Bill-to PCode

Element type: Required

Enpoints/models used: Location

PCodes are numeric identifiers for identifying taxing jurisdictions. PCodes provide the most accurate jurisdiction determination for calculating taxes with the AFC tax engine.

Your integration must include a field for entering the customer's PCode. This is specified using thepcd field in the Location model. If you would like to learn more about PCodes, refer to the Obtaining PCodes topic later in this guide.

Note

Once you use Avalara to derive the PCode from an address, you can rely on this value. It won’t change. Be sure to revalidate addresses on a periodic basis to make sure the best jurisdiction boundary match is made to an address as boundaries can change over time.
For high volume clients using street-address-level geocoding, we make it a requirement to GeoPCode addresses before calculation.

Example

bill": {
  "ctry": "USA",
  "int": true,
  "geo": true,
  "pcd": 1956600,
  "addr": "110 Main St",
  "city": "Eveleth",
  "st": "MN",
  "zip": "55734"
},