Episode description

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Welcome to the DTC Podcast, where Eric interviews Meg Higgins from Avalara. With over 10 years in the SaaS space, Meg has focused her career on cross-border e-commerce, empowering mid-market and growing DTC brands to navigate the complexity of sales tax compliance. As Avalara’s SVP of Global Partnerships, she explains how Avalara’s tax compliance solutions help brands mitigate risk with automated, scalable solutions. This episode delves into the risks brands face when ignoring proper tax calculation and why Avalara’s tools are a game-changer for those scaling rapidly.

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Key Takeaways:

Sales Tax Complexities: With over 13,000 tax jurisdictions, Avalara helps businesses avoid costly tax miscalculations.

Marketplaces and Compliance: Avalara supports marketplace sellers by automating tax obligations, which is crucial given changing marketplace facilitator laws.

Reducing Risk with Automation: Avalara’s API-integrated tools automate tax compliance, saving brands time and reducing audit exposure.

Avalara for Shopify: Avalara for Shopify supports merchants by automating tax obligations, helping Shopify users stay compliant with ease as they grow.

Practical Examples: From bagel slicing to chocolate bars, small tax nuances can add up—hear real-world tax pitfalls and how Avalara helps brands avoid them.

Timestamps

0:00 - Introduction to Avalara’s Role in Global Compliance

2:10 - Complexities of Cross-Border E-Commerce Compliance

4:50 - Understanding Economic Nexus and Marketplace Facilitation Laws

7:25 - Biggest Tax Compliance Mistakes for Growing DTC Brands

10:15 - Avalara’s Tools and Partnerships for Streamlining Compliance

12:30 - Future Tax Compliance Trends for E-Commerce

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#DTCpodcast #EcommerceCompliance #TaxCompliance #CrossBorderEcommerce #MarketplaceFacilitation #SalesTax #EconomicNexus #OnlineBusiness #Avalara #EcommerceTips #TaxAutomation #GlobalBusiness #Shopify #SaaS #EcommerceTrends #BusinessGrowth

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