Kristin Alexander

Avalara • 11/24/2025

Navigating M&A tax compliance

Mergers and acquisitions are often driven by bold goals: entering new markets, accelerating innovation, and diversifying revenue streams. But companies often overlook tax compliance as a source of risk in the deal life cycle.

Government Technology • 11/22/2025

Modernizing for Efficiency: A Smarter Approach to Government IT

GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY PAPER SPONSORED BY CDW GOVERNMENT AND AWS. As governments modernize, IT teams are rethinking how to make their systems more efficient — from the code they write to the infrastructure and networks that support it. In this Q&A, Asim Iqbal, chief technology officer of emerging technologies for CDW Government, shares why code, infrastructure, and edge computing all play a vital role in improving efficiency.

Avalara • 11/18/2025

Mastering business license compliance for supermarkets

The day begins before dawn. Forklifts hum through the stockroom. The bakery fills the aisles with the smell of fresh bread. Managers check the shelves, lights, and registers. Everything seems ready for the first cart to roll across the tile — until the email arrives.

Avalara • 11/06/2025

Why business license compliance is nonnegotiable and how to stay ahead

Amid the hustle of scaling operations, opening new locations, or expanding product lines, it’s easy for businesses to overlook one unglamorous but critical requirement: business license compliance. Yet ignoring it could cost far more than a forgotten renewal fee.

Government Technology • 10/02/2025

Secure by Design: A Plan for Ransomware Defense

GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY PAPER SPONSORED BY SOPHOS. Sophisticated adversaries — from organized cybercriminal groups to nation-state actors —are targeting public sector systems with unprecedented speed and precision. Ransomware remains one of the most damaging threats.

Government Technology • 09/23/2025

Open source, open future: Government and education embrace a better model for AI

GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY PAPER SPONSORED BY RED HAT. As public sector organizations explore how to adopt artificial intelligence, the challenges they face extend far beyond technical capabilities. Questions of trust, security and the ability to upskill teams are front and center. Increasingly, one answer is emerging: The future of AI is open source.

Government Technology • 09/07/2025

No Wrong Door: Modernizing Digital Identity for Seamless Government Access

GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY PAPER SPONSORED BY OKTA. State and local governments want better, faster and more efficient processes that eliminate agency silos and strengthen cybersecurity across the enterprise. Meanwhile, constituents want easy access to government services and a seamless, satisfying user experience. But many governments rely on decades-old login infrastructure that can’t address those needs.

Avalara • 09/04/2025

What subscription businesses should know for sales tax compliance

Consumers have shown they’re willing to be billed on a recurring basis for many services and products like streaming, software, fitness memberships, meal kits, and curated boxes of everything from cosmetics to pet treats. Selling this way offers businesses numerous advantages, like predictable cash flow. ... However, recurring billing often translates to recurring sales tax risk.

Avalara • 08/28/2025

Reinventing Finance and Tax: Leaders see AI and e-invoicing as agents of change

Finance and tax teams are embracing a new era: one where artificial intelligence and automation are not just tools for improving efficiency but serious powerhouses in ensuring compliance across an increasingly complex regulatory landscape. Today’s businesses face growing pressure to comply with global e-invoicing and live reporting mandates. These challenges are added to an already overflowing plate of international and domestic tax compliance obligations.

Avalara • 07/10/2025

Navigating Use Tax: Industry insights for smarter compliance

You collected sales tax. You paid the vendor invoice. You filed your sales and use tax returns. But are you sure you’re compliant?

Government Technology • 05/22/2025

Understanding Cyber Risks in the AI Era

GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY PAPER SPONSORED BY SOPHOS. Artificial intelligence is changing the game for government cybersecurity. Gone are the days when security teams could weed out phishing emails based on simple indicators like misspellings or awkward syntax. Today’s cybercriminals are weaponizing AI to evade detection and launch more sophisticated attacks. AI is also reshaping the cybersecurity landscape for IT teams working to protect networks and secure sensitive data.

Avalara • 05/21/2025

Cross-border ecommerce trends: How global businesses are adapting to growth, regulation, and risk

Significant growth in global ecommerce is creating new opportunities for businesses worldwide. The chance to enter new markets also presents challenges, especially where logistics and compliance with complex trade regulations are concerned. To understand how businesses are adapting to this shift, Censuswide surveyed 903 executives overseeing global logistics, supply chain, and international trade compliance.

Avalara, Inc. • 01/30/2025

Top tips for accounting firms: How to determine property taxability

As an accountant, you want to help your clients pay only the tax they owe — on or before when payments are due. Property tax overpayment or penalties can affect profitability and EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization).

Avalara, Inc. • 01/23/2025

Avalara tax changes 2025

I wrote the sections on beverage alcohol, communications, and excise (energy, fuel, tobacco, and vape) for Avalara's flagship annual report.

Avalara, Inc. • 01/17/2025

A step-by-step example for determining the value of your personal property

Businesses often pay more personal property tax than required because they don’t have a firm grasp on how to value their property. And a lack of understanding can lead businesses to accepting assessments at face value instead of comparing them to their own valuations and deciding whether to appeal.

Avalara, Inc. • 01/16/2025

Understanding business property tax discounts and penalties

Property tax compliance requires managing a slew of paperwork, including returns, assessment notices, and bills with varying due dates. Many businesses lose track of deadlines or misplace important documents and end up paying more property tax than they would have if they’d paid on time.

Avalara, Inc. • 12/17/2024

How product taxability and classification fit into your tax compliance automation strategy

Product taxability is perplexing. Sales and use tax rules aren’t consistent across jurisdictions or even within categories.

Avalara, Inc. • 11/25/2024

The future of AI in finance and tax compliance

Finance and tax professionals are under increased pressure to operate more efficiently while remaining strategic business advisors. The growing importance of their ability to shape the overall direction and success of their organizations is demonstrated by how companies worldwide are investing in technology to improve how finance and tax teams perform their jobs.

Avalara, Inc. • 10/11/2024

How does implementing an automated property tax solution transform daily operations?

Property tax in the United States traces its roots to colonial times. Surprisingly, many aspects of property tax compliance seem frozen in time — evidenced by numerous county assessors still requiring businesses to submit property tax returns via traditional mail, a practice reminiscent of Benjamin Franklin’s tenure as the first U.S. postmaster general in 1775.

Avalara, Inc. • 10/03/2024

The risks and challenges of navigating regulated business licenses

Convenience store operators cater to customers with many needs, including travelers filling up their gas tanks, hopeful lottery winners, and neighborhood residents with midnight munchies. Ensuring everyone gets what they came for is more complicated than stocking shelves with a bit of everything. Selling a variety of products, especially heavily regulated ones like alcohol and tobacco, makes business license management complex.