How Industrial Distributors Are Modernizing ERP and Tax Compliance
Industrial distributors are under increasing pressure to stay competitive — labor shortages, rising costs, and complex sales tax compliance are challenging even the most established companies. To keep operations efficient and profitable, more distributors are modernizing with industry-specific ERP software designed for the way they work.
In this article, Tribute explores how modern industrial ERP systems — like our TrulinX ERP — help distributors streamline operations, improve gross margins, and simplify tax automation and compliance through integrated solutions from partners such as Avalara.
Discover how purpose-built ERP software for distributors in hose, fluid power, motion control, belting, and gasket industries delivers measurable results: smarter inventory management, faster collections, improved accuracy, and reduced audit risk.
Read on to learn how forward-thinking distributors are using TrulinX ERP and Avalara to modernize their business processes, automate sales tax management, and prepare for the future of ERP and compliance.
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“Tax is taxing — it’s just hard to do,” says Tim Pritchard of Zemarc, an industrial distributor specializing in hydraulic, filtration, lubrication, electro-mechanical & fluid connector products. After integrating with TrulinX and Avalara, their process changed entirely. “Now, tax is so much easier. In the last three months, I have not had to make a single adjustment.
”The added efficiency has also allowed Zemarc to expand operations without adding staff. “Originally, we were doing California and Arizona. Now, we’re collecting for 14 states,” says Pritchard. “I can’t imagine how hard it would be if I had to file those14 states by myself. Trying to keep tabs on certificates and everything would probably takethree people to manage effectively… and again, I don’t have to do that — I just run a report.”