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Find states where you sell but have no AvaTax nexus
For finance teams who want a nexus footprint review from Avalara AvaTax for a period, just by asking.
On this page
Connector
Connect Avalara AvaTax, pick your AI tool and paste the prompt.
The problem
Nexus gaps get noticed when a state writes
Finding states where a company sells but has not declared nexus means comparing three exports from Avalara AvaTax. Gaps are noticed only when a state writes.
Without PopdockAI
- Export nexus declarations
- Export locations
- Export sales by region and compare all three
- Find out when a state sends a letter
With PopdockAI
- Nexus, locations and sales by region are read for the period
- Sales without nexus are listed
- Ended nexus that still has sales is flagged
- No legal thresholds are stated, and nothing is added or deleted
The prompt
Use this prompt
Copy it into any AI tool connected to PopdockAI. Swap the values in braces for your own.
**Objective:** Check whether `{company}` has nexus declared where it transacts, looking at activity between `{date-from}` and `{date-to}`.
**Step 1: Read the nexus declarations**
Call `avalara-avatax-get-nexus` with `company` = `{company}`. Note each `country`, `region`, `nexus-type`, `effective-date`, `end-date` and `has-local-nexus`.
**Step 2: Read the locations**
Call `avalara-avatax-get-location` with `company` = `{company}`. List the regions where the company has an office, outlet or warehouse.
**Step 3: Read sales by region**
Call `avalara-avatax-get-transaction` with `company`, `date.from` and `date.to`. Total `total-amount` and `total-tax` per `region`.
**Step 4: Compare**
* Regions with a location but no active nexus declaration.
* Regions with significant sales and no declaration, shown with the sales amount (do not state a legal threshold; say a tax advisor should confirm).
* Declarations that have an `end-date` in the past but still show sales after it.
**Step 5: Report**
Give three lists (gaps, ended nexus with later sales, healthy regions) with the figures behind each, and a short note on what to confirm with a tax advisor.
**Validation:**
* If the company has no nexus records, say so clearly and still report the sales regions.
* If the date range is invalid, ask for one and stop.
**Rules & Guidelines:**
* This prompt is read-only. Call only the `avalara-avatax-get-*` tools named above. Never call any avalara-avatax tool that adds, updates, deletes, commits, uncommits, voids, unvoids, adjusts, refunds, locks, settles or creates anything.
* Report what the data shows. Do not guess values the tools did not return, and say so when a field came back empty.
* Use `max-records` to keep each read small, and say when a result may be truncated by it.Who it's for
One answer, three teams that use it
Tax directors
Review your footprint regularly
See states with sales but no nexus, so you can decide with an advisor whether to register.
Where did we sell in 2026 without declared nexus in Avalara AvaTax?
Controllers
Spot ended nexus with ongoing sales
Ended nexus that still has sales is flagged for a closer look.
Show any ended AvaTax nexus that still has sales this year.
Finance leaders
Know your exposure before expanding
A quick view of where sales and nexus differ helps plan growth into new states.
Compare our AvaTax nexus and locations with sales by region for the last 12 months.
How it works
What PopdockAI does when you ask
You give a period and your AI assistant compares your nexus with where you sell. Gaps are for a tax advisor to confirm, and nothing in AvaTax is changed.
01
Ask
You give a period.
02
Read
It reads nexus declarations, locations and sales by region.
03
Compare
It looks for sales without nexus and ended nexus that still has sales.
04
Report
You get the gaps, with a reminder to confirm them with a tax advisor.
What PopdockAI provides
The tools behind the answer
Ready made tools for Avalara AvaTax and one secure connection to your AI tool. No code, no exports.
avalara-avatax-get-nexus
avalara-avatax-get-location
avalara-avatax-get-transaction
This report is built from Get data tools only. PopdockAI applies the row, field and parameter rules your admin sets, and every query is written to the audit trail.
The outcome
Nexus gaps listed for review
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