Case Study: Cinder Block achieves seamless, automated sales tax compliance for high-volume online and tour sales with Avalara AvaTax

Cinder Block - Customer Case Study

Cinder Block is a Hayward, California–based merchandising company that manufactures and sells artist tie‑ins and tour paraphernalia both at venues and online. With thousands of small, taxable ecommerce transactions in California each month, the accounting team needed an automated tax solution to manage high-volume data and maintain compliance without adding costly headcount.

By implementing Avalara AvaTax—seamlessly integrated with their financial application—Cinder Block automatically captures all relevant transactions, including tour supply sales. The system delivers accurate, auditable reports that keep the company compliant, eliminates the need to hire two to three additional staff, and lets Accounting Manager Debi Gale confirm the process is working as expected.

Cinder Block

Debi Gale

Accounting Manager at Cinder Block