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The Total Economic Impact™ Of Avalara
The ROI of tax compliance software is no longer a guess. Forrester Consulting interviewed seven decision-makers with experience using Avalara to quantify the Total Economic Impact™.
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- Analyst report
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- Avalara
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- Tax Compliance
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- 6 Oct 2026
About this analyst report
Put a number on tax compliance automation
The ROI of tax compliance software is no longer a guess. Forrester Consulting interviewed seven decision-makers with experience using Avalara to quantify the Total Economic Impact™.
What’s inside the study:
- How a composite organization was modeled to achieve a 322% three-year ROI with Avalara
- How the $1.2M in total quantified benefits breaks down by product area
- How compliance teams significantly reduced manual effort across return filing and use tax
- How compliance teams reduced exemption certificate errors by 95%
- How payback in under six months changes the business case conversation with your CFO
- How the Forrester study captures real AI-driven outcomes
Read the full Forrester TEI study to see the numbers behind the ROI.
Based on the results of a composite organization in a commissioned Total Economic Impact™ study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Avalara. Results may vary.
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