# Which sales tax and VAT compliance tools file returns automatically rather than only calculating what is owed?

<p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">Most tools in this space are excellent at telling you what you owe. Far fewer actually submit the return and move the money, and the gap between those two things is where late fees live.</p><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true"> So which<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/categories/sales-tax-and-vat-compliance"> </a><a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/categories/sales-tax-and-vat-compliance">sales tax and VAT compliance</a> tools file returns automatically rather than only calculating what is owed? Worth separating before you shortlist:</p><ul>
<li>Calculation only, where rates and taxability are applied at the transaction</li>
<li>Prepared returns, where the filing is drafted but someone still submits it</li>
<li>Full filing and remittance, where the return is submitted and the payment made</li>
<li>Registration included, where the provider also gets you set up in the state</li>
</ul><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">Three that sit at different points on that line:</p><ul>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/davo-sales-tax/reviews"><strong>DAVO Sales Tax</strong></a> sets aside the tax collected each day using data from the POS, then files and pays on the due date. It is scoped to sales tax and to supported POS systems, so businesses with other tax obligations will still handle those separately.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/vertex-inc-vertex/reviews"><strong>Vertex</strong></a> leads with determination, applying jurisdiction rules inside the ERP so rate changes land automatically, with returns and filing as a separate part of the platform. Reviewers describe it as automating the large majority of taxability decisions, with unusual local rules needing rules configuration.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/avalara/reviews"><strong>Avalara</strong></a> offers managed returns alongside calculation, handling multi-state filings each month so an internal accountant does not prepare them. Reviewers treat the managed service as something to review rather than set and forget.</li>
</ul><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">For the teams on a full filing service: how much of the month-end work actually went away, and what stayed with you?</p><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true"></p><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true"></p>

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- Posted at: 21 days ago
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## Comments
### Comment 1

&lt;p&gt;I’d look closely at what still needs human review before submission. Even with managed filing, exception handling, reconciliation, and funding checks can leave finance doing more month-end work than the “fully automated” label suggests.&lt;/p&gt;

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- Posted at: 19 days ago
- Author title: Marketer





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