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Avalara Tax Integration for ISPs: Automated Communications Tax in Sonar
Using Sonar and Avalara together makes managing complex communications taxes easier with a centralized portal for transaction transparency.
Filed by Taneil Currie, Former Senior Manager, Growth Marketing
September 27, 2023 · 1 MIN · UPD JUN 16, 2026
September 27th, 2023
The Sonar and Avalara integration lets internet service providers automate communications tax calculation and remittance directly inside Sonar, with jurisdiction-based determinations, tax-on-tax logic, and improved FCC compliance.
Automate the entire tax calculation and remittance process with a prebuilt connection between Sonar and AvaTax for Communications, simplifying tax compliance across a wide range of media and communications products.
By leveraging Sonar and Avalara, internet service providers can improve their regulatory FCC compliance and get more accurate tax determinations with automated tax calculation by jurisdiction, and complex tax-on-tax logic, all from within Sonar.
Using Sonar and Avalara together makes managing complex communications taxes easier with a centralized portal for transaction transparency. Internet service providers can define multiple levels of global or geographical taxes for specific services and build out tax zones and tax rates within Sonar to manage state, and local tax obligations, including communications taxes.
Read the Avalara overview and setup guide here: Sonar Avalara documentation
Frequently asked questions
What does the Sonar and Avalara integration automate for ISPs?
It automates the entire communications tax calculation and remittance process through a prebuilt connection between Sonar and AvaTax for Communications, covering a wide range of media and communications products.
How does the integration help with FCC compliance?
By delivering more accurate tax determinations with automated tax calculation by jurisdiction and complex tax-on-tax logic, all from within Sonar, ISPs can improve their regulatory FCC compliance.
Can ISPs manage state and local tax obligations in Sonar?
Yes. ISPs can define multiple levels of global or geographical taxes for specific services and build out tax zones and tax rates within Sonar to manage state, local, and communications tax obligations.
Questions, answered.
What does the Sonar and Avalara tax integration do for ISPs?
Sonar's prebuilt connection to AvaTax for Communications automates the entire tax calculation and remittance process for ISPs. A centralized portal provides transaction transparency for managing complex communications taxes.
How can ISPs automate communications tax calculation with Sonar?
ISPs use Sonar's prebuilt connection to AvaTax for Communications to automate the entire tax calculation and remittance process. The two systems also handle complex tax-on-tax logic from within Sonar.
Does Sonar handle tax-on-tax logic and jurisdiction-based tax determinations?
Yes. Sonar and Avalara together handle complex tax-on-tax logic from within Sonar, and the integration produces more accurate tax determinations by jurisdiction. ISPs can also define multiple levels of global or geographical taxes and build tax zones and rates within Sonar.
How does automated tax help ISPs with FCC regulatory compliance?
The integration helps internet service providers improve FCC regulatory compliance with more accurate tax determinations by jurisdiction. Managing these determinations through a centralized portal gives ISPs transparency into each transaction.
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