Restrict Content Pro AvaTax

Description

The AvaTax addon connects the Restrict Content Pro to the Avalara tax calculation platform, applying the correct sales tax rates to each subscription purchase based on the address provided by the customer. Ideal for those running memberships with customers across multiple U.S. jurisdictions and needing to charge local taxes without maintaining manual rate tables or adjusting calculations for each automatic plan renewal.

Key Features of AvaTax

• Real-time tax calculation
  Queries the Avalara API during checkout to return the applicable rate.
• Tax application by billing address
  Sets the tax based on the state, county, and city provided by the subscriber.
• Support for tax codes
  Allows associating each membership level with a specific tax code from the Avalara catalog.
• Automatic transaction logging
  Sends each completed payment to the Avalara dashboard for fiscal reporting purposes.
• Handling of recurring renewals
  Recalculates the tax at each automatic charge based on the contracted plan cycle.

Benefits of AvaTax

• Automatic tax compliance
  Reduces the risk of incorrect sales tax collection on interstate sales.
• Less table maintenance
  Eliminates the need to manually update rates when municipalities and states change rules.
• Geographic scalability
  Allows serving customers from different jurisdictions without reconfiguring checkout.
• Centralized tax reports
  Consolidates Restrict Content Pro transactions with the rest of the operation in the Avalara dashboard.

Who the AvaTax Is Recommended For?

• Those who sell digital subscriptions to customers spread across multiple U.S. states.
• Targeted at those who need to collect sales tax based on the buyer’s address without maintaining internal spreadsheets.
• Those already using Avalara in other areas of the operation who want to unify subscription tax in the same dashboard.

How to Download AvaTax

The AvaTax is available for download here on Ultrapack. After downloading the .zip file, install it via Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin, select the package and activate the add-on. With Restrict Content Pro already active, the Avalara account settings appear within the payment options of the core plugin.

Targeted at membership operations selling to the U.S. market, the AvaTax replaces manual rate maintenance with automatic calculation via Avalara, integrating with the native flow of Restrict Content Pro. Result: every renewal, upgrade, or new subscription leaves checkout with the correct tax, feeding the tax reports that the accounting team already consults for state filings.

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