MicroD Announces New Partnership With Avalara

Furniture World News Desk on 7/9/2019

MicroD, a web technology provider for the home furnishings industry, recently announced a partnership with sales tax compliance automation leader, Avalara.

Retailers on MicroD’s website platform will have features to seamlessly calculate sales and use tax for all omnichannel retail needs. MicroD has been certified through Avalara’s advanced partnership certification process.

"For the typical retailer selling online, managing sales tax compliance can be a nightmare, when it doesn't have to be” said MicroD Chief Product Officer Richard Sexton. “As the industry-leading software for tax calculation, tax filing, and tax document management, Avalara addresses these issues and challenges. They are an important partner and add-on to our website platform, and we look forward to our retailers managing their e-commerce tax requirements with this new tool."

Avalara AvaTax is programmed with the latest information for handling destination-based, origin-based and hybrid sourcing rules, ensuring the most accurate possible assignment of tax rates for individual transactions.

Features available for retailers on MicroD’s platform include Sourcing Rules, Jurisdiction Assignment, Product Taxability, and Reporting.

Greg Chapman, senior vice president of business development at Avalara said, “MicroD understands the needs of its customers, and the MicroD ecommerce platform reduces complexity for their businesses in many ways. We understand that digitization of business processes is not an option, it is essential; we are proud to offer more accurate and efficient tax compliance solutions to our shared customers.”

About MicroD: MicroD is a leading web technology partner in the home furnishings industry. The complete suite of solutions offers both manufacturer brands and retailers the opportunity to grow their home furnishings business with an omnichannel approach. This suite combines e-commerce website platform, product catalog data, digital marketing, 3D visualization technology, interactive product visualization, electronic data interchange and customer engagement solutions.