Avalara's AvaTax Wins "Overall Quality" Award from K2 Enterprises

Top CPA Industry Honor Granted to Avalara's AvaTax Service for
Overall Quality, Problem Solving and Superior Client Service
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Wash.--(Business Wire)--
Avalara (www.avalara.com), the leading provider of sales, use and
VAT tax automation solutions for small and mid-sized businesses, today
announced it has received a prestigious CPA industry honor from K2
Enterprises for its flagship product, AvaTax, in its "Overall Quality"
category.

"Avalara stood out for the K2 team this year because of its
professionalism, consistency, growth, and the unique way they present
their product and message to the market," said Randy Johnson,
executive vice president, K2 Enterprises. "They are clearly serving
their current clients well, and worth consideration by non-clients."

The "Overall Quality" designation was determined by the
combination of the AvaTax service functioning as it should, as well as
excellent customer support to clients, accuracy and completeness of
problem solving and Web site functionality.

"Recognition by industry leaders like K2 Enterprises, an Avalara
partner for over three years, is a true proof point that Avalara is
providing quality service," said Scott McFarlane, chief executive
officer of Avalara. "In the last year, we've seen significant growth
of our business, with nearly 10,000 customers and over 1,000
reselling, CPA and alliance partners, which strongly illustrates that
we're continuing to improve and deliver quality service to our
clients."

As part of its service and consulting to the CPA industry, K2
Enterprises annually votes on both hardware and software products for
software publishers and hardware manufacturers. Winners are determined
by a poll led by the K2 Enterprises instructor team which consists of
a panel of 20 discussion leaders highly knowledgeable and well versed
on the latest developments and technology to individuals in the CPA /
AICPA societies.

Avalara's core product, AvaTax is a Web-based patented technology
that provides the most scalable, accurate, compliant and powerful
solution for statutory sales and use tax requirements of any business.
It transforms the sales and use tax process for large companies to
thousands of small and medium businesses across the country and
internationally as well.

K2 Enterprises is the premier provider of technology continuing
professional education (CPE) in both the United States and Canada and
is the largest provider of technology CPE in North America.

About Avalara:

Headquartered on Bainbridge Island near Seattle, WA, Avalara is
changing the sales and use tax landscape by delivering innovative and
affordable solutions to small and medium businesses. Led by a team of
industry experts in sales and use tax, and security and information
technology, Avalara is focused on providing the easiest, most accurate
and affordable way for businesses to address all their statutory sales
and use tax requirements. Additional news and information are
available at www.avalara.com.

About K2 Enterprises:

K2 Enterprises is a national provider of CPE, in house training
and consulting in the accounting and technology industries. Founded in
1988, K2 is headquartered in Hammond, LA. Additional information about
K2 can be found at www.k2e.com or by calling (985) 542-9390.

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