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# Communications tax

Integrated compliance solutions developed specifically for the quickly evolving communications industry.

#### [Communications integration](/docs/communications-tax/comms-integration/get-started)

Integration guide.

#### [Communications REST v2 Developer Guide](/docs/communications-tax/comms-rest-v2/account-creation)

Integration guide.

#### [Communications Geo SaaS Pro SOAP guide](/docs/communications-tax/comms-geo-soap/account-creation)

Integration guide.

> API solutions for end-to-end tax compliance.

## Docs

- [Get started](https://avalara.ferndocs.com/docs/integration-guides/communications-tax/comms-integration/get-started.md)
- [Build](https://avalara.ferndocs.com/docs/integration-guides/communications-tax/comms-integration/build.md)
- [Get certified](https://avalara.ferndocs.com/docs/integration-guides/communications-tax/comms-integration/get-certified.md)
- [Account Creation](https://avalara.ferndocs.com/docs/integration-guides/communications-tax/comms-rest-v2/account-creation.md)
- [Authentication](https://avalara.ferndocs.com/docs/integration-guides/communications-tax/comms-rest-v2/authentication.md)
- [Environments and Endpoints](https://avalara.ferndocs.com/docs/integration-guides/communications-tax/comms-rest-v2/environments-and-endpoints.md)
- [Demo Application](https://avalara.ferndocs.com/docs/integration-guides/communications-tax/comms-rest-v2/demo-application.md)
- [Best Practices](https://avalara.ferndocs.com/docs/integration-guides/communications-tax/comms-rest-v2/best-practices.md)
- [Required Fields](https://avalara.ferndocs.com/docs/integration-guides/communications-tax/comms-rest-v2/required-fields.md)
- [Commit Request](https://avalara.ferndocs.com/docs/integration-guides/communications-tax/comms-rest-v2/commit-request.md)
- [Client Profiles](https://avalara.ferndocs.com/docs/integration-guides/communications-tax/comms-rest-v2/client-profiles.md)
- [Account Customizations](https://avalara.ferndocs.com/docs/integration-guides/communications-tax/comms-rest-v2/account-customizations.md)
- [Transaction Use Cases](https://avalara.ferndocs.com/docs/integration-guides/communications-tax/comms-rest-v2/transaction-use-cases.md)
- [Jurisdiction Determination Use Cases](https://avalara.ferndocs.com/docs/integration-guides/communications-tax/comms-rest-v2/jurisdiction-determination-use-cases.md)
- [Calculate Taxes](https://avalara.ferndocs.com/docs/integration-guides/communications-tax/comms-rest-v2/calculate-taxes.md)
- [Commit](https://avalara.ferndocs.com/docs/integration-guides/communications-tax/comms-rest-v2/commit.md)
- [Jurisdiction Determination](https://avalara.ferndocs.com/docs/integration-guides/communications-tax/comms-rest-v2/jurisdiction-determination.md)
- [Lookups](https://avalara.ferndocs.com/docs/integration-guides/communications-tax/comms-rest-v2/lookups.md)
- [Customization](https://avalara.ferndocs.com/docs/integration-guides/communications-tax/comms-rest-v2/customization.md)
- [Errors](https://avalara.ferndocs.com/docs/integration-guides/communications-tax/comms-rest-v2/errors.md)
- [Detecting a Dropped Connection](https://avalara.ferndocs.com/docs/integration-guides/communications-tax/comms-rest-v2/detecting-a-dropped-connection.md)
- [Retry or Fallback](https://avalara.ferndocs.com/docs/integration-guides/communications-tax/comms-rest-v2/retry-or-fallback.md)
- [Data Recovery Using Commit/Uncommit](https://avalara.ferndocs.com/docs/integration-guides/communications-tax/comms-rest-v2/data-recovery-using-commit-uncommit.md)
- [Reconcile Your Transactions](https://avalara.ferndocs.com/docs/integration-guides/communications-tax/comms-rest-v2/reconcile-your-transactions.md)
- [Geocode Offline](https://avalara.ferndocs.com/docs/integration-guides/communications-tax/comms-rest-v2/geocode-offline.md)
- [Account Creation](https://avalara.ferndocs.com/docs/integration-guides/communications-tax/comms-geo-soap/account-creation.md)
- [Endpoints and Methods](https://avalara.ferndocs.com/docs/integration-guides/communications-tax/comms-geo-soap/endpoints-and-methods.md)
- [Sample Messages](https://avalara.ferndocs.com/docs/integration-guides/communications-tax/comms-geo-soap/sample-messages.md)
- [Best Practices](https://avalara.ferndocs.com/docs/integration-guides/communications-tax/comms-geo-soap/best-practices.md)
- [Address Geocoding](https://avalara.ferndocs.com/docs/integration-guides/communications-tax/comms-geo-soap/address-geocoding.md)
- [Latitude/Longitude Geocoding](https://avalara.ferndocs.com/docs/integration-guides/communications-tax/comms-geo-soap/latitude-longitude-geocoding.md)
- [Special Tax Jurisdictions](https://avalara.ferndocs.com/docs/integration-guides/communications-tax/comms-geo-soap/special-tax-jurisdictions.md)
- [Scoring](https://avalara.ferndocs.com/docs/integration-guides/communications-tax/comms-geo-soap/scoring.md)
- [Geocode Address](https://avalara.ferndocs.com/docs/integration-guides/communications-tax/comms-geo-soap/geocode-address.md)
- [Geocode All Matches](https://avalara.ferndocs.com/docs/integration-guides/communications-tax/comms-geo-soap/geocode-all-matches.md)
- [Geocode Lat Long](https://avalara.ferndocs.com/docs/integration-guides/communications-tax/comms-geo-soap/geocode-lat-long.md)
- [Special Tax Jurisdictions](https://avalara.ferndocs.com/docs/integration-guides/communications-tax/comms-geo-soap/special-tax-jurisdictions-11.md)
- [Florida Certified](https://avalara.ferndocs.com/docs/integration-guides/communications-tax/comms-geo-soap/florida-certified.md)
- [Requests](https://avalara.ferndocs.com/docs/integration-guides/communications-tax/comms-geo-soap/requests.md)
- [Responses](https://avalara.ferndocs.com/docs/integration-guides/communications-tax/comms-geo-soap/responses.md)
- [Errors](https://avalara.ferndocs.com/docs/integration-guides/communications-tax/comms-geo-soap/errors.md)
- [Detect a Dropped Connection](https://avalara.ferndocs.com/docs/integration-guides/communications-tax/comms-geo-soap/detect-a-dropped-connection.md)
- [Retry or Fallback](https://avalara.ferndocs.com/docs/integration-guides/communications-tax/comms-geo-soap/retry-or-fallback.md)