Rate Files FAQ
Welcome to the Avalara Rate Files FAQ. These are common questions about our monthly rate email offering, previously referred to as ISPI or AvaRates.
- Access denied when downloading rate files
- Add a state to rate emails
- Add users to rate emails
- Automate FTP ISPI rates with a script
- Change rate file format
- Convert ISPI Rate comma delimited .txt file into .csv or .xls
- How do I add a new state to our ISPI Rate file?
- How do I add a state to the rates file?
- How do I convert my Rates download folder to an FTP?
- How do I import MS Access database into a SQL Server database?
- How do I read the DIMASYS rate file?
- How do I receive the ISPI month end emails?
- How do I view the rate changes for the Avalara Rate files?
- How do we validate that rate updates were completed?
- How to read rate files
- How to view the date on an ISPI rate file
- ISPI rate file headers
- Layout of rate files
- Not receiving ISPI Rate Update emails
- Rate file update schedule
- Sample rate files and layout
- State missing from rate files
- Type of rates in a rate file
- URL for FTP Tax Rates site
- What are the headers for the Zip+4 rate file?
- What are the new columns for risk levels on the rates files on salestax.avalara.com?
- What are the suffix definitions for the Avalara Rate Files?
- What if I am receiving an incorrect tax rate?
- What if zip codes are not in the rate file?
- Where can I find free rate files?
- Where to download tax rate files
- Why am I calculating rates in states I do not purchase for the rate file?
- Why can't I get an unincorporated rate in my ASCII file?
- Why is a special tax jurisdiction rate missing from my rate file?