Kantata, a provider of PSA software, announced a partnership with agentic tax and compliance company Avalara to deliver an integrated e-invoicing solution for professional services organizations.
The solution is designed to help organizations increase efficiency, reduce costs, and meet compliance demands as global e-invoicing mandates continue to rise.
Offering ‘Avalara-powered’ e-invoicing
According to Kantata, more than 60 countries worldwide have announced or already implemented mandates for e-invoicing — a number they predict could more than double by 2030.
Kantata also noted that an increasing number of countries are introducing additional digital reporting requirements, such as live invoice data reporting and e-reporting for international sales and purchases.
In response, they believe this joint solution from both Kantata and Avalara will help professional services organizations manage the compliance and cost challenges that would otherwise be harder to control without a centralized solution.
“E-invoicing has become a global mandate, not a local checkbox, and businesses need scalable technology to keep up,” said Meg Higgins, senior vice president of global partners at Avalara.
“Avalara’s AI-first vision turns compliance into a strategic advantage, reducing complexity and risk so businesses can scale with confidence. We’re proud to partner with Kantata, the first PSA vendor to offer Avalara-powered e-invoicing, to deliver next-generation capabilities to customers worldwide.”
Through this partnership, Kantata SX customers will be able to:
- Support e-invoicing models by country or region. Kantata SX will connect to Avalara’s global API to fulfill e-invoicing mandates, including digital signatures, QR codes, and tax authority clearance and approvals.
- Access e-invoice exchange networks and government platforms. Organizations can connect to national and international networks such as Peppol, as well as government e-invoicing platforms, directly from within Kantata SX.
Agentic tax capabilities for advanced compliance
Lucy Butterton, vice president of product management at Kantata, emphasized how this partnership allows them to bring customers both Kantata’s PSA expertise and Avalara’s tax and compliance capabilities.
“As regulatory complexity accelerates, professional services organizations need more than point solutions — they need partners who anticipate what’s next,” said Butterton.
“As the first PSA solution to collaborate with Avalara on e-invoicing, we’re delivering advanced compliance capabilities that combine Kantata’s specialist PSA functionality with Avalara’s agentic tax and compliance expertise, empowering our customers to confidently navigate complex e-invoicing regulations,” Butterton added.
By partnering with Avalara on e-invoicing, Kantata enables customers to manage e-invoicing requirements within the same platform they use to coordinate delivery and forecast performance.
This also reduces manual processes and helps organizations keep pace with rapidly evolving compliance standards.
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