At Flyntlok, our core philosophy has always been to focus on what we do best—delivering a top-tier Dealer Management System (DMS) for Outdoor Power Equipment (OPE) and Heavy Equipment dealers —while seamlessly integrating with industry-leading solutions that enhance our platform. This ability to embed third-party software directly in our DMS is made simple when both products are truly cloud-based offerings and both offer easy connectivity via communication pathways called APIs. By embedding third-party cloud-based technology solutions within Flyntlok, our customers benefit from best-in-class capabilities without compromise.
Nowhere is this more apparent to our current customers than with our integrations to two of the most powerful cloud-based accounting systems: Sage Intacct and QuickBooks Online. Most other DMS products have built their own General Ledgers directly into their offering, but they can never compete with the thousands of dedicated software developers focusing solely on accounting software like those at world-class providers Sage and Intuit. Why should Flyntlok get bogged down in trying to provide accounting solutions when others do it so much better? We can seamlessly integrate and give our users a single-product-like experience.
Beyond accounting, another complex challenge for equipment dealers is sales tax compliance. Keeping up with ever-changing tax regulations over 13,000 U.S. sales tax jurisdictions can be overwhelming. That’s where our integration with Avalara, another world class software offering, makes all the difference.
Flyntlok has always had the capability of calculating taxes from within the Point-of-Sale module, but we have to be humble and admit that we will never be the best. Sales tax compliance isn’t just about applying a simple percentage—it varies by state/province, county, city, and even street address in some cases. For businesses operating across multiple jurisdictions, keeping up with tax rate and rule fluctuations and compliance requirements is time-consuming. The penalties for mistakes can be costly, and the audit risk can be considerable. Flyntlok simply does not have the resources to stay on top of an ever-changing tax system, where sales tax rates and rules are constantly changing across jurisdictions, and accurate tracking of changes is essential, especially as we grow our global footprint.
As Flyntlok expands its customer base, so does it increase the locations of its users. Our expansion has taken us from servicing a few customers in Alaska, to US customers in dozens of states, to adding numerous locations in Canada. We expect in the coming years to expand into Europe and Austral-Asia. Trying to keep up with the tax regimes in an ever-expanding regional install-base would be highly taxing (excuse the pun) and distracting for Flyntlok as a company.
Thankfully, we can leverage the power of cloud-based software provider Avalara.
✔️ Accurate Tax Calculations – Sales transactions within Flyntlok are automatically run through the Avalara AvaTax calculation engine to improve the accuracy of tax rates.
✔️ Seamless Compliance – Stay compliant without the need to track tax rate and rule changes law changes across states and other taxing jurisdictions.
✔️ Time & Cost Savings – Reduce administrative burden and avoid costly tax errors.
✔️ Streamlined Tax Filing – Avalara helps to simplify tax remittance and filing, eliminating the hassle of paperwork.
When one recent Flyntlok sales prospect, who is located in a difficult tax area, saw our combined capabilities, they were blown away. Their current Heavy Equipment DMS had no such capabilities and after seeing our integration with Avalara’s automated tax compliance features, they estimated significant savings in both time and money by switching to Flyntlok.
If you are a Flyntlok customer, Outdoor Power, Heavy Equipment, or Construction Dealer (or are looking for a new DMS) and your sales tax compliance needs are outpacing that of the software, Flyntlok + Avalara might be the solution you are looking for. Let Flyntlok do what it does best: provide the best solutions for managing your CRM, sales, rentals, service, and inventory. And let Avalara do what it does best: provide a fast, easy, more accurate and more reliable way to calculate sales tax . Put them together for a true best-of-breed experience.
Want to learn more? Contact your friendly Flyntlok consultant or email us to see how we can simplify your tax compliance process: sales@flyntlok.com.
