Syspro, a vendor of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, has entered into a strategic partnership with Avalara, a provider of automated tax-compliance tools. Syspro will now offer AvaTax for Syspro, building on the open Syspro technology architecture to streamline the taxation requirements of small to medium-sized manufacturers and distributors. The sales-tax calculation and filing product integrates with Syspro ERP, using a centrally managed calculation engine relying on the latest sales-tax rates, rules and jurisdiction boundaries. Delivering instantaneous sales-tax calculations, AvaTax for Syspro is coupled with automated filing, remittance and exemption certificate management. Syspro caters to more than 14,500 companies in some 60 countries worldwide. It is marketed globally through regional territory distribution centers, and a global reseller network in the U.S., Canada, Africa, Asia Pacific, Australia and the U.K.
