# The marketplace collects and pays everywhere

Source: https://developer.avalara.com/marketplace-integration-guide/configure-your-avatax-account/marketplace-collects-and-pays-everywhere/

If your marketplace will calculate, collect, and pay tax for sellers in all jurisdictions where you operate, then follow these steps for setting up your company.

The Avalara Knowledge Center provides detailed information about how to set up a company, including the [information you need to collect](https://knowledge.avalara.com/bundle/dqa1657870670369_dqa1657870670369/page/What_you_need_to_create_a_company_profile.html), [adding your company information](https://knowledge.avalara.com/bundle/dqa1657870670369_dqa1657870670369/page/Add_your_company_information.html), and [specifying where you’ll collect taxes](https://knowledge.avalara.com/bundle/dqa1657870670369_dqa1657870670369/page/Tell_us_where_you_collect_and_pay_tax.html).

For the purposes of this integration guide, we'll walk through the setup process for creating a company in your Sandbox environment. Technology partners can create a test company with generic information; API customers may want to use their actual company information.

1.  Sign in to your Avalara [Sandbox](https://sandbox.admin.avalara.com) environment.

1.  Check your email for the confirmation that you received from Avalara when you signed up for your account.

2.  Sign in to your account using the username and link in your confirmation email.

3.  Follow the prompts to create a new password.

4.  Select **I accept** to the Terms and Conditions.

3.  Select **Get started** to begin the walk through for adding a company. The first step is to specify a name and taxpayer ID for the company, and then click **Next**. This information isn’t verified, so technology partners can specify a generic name and taxpayer ID.

4.  Enter a mailing address for your company. Validate the address, and then select **Next**.

5.  Once you've validated your company's primary address, AvaTax enables tax collection in that [jurisdiction](https://help.avalara.com/Avalara_AvaTax_Update/Local_jurisdictions). The next step is to add more regions where this company will collect tax. Click **Yes, add more US regions**, then choose **Select from a list**.

6.  For the purposes of this integration guide, we recommend that technology partners enable jurisdictions in locations where they’ll perform test transactions. To run the test transactions included in this guide, enable tax collection in:

    -   Washington state

    -   District of Columbia

    Select **Add selected regions**

7.  For regions where a sales and/or use tax could apply, AvaTax prompts to specify the type of tax to collect. For technology partners and for the sake of testing, select **Sales or sellers use tax**. For merchants and API customers, the tax type you select should match the tax return you need to file. Select **Next**.

8.  When prompted to confirm whether this company is registered to collect and pay tax in other countries, make your selection based on the scope of your integration. Select **No, where I collect tax is complete**.

9.  A confirmation page opens. Select **Done with tax jurisdictions**.

10.  Finally, click **Activate company** to begin using AvaTax.