Richard Asquith, the former administrator of VATLive.com, joined Avalara in July and is now Avalara's VP of global tax compliance. He noted in a prepared statement that VATLive services include "country-specific guides on ever-changing tax rates, returns, registrations, and filings from across the world, referenced by thousands of unique visitors every day." Avalara's TaxRates.com portal performs a similar role in the United Sates. Last month, Avalara opened an office in the Durham, N.C., American Tobacco Historic District. The move into the 40,000-sq.-ft. facility will be completed during the first half of next year and will initially house 115 employees, including all 35 employees from the company's CertCapture office in nearby Raleigh.