Industry’s premier tax and compliance conference will convene finance, tax, and technology leaders for unveiling of Avalara’s new agentic capabilities

DURHAM, N.C., Aug. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Avalara, Inc., the agentic AI leader in global tax and compliance, today invited customers and partners to register for Avalara CRUSH 2026, the company’s flagship annual conference taking place September 22–24 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Registration is open now at events.avalara.com.

This year’s event puts agentic AI at center stage, showcasing how AI agents observe, guide, and execute across the end-to-end compliance lifecycle, freeing finance, tax, and IT teams to focus on strategic work while staying audit-defensible across jurisdictions and tax types.

Attendees will see how Avalara’s innovation brings agentic automation into the business systems organizations already use, with content informed by one of the industry’s largest tax data sets and integration ecosystems.

“As we enter a new era of agentic tax and compliance, intelligent systems built on trusted data, deep compliance expertise, and global regulatory intelligence will turn complexity into confidence and accelerate growth,” said Hugo Sarrazin, Chief Executive Officer of Avalara. “At CRUSH, I’ll share how we’ve been building toward this moment for more than two decades. I’m excited to unveil our latest AI-powered innovations for Avalara customers and partners.”

Conference highlights 

• Agentic AI deep dives and live demos across calculation, returns and reporting, document management, item classification, and e-invoicing workflows.
• Product roadmaps and best practices spanning sales and use tax, VAT/GST, excise, communications, property, lodging/occupancy, and cross-border duty and customs.
• Hands-on labs, developer sessions, and integration guidance for leading platforms and ERPs, including Microsoft, NetSuite, SAP, Shopify, and more than 1,400 signed partner integrations.
• Peer-to-peer networking, customer case studies, and practical frameworks to assess tax risk, streamline filings, and modernize compliance operations.

How to attend 

CRUSH 2026 will be held September 22–24 at the Omni Fort Lauderdale Hotel. Space is limited. For the latest agenda, speakers, and pricing, and to secure your spot, visit events.avalara.com.

About Avalara

Avalara is the agentic AI platform for global tax and compliance. For more than two decades, Avalara has built one of the most expansive libraries of tax content and integrations in the industry, processing more than 54 billion transactions annually and supporting millions of businesses worldwide. The company’s purpose-built AI agents automate end-to-end compliance with greater precision, from tax calculations and return filings to exemption certificate management and beyond. For more information, visit Avalara.com.

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