Select this check box if you want to integrate Denali to AvaTax. This creates an AVATAX Tax Code in the Tax Code window and you cannot edit it.

Selecting this check box also enables fields in the following windows:

Enter your AvaTax account number in this field.

Enter your AvaTax license key in this field.

Enter your AvaTax Company Code in this field.

From the drop-down, select the URL you want to use.

If you will use an AvaTax local service enter the URL in this field. This is only used if you have a poor Internet connection and you will batch process your sales. Refer to the AvaTax documentation to set this up.

Click this button to validate the information you entered in the fields above. If there is a problem with any of the fields, an error will appear.

Click this button to open the AvaTax administration site. This gives you easy access to log into your AvaTax account.

Select this check box if you want to force all sales to use AvaTax to calculate taxes.

If you enforce the use of AvaTax, the following occurs:

If you don’t enforce the use of AvaTax, you can still choose to use AvaTax to calculate taxes.

Select this check box if you want AvaTax to calculate your taxes, but you don’t want any information sent to Avalara.

Select this check box if you want to enable address validation in this window and in the Sales entry window. This ensures that your tax calculation is based on a valid address.

Select this check box if you want your imported files to include the AVATAX Tax Code on every imported transaction. If you do not select this check box, only transactions that have the AVATAX Tax Code on the original transaction will use AvaTax to calculate sales tax.

This field only appears if Sales is integrated to Accounts Payable. Enter the vendor you want to appear on the AVATAX Tax Code.

This field only appears if Sales is not integrated to Accounts Payable. Enter the General Ledger account you want to appear on the AVATAX Tax Code.

Enter the Tax Code you want to use if the connection to AvaTax fails. This will be an estimated tax amount. An accurate tax amount will be calculated when the connection is restored and you post the sale.

Enter your business address here. This address will be used as the source address for tax calculations. It will also be considered the destination address if you do not select a customer in the Sales entry window or you select Business Address in the Tax Based On drop-down in the entry window.

This button is enabled if you selected the Enable address validation check box. Click this button to validate your business address through Avalara.

From the drop-down, select if Order Entry orders use the business address or shipping address by default to calculate taxes. You can change this for each sale in the entry window.

If you choose to base the tax on the shipping address, you must fill in Address 1 of the Ship To address on the AR Customers window Billing/Shipping tab.

From the drop-down, select if Point of Sale orders use the business address or shipping address by default to calculate taxes. You can change this for each sale in the entry window.

If you save a sales transaction through a method other than the Transaction Closeout window, you can have a message appear that shows the tax amount and total amount for the sale. Enter the number of seconds you want the message to stay on the screen; if you leave this field at 0, no message appears. You can exit the message by clicking the mouse or pressing a keyboard button.