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Guide: 1099 & W-9

This guide explains how to integrate Avalara 1099 & W-9 into your system, including certification requirements for technology partners.

Welcome to the Avalara 1099 & W-9 integration guide. This guide walks you through integrating Avalara 1099 & W-9 into your system. Each section represents a milestone in the integration process. Complete each milestone before starting the next.

If you’re a technology partner, several milestones include a certification requirements section. This helps you learn quickly what you need to accomplish to earn an Avalara 1099 & W-9 badge. The following types break down the badge requirements:

• Required: We require you to include this design element to become certified.
• Conditional: Depending on your use case, this design element is required.
• Suggested: You don’t need this design element to become certified, but we recommend that your UI includes suggested elements.

Certification doesn’t entail a code review from Avalara. The requirements help you create a straightforward integration for your users and ensure tax compliance.

If you’re an API customer, we recommend that you follow this guide when using Avalara 1099 & W-9 APIs in your own systems.

Tip

Need help getting started? Check out the Quick reference for 1099 integration page for a walkthrough of the key features and how to get started.

Notice

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