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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM

10-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

(Mark One)

☒	ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020

☐	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 for the transition period from to

Commission File

Number 001-38525

AVALARA, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)


Washington		91-1995935
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

255 South King Street, Suite 1800 Seattle, WA		98104
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (206)

826-4900

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock , Par Value $0.0001 Per Share	AVLR	New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. YES ☒ NO ☐

Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. YES ☐ NO ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES ☒ NO ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of

Regulation S-T

(§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit such files). YES ☒ NO ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a

non-accelerated

filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule

12b-2

of the Exchange Act.

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in

Rule 12b-2

of the Exchange Act). YES ☐ NO ☒

The aggregate market value of the voting and

non-voting

common equity held by

non-affiliates

of the Registrant, based on the closing price of the shares of common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on June 30, 2020 was $10,322 million.

The number of shares of Registrant’s Common Stock outstanding as of February 18, 2021 was 85,426,659.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement relating to the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this report. The Definitive Proxy Statement will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the end of the 2020 fiscal year.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Avalara, Inc. (the “Company”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment No. 1”) to its annual report on

Form 10-K

for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 25, 2021 (the “Original

Form 10-K”),

in order to file the correct Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm filed as Exhibit 23.1 to the Original

Form 10-K.

This Amendment No. 1 should be read in conjunction with the Original

Form 10-K,

which continues to speak as of the date of the Original

Form 10-K.

Other than the filing of the corrected Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm mentioned above, this Amendment No. 1 does not modify or update the disclosures in the Original

Form 10-K

in any way. Accordingly, this Amendment No. 1 does not reflect events occurring after the filing of the Original

Form 10-K

or modify or update any related or other disclosures.

Item 15.

Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.

(a) The following documents are filed as part of this Annual Report on Form

10-K:

(1)	Consolidated Financial Statements

The financial statements filed as part of this Annual Report on

Form 10-K

are listed in the “Index to Consolidated Financial Statements” under Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on

Form 10-K.

(2)	Financial Statement Schedules

All schedules are omitted as the required information is inapplicable or the information is presented in the consolidated financial statements or notes to the consolidated financial statements under Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on

Form 10-K.

(3)

Exhibits

The documents listed in the Exhibit Index of this Annual Report on

Form 10-K

are incorporated by reference or are filed with this Annual Report on

Form 10-K,

in each case as indicated therein (numbered in accordance with Item 601 of

Regulation S-K).

In reviewing the agreements included as exhibits to this Annual Report on

Form 10-K,

please remember that they are included to provide you with information regarding their terms and are not intended to provide any other factual or disclosure information about the Company or the other parties to the agreement. The agreements may contain representations and warranties that the parties made to each other as of specific dates. The assertions embodied in those representations and warranties were made solely for purposes of the applicable agreement and may be subject to important qualifications and limitations agreed to by the parties in connection with negotiating the terms of such agreement. In addition, such representations and warranties: (i) may not be accurate or complete as of any specified date; (ii) are modified and qualified in important part by the underlying disclosure schedules; (iii) may be subject to a contractual standard of materiality different from those generally applicable to investors; or (iv) may have been used for the purpose of allocating risk among the parties to the applicable agreement, rather than establishing matters as facts. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of the representations and warranties may change after the date of the applicable agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in Company’s public disclosures. For the foregoing reasons, the representations and warranties should not be relied upon as statements of factual information.

Exhibit Index


Exhibit Number		Description
2.1		Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated October 5, 2020, by and among Avalara, Inc., Tannin Merger Sub, Inc., Transaction Tax Resources, Inc., and Northwest Cloud Co. LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K, filed October 6, 2020 (File No. 001-38525))

2.2		Asset Purchase Agreement, dated November 5, 2020, by and among Avalara, Inc. and Business Licenses, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K, filed November 5, 2020 (File No. 001-38525))

3.1		Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-38525) filed with the SEC on August 10, 2018)

3.2		Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-38525) filed with the SEC on August 10, 2018)

4.1		Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (File No. 333-224850) filed with the SEC on June 4, 2018)


4.2		Description of the Registrant’s securities (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K, filed February 28, 2020 (File No. 001-38525))

10.1+		Avalara, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, and related forms of award agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-224850) filed with the SEC on May 11, 2018)

10.2+		Avalara, Inc. 2018 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated, and related forms of award agreements (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-224850) filed with the SEC on May 11, 2018)

10.3**+		Avalara, Inc. 2021 Executive and Leadership Bonus Plan

10.4+		Avalara, Inc. 2018 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated, effective August 8, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-38525) filed with the SEC on August 10, 2018)

10.5**+		Avalara, Inc. Outside Director Compensation Policy, amended and restated as of January 27, 2021

10.6+		Form of Indemnification Agreement made by and between the Registrant and each of its directors and executive officers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-224850) filed with the SEC on May 11, 2018)

10.7+		Executive Employment Agreement between the Registrant and Scott McFarlane dated June 19, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-224850) filed with the SEC on May 11, 2018)

10.8+		Executive Employment Agreement between the Registrant and William Ingram dated June 19, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-224850) filed with the SEC on May 11, 2018)

10.9+		Executive Employment Agreement between the Registrant and Alesia Pinney dated June 19, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-224850) filed with the SEC on May 11, 2018)

10.10+		Executive Employment Agreement between the Registrant and Amit Mathradas dated January 6, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K, filed February 28, 2020 (File No. 001-38525))

10.11+		Executive Employment Agreement between the Registrant and Ross Tennenbaum effective April 1, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K, filed April 2, 2020 (File No. 001-38525))

10.12		Lease Agreement between W2007 Seattle Office Second and Spring Building Realty, LLC and Avalara, Inc. dated August 14, 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-224850) filed with the SEC on May 11, 2018)

10.13		Office Building Lease by and between 255 South King Street Limited Partnership and the Registrant dated June 9, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-224850) filed with the SEC on May 11, 2018)

10.14		First Amendment of Office Building Lease by and between 255 South King Street Limited Partnership and the Registrant dated June 1, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-224850) filed with the SEC on May 11, 2018)

10.15		Second Amendment of Office Building Lease by and between 255 South King Street Limited Partnership and the Registrant dated October 2, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-224850) filed with the SEC on May 11, 2018)


10.16		Third Amendment of Office Building Lease by and between 255 South King Street Limited Partnership and the Registrant dated November 29, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-224850) filed with the SEC on May 11, 2018)

10.17		Fourth Amendment of Office Building Lease by and between 255 South King Street Limited Partnership and the Registrant dated February 19, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-224850) filed with the SEC on May 11, 2018)

10.18		Fifth Amendment of Office Building Lease by and between 255 South King Street Limited Partnership and the Registrant dated September 26, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-38525) filed with the SEC on November 8, 2018)

10.19		Ninth Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement, dated September 12, 2016, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-224850) filed with the SEC on May 11, 2018)

10.20		Tenth Amended and Restated Voting Agreement, dated September 12, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-224850) filed with the SEC on May 11, 2018)

21.1**		List of subsidiaries of the Registrant

23.1*		Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Public Accounting Firm

31.1*		Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31.2*		Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.1**		Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.2**		Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

101.INS**		Inline XBRL Instance Document – the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

101.SCH**		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL**		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.DEF**		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

101.LAB**		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

101.PRE**		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

104*		Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

*	Filed herewith.

**	Previously filed.

+	Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan, contract or arrangement.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized