solutions for determination, forms management and returns preparation, processing and remittance.

“This new partnership allows Avalara to provide our comprehensive, ‘enterprise-quality’ VAT determination solutions to ICB clients at an affordable price,” said Tom Pacholke, Managing Director EMEA at Avalara. “We believe that automation of VAT compliance is inevitable and receiving this accreditation demonstrates the value of Avalara’s automated solutions to businesses. VAT Expert is an excellent example of how we can enable both bookkeeping practices and their clients to benefit from years of our technology experience and innovation.”

“We are delighted to collaborate with Avalara to provide valuable tools and services to our members,” said Garry Carter, CEO ICB Global. “Our mission is to assist our members in their endeavour to deliver value as integral, trusted members of the financial profession. Avalara is another important way that our members can provide differentiated value to their clients.”

Avalara will also have the opportunity to work with ICB members and their clients for educational and co-marketing activities to support the needs of organisations doing business both in-country as well as cross-border.

Avalara provides a wide range of cloud-based VAT compliance automation solutions and services including VAT, Sales and Use Tax, excise taxes, and import taxes for clients around the world. Along with Avalara’s VAT Registration and Returns services, its automated solutions integrate into numerous ERP systems, accounting packages, ecommerce shopping carts, Point of Sale systems, and mobile payment platforms.

More information is at http://www.vatlive.com.