Case Study: Discogs achieves automated sales tax compliance and streamlined returns with Avalara

Music Marketplace Automates Sales Tax Calculations and Returns

Discogs is a global music database and marketplace for physical media that has grown from a hobby project into a leading platform just behind Amazon and eBay. When marketplace facilitator laws made platforms responsible for collecting and remitting sales tax, Discogs suddenly faced sales-tax obligations in nearly every U.S. state, creating significant compliance risk and complexity for its proprietary billing system.

Discogs implemented Avalara’s AvaTax and Managed Returns, leveraging Avalara’s advisory services and flexible API to automate tax calculations and filings. The integration was fast and straightforward, supported closely by Avalara’s engineering team, and delivered increased compliance, seamless system integration, and automated return preparation and remittance across jurisdictions.

Discogs

Nick Haselwander

Director of Product