How to outsource your tax headaches

Scott McFarlane, Avalara

I know so many founders who have had tax compliance issues that drove them crazy.

Well, today’s guest has a solution for that. We’ll talk about that and the other insanely companies he’s built.

Scott McFarlane is the founder Avalara, tax compliance software.

Scott McFarlane

Avalara

Scott McFarlane is the founder Avalara, tax compliance software.

Andrew: Hey there, freedom fighters. My name is Andrew Warner. I’m the founder of Mixergy, where I interview entrepreneurs about how they built their businesses for an audience of entrepreneurs. Many of you out there are selling things online. Many most. Alright. It turns out, in some cases you have to pay sales tax.

Well, I had a buddy of mine bust really basically have to deal with the headaches of this. I want to keep it clean here. It’s really frustrating situation. I saw him in my office trying to figure out how can you just deal with the sales tax issue? I would have told them, you know what, just don’t deal with it for a little bit.

He instead was looking all over for solutions. It turns out there’s a solution. It’s today’s guest. He’s the one who created a solution. It’s Scott McFarlane. He is the founder of Avalara. If you’re selling things online, you just connect in with them. They deal with the sales...

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