Who doesn’t love taxes? Why would you want your full paycheck when you can only get a part of it? Why would you want to pay the advertised price when you can pay it plus a percentage (it’s like a reverse sale every time—especially here in Chicago where we have the country’s highest sales tax of 10.25% and sometimes higher)? Obviously, paying taxes is part of being a good citizen, but that doesn’t mean it’s not terribly frustrating. Before you get a job, you should know that you’ll probably spend anywhere from 3-7 months of the year working just to pay your taxes. And by the time you’re in your prime and actually making a decent salary, it’ll be even more since our generation is going to have to pay off all of the debt that our country is accruing right now. Paying tax is bad enough, but imagine being the one responsible for collecting taxes. That’s the case for many business owners, and now that the Internet lets you do business in any state or country, collecting the right taxes can be an enormous headache. Luckily, there’s Avalara, a Bainbridge Island, WA based company that has developed software to “automate statutory tax compliance.”

Making Taxing More Relaxing

I bet a lot of you would actually be excited at the prospect of paying taxes (sales or income), because it would mean that you’re getting paid and have the money to buy stuff. Maybe Avalara can help make your dream of becoming a tax paying citizen come true, but first you should know a little bit more about their business. Avalara has developed a Software as a Service platform that plugs into all kind of financial and e-commerce applications. With Avalara’s software business owners get “accurate tax calculation, painless administration, effortless reporting and, timely remittance.” Avalara has more than 10,000 businesses as customers which means that they run more than 100 million transactions, submit more than 240,000 returns, and remit more than $20 billion in tax filings annually. If you like the idea of taking an entrepreneurial approach to minimizing the headaches of tax collection, then you should check out jobs at Avalara. There are a few positions that seem suitable for new grads including Order Processing Specialist, Tax Notice Associate (Falls Church, VA), and Tax Analyst (Falls Church, VA). There seem to be some other interesting areas where Avalara might offer jobs (like Marketing or Business Analyst), but right now the only postings are for more senior level positions or internships.

Links to Help You Begin Your Research

• Avalara.com
• Jobs at Avalara
• About Avalara
• Leadership at Avalara
• Avalara News

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