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106 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK COMPUTER INSIGHTS INC. SALES TAX LAWS DRIVING YOU NUTS? from page 24 The Benefits of Avalara Avalara’s cloud based features are provided as an a la carte subscription service. You can sign up for just what you need. ¤ Calculate Taxes - Per line item based on geo locations, entity-use, and product classifications. ¤ File & Remit Taxes - Avalara can prepare and file your returns while distributing payments to all tax jurisdictions on your behalf. ¤ Manage Certificates - Taxes will automatically be omitted from exempt sales while managing exemption documents. ¤ Evaluate Your Nexus - Based on your sales history, Avalara can show you where you are obligated to file taxes and they can get you registered. ¤ Address Validation - The Business Edge’s TM event driven address validation means this can usually be added with no additional cost. What People Are Saying.... “Projects come down to people and technology. We appreciate the collaboration between Avalara and Computer Insights, as well as our Monroe accounting and implementation teams. The entire team had a winwin-win attitude. The technical implementation is saving Monroe a ton of time processing sales tax across our different state and local jurisdictions. As more states and local jurisdictions put the onus on businesses to collect tax, these partnerships are going to be essential for industrial distributors” - Dan Hutchinson, CFO Monroe Engineering LLC. “Avalara integration through The Business Edge has cut time spent on sales tax and compliance by over 80%. Every aspect of the process is smoother, from Avalara specifying correct tax jurisdictions and tax rates, to remitting sales tax payments to countless jurisdictions across the country. Handling sales tax across multiple states was one of our biggest headaches. Now, thanks to Avalara and Computer Insights, it’s not even a concern.” - Scott Habetz, Owner, STS Industrial, Inc. CONTINUED ON PAGE 107

THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK 107 COMPUTER INSIGHTS INC. SALES TAX LAWS DRIVING YOU NUTS? from page106 “Avalara has made what was previously a complex process and technical reporting activity and automated it. Not only has it streamlined our process, it has also improved our reporting and ensures it’s accuracy.” - Joseph Stephens, CEO, Motor City Industrial “Avalara has great customer service. Their people are very personable and they keep reaching out to make sure you are moving along in the setup. Now that we have it working in TBE, we like that Avalara not only gets the tax correct, but it also does an address check which helps us reduce shipping errors.” - Ralph Keepers, Director IT & Avionics, Spencer Aircraft Get Connected If you are already lucky enough to be using The Business Edge TM by Computer Insights you are only a few phone calls away from enabling your system to take advantage of all of the Avalara time saving features. Are you looking for an ERP system that will help you run your business more efficiently? More Information For more information about The Business Edge TM contact Dennis Cowhey, President, Computer Insights, Inc. 108 Third Street, Bloomingdale, IL 60108. Tel: 1-800-539-1233, email: sales@ci-inc.com or visit them online at www.ci-inc.com. COMPUTER INSIGHTS, INC.