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Does the SuiteTax bundle cost extra?
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c
Does the SuiteTax bundle cost extra?
l
@Chris Are you referring to "International Tax Reports" (bundle ID 43003). If so, then no. Rule of thumb for Bundles, if you can install it, it's free. However, I would always test in a Sandbox first because bundles can make lots of changes to your account and some might be irreversible (don't treat them like smartphone apps!)
k
No - and I'd STRONGLY recommend against using it
c
@KevinJ of Kansas One sentence why?
k
If you want to use SuiteTax - use a 3rd party provider such as Avalara/Sovos/Thomsen Reuters
It is slow.
It is prone to errors.
Not truly flexible enough
Example: it now takes 20+seconds to save customer/vendor records with their scripts deployed. With them off it takes 2. However - that's just saving it. Loading it - then editing it, each take 20 seconds as well. So now, you have 1 minute for each record save.
Plus whatever time your user has to configure/modify data on the customer/vendor.
Also - Tax Exemptions suck to import - you can't properly configure the state when you do import it using their method - and so now you have to edit every one you bring in via CSV in the user interface anyways.
c
@KevinJ of Kansas Is there a non-Suitetax solution you recommend that’s fast and flexible?
k
SuiteTax is a framework that provides the body of the car- I'm suggesting you don't use the NS SuiteTax Engine - and instead use one of the 3rd parties for their Engine.
unfortunately - I can't speak to the speed of any of the other solutions directly - only 3rd hand.
c
ah, ok. I think I understand your level of distaste for SuiteTax now.
k
I had a client who is going to use a 3rd party eventually - but they weren't going to be ready for go live... so I used NS's SuiteTax bundle.
They are... operating. That said - I've done dozens of legacy tax implementations that were only slightly less correct from a tax standpoint - but they weren't this slow.
c
If a 3rd party solution is used, is there anything special that needs to be done to prevent the SuiteTax engine from running?
k
You don't install their bundles.
So no worries on that front
c
I thought SuiteTax was the framework?
Avalara seems to require it.
k
SuiteTax is a feature that you turn on
All the tax providers are requiring it now, which is fine
NS has their own bundles that "compete" with the 3rd party providers like Avalara
I wouldn't call it a competition.
It's free - but you get what you pay for.
So in order to use SuiteTax you have to turn the feature on and then install a bundle from your chosen tax provider - whether that's NetSuite/Avalara/Sovos/ThomsenReuters/CCH/etc.
NS makes you go through a whole set of steps to turn it on in production if you are already live.
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c
Ty, @KevinJ of Kansas
l
Just to jump in for one second. Chris, I do believe there is an extra cost if you use a 3rd party provider with SuiteTax. I believe SuiteTax is free if you use it's engine to calculate the tax, but NetSuite does have an additional charge for using a 3rd party, on top of whatever the 3rd party would charge.
c
@Leo Thank you, I will verify this with the Rep. 🙂 Happy Friday.
l
Any time, same to you.
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