Creating Strong Sales Tax Partnerships with Brigitte Merten of Avalara - a podcast by Michael Fleming

Brigitte Merten is a Strategic Alliance Manager at Avalara, and she strives to create strong partnerships in order to make everyone more successful and profitable. For the last 5 years, Brigitte has been specializing in helping accounting firms grow their practices while at the same time helping their clients achieve sales tax compliance. Avalara was stated 16 years ago, went public in 2019, and currently has more than 1600 employees.

In this episode…

There are many accountants and other professionals who provide accounting services to their clients who are not conversant with sales tax. But the process of finding the best partner to help in managing this very important tax can be a challenge -- especially when the accountant does not know what to look out for. 

Avalara is known as an expert in sales tax among other types of taxes. They are a 1600-strong company and this begs the question, how do you find the best direct contact within the company to help you with your sales tax needs?

In this week's episode of Sales Tax and More, Michael Fleming and Ellie Moffat interview Brigitte Merten from Avalara to find out how she helps accountants and their clients manage their sales tax requirements. They also touch on the services Avalara offers to various businesses, the benefits of being part of their  Accounting Partner Program, and why it’s advisable to work directly with Brigitte Merten. Stay tuned.

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