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The only fully automated sales tax solution for the restaurant industry

DAVO by Avalara streamlines the most important steps of the sales tax process for restaurants — from collecting to filing to paying. Get started Get started
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The only fully automated sales tax solution for the restaurant industry

DAVO by Avalara streamlines the most important steps of the sales tax process for restaurants — from collecting to filing to paying. Get started Get started
Seamlessly integrates with popular cloud-based POS systems to automate your sales tax process.
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How it works

Take care of your restaurant and leave the sales tax to us

A complete platform for an end-to-end tax compliance solution 

1. Connect DAVO by Avalara to your POS system — online or on the app

2. Complete the 5-minute setup

3. Use your POS system for transactions like usual

DAVO by Avalara automatically

  • Collects sales tax for every transaction
  • Transfers sales tax to a secure tax holding account
  • Files your state sales tax
  • Pays your state sales tax obligation
Dashboard view of Davo by Avalara for Johnny's Restaurant, showing sales tax data, filing status as "Posted," current tax filing period, next filing date, and connection status as "OK."
Dashboard view of Davo by Avalara for Johnny's Restaurant, showing sales tax data, filing status as "Posted," current tax filing period, next filing date, and connection status as "OK."

DAVO by Avalara automatically

  • Collects sales tax for every transaction
  • Transfers sales tax to a secure tax holding account
  • Files your state sales tax
  • Pays your state sales tax obligation

We protect and support you and your business

  • Separate and secure tax holding account
  • SSL-encrypted connection and storage-encrypted account data
  • Cloud backups and rapid data recovery
  • Daily reporting and account access
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We protect and support you and your business

  • Separate and secure tax holding account
  • SSL-encrypted connection and storage-encrypted account data
  • Cloud backups and rapid data recovery
  • Daily reporting and account access

Here’s what our customers have to say

"I can’t think of one reason why you wouldn’t sign up. It’s worth it for the peace of mind."

  • Steve Castraberti, 
  • Prince Pizzeria

"I don’t know why we waited! So much easier than trying to keep up with this and run a business. 100% satisfied."

  • Owner, 
  • Verna Mae’s

Pricing

Serving you these key features — and more

Feature

What it does
Cost per month
$54.99

Daily cash management

Daily sales tax emails

Dashboard with sales, sales tax, and exportable data
Prepare, file, and pay taxes automatically

Up to 3 filings per state,
per filing session

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently asked questions

DAVO by Avalara transfers your sales tax revenue from your bank account to a secure tax holding account. Your sales taxes are paid from this account when we file your return directly to the state.

Yes! DAVO by Avalara guards against missing sales tax payments. Adding automation helps avoid risks from human or manual error.

No. Davo by Avalara can collect sales tax for all transactions, including cash, credit, debit, gift cards, checks, etc.

Refunds are calculated in the POS system, and refunded sales tax is subtracted from your total collected daily sales tax.

Avalara offers free sales tax rate tables that are updated each month, and information is available for all 50 states.

Technically, yes. DAVO by Avalara can collect and set aside your sales tax funds daily, but we cannot file for you since we have no way of knowing what tax jurisdictions your truck is moving between. You would be responsible for changing the tax rate in your POS system whenever you change location. Each month we would refund the sales tax money we collect and you would have to file and pay the state.

No. There is no federal sales tax, only state sales tax.

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