Get up close and personal with the power of Zuora's market-leading billing and payment engine. Join us to learn how to create great looking invoices, accelerate your cash collections, avoid angry customers with bulletproof billing, and cap it off by impressing auditors with detailed billing and collections reports. We will discuss the common challenges that billing and operations teams often struggle with: taxation, invoice consolidation, usage rating, currency rounding, exception management, and more.
Better Billing, More cash. There's an Easy Button For That. (Subscribed13)
1. Better Billing, More Cash
There’s an easy button for that.
John Bruce
Manager, Sales Engineering, Zuora
Kristin Hagan
Senior Sales Engineer, Zuora
Clete Werts
Zuora Partner Manager, Avalara
2. Disclaimer
• This
session
may
contain
product
features
that
are
currently
under
development.
• This
session/overview
of
new
technology
represents
no
commitment
from
Zuora
to
deliver
these
features
in
generally
available
product.
• Customers
who
purchase
services
should
make
the
purchase
decisions
based
upon
features
that
are
currently
available.
• Technical
feasibility
and
market
demand
will
affect
final
delivery.
• Pricing
and
packaging
for
any
new
technologies
or
features
discussed
or
presented
have
not
been
determined.
3. The Nine Keys for Subscription Success
H O W D O T H E Y A F F E C T Y O U R B U S I N E S S ?
$
PRICE
ACQUIRE
BILL
COLLECT
NURTURE
ACCOUNT
MEASURE
ITERATE
SCALE
4. Your world
I N T H E S U B S C R I P T I O N E C O N O M Y
Launch
You’ve launched a product…
Now what?
Bill
Your first customer signed up!
How do you bill and collect payment?
Manage
You now have thousands of customers!
How do you grow efficiently?
5. q Products
One-time, Recurring & Usage
ü Flexible Billing Periods: Monthly,
Quarterly, Annual and More…
ü Multiple Currencies
ü Taxation
q Discounts
ü Percentage-based
ü Flat-rate
ü Time-constrained Offers
q Multiple Sales Channels
ü Self-service
ü Assisted via Salesforce
Launch
P R I C E A N D A C Q U I R E
13. q Account & Subscriptions
ü Account Hierarchies
ü Monthly or Anniversary Date Billing
ü Upgrade, Downgrade & Co-Terminate
q Invoicing
ü Customizable Templates (pdf, csv)
ü Fully Automated or Ad-hoc
ü Invoice and Payment Preview
q Payments & Collections Automation
ü CC, ACH, Check, Wire…
ü Retry Rules & Payment Updater
ü Flexible Payment Terms
Bill
Y O U R C U S T O M E R S
18. q Customer Retention
ü Refunds & Credits
ü Invoice Adjustments
q Real-Time Updates
ü Email Notifications
ü Call-outs (XML)
q Auditability
ü Transaction Details
ü In-depth Payments
ü Full Audit-Log
Manage
Y O U R C U S T O M E R B A S E
22. Sales Tax Compliance: The Challenge
ZUORA
CUSTOMER
Increased State Enforcement
Federal Legislation
Use Tax
International
Requirements
Constantly Changing
Rates, Rules, & Boundaries
Product Taxability
Nexus
(Physical Presence)
Filing & Returns
23.
States
define
Nexus
as
a
‘tangible
physical
presence’
which
creates
the
requirement
to
collect
&
remit
Sales
Tax.
Nexus
triggering
events
can
include:
Traveling
Salespeople
Employees
on
Payroll
Training
Trade
Show
AFendance
Drop
Shippers
/
Warehousing
Affiliates
Sales Tax Challenge: What is Nexus?
24. Product
Taxability
in
States
&
JurisdicNons
is
not
consistent
throughout
the
United
States.
The
following
industries
have
varying
taxability
rules:
Software / Hardware (SAAS)
Digital Goods (media/publishing)
Medical device / equipment
And many other industries / products!
Sales Tax Challenge: Product Taxability
26. Amazon
Laws
– Expanded
definiJon
of
NEXUS
US
Federal
LegislaNve
AcNon
– Marketplace
Fairness
Act
• Just
Passed
the
Senate
&
could
have
a
significant
impact
on
Zuora’s
exisJng
customers
Sales Tax Compliance: The Challenge
27. Sales Tax Compliance: MFA
The Marketplace Fairness Act is
a bill passed by the U.S. Senate
on May 6, 2013.
Strong,
bi-‐parJsan
support,
passing
69
–
27.
Gives
federal
permission
for
states
to
require
collecJon
of
sales
tax
by
remote
vendors.
28. MFA: What Does It Do?
Can affect companies that do interstate retail
transactions or “remote sales”
Puts a $ threshold on remote sellers
Uses Destination-based sourcing for transactions
Requires states to simplify filing
29. MFA: What’s Next?
The bill moves to the U.S. House of Representatives.
– A vote could be as early as June or as late as October.
If passed by the House, it is expected to be signed into Law by
the President.
Could go into effect within 180 days of enactment
Law could be challenged which could delay enactment
31. Gateways
CRM
WEB
AccounNng/GL
AnalyNcs
TaxaNon
Pricing
Catalog
SubscripNon
Mgmt
SubscripNon
Metrics
Account
Mgmt
MulJ-‐Tenancy
PCI
Level
1
SSAE
16
Type
II
CustomizaJon
APIs
NoJficaJons
And
Callouts
Data
Export/Import
User
AdministraJon
Avalara Integration: Where Does It Fit?
32. Granularity
of
Sales
Tax
CalculaJon
GeolocaJon
(roo`op
technology)
Response
&
Efficiency
200-‐400
millisecond
round
trip
calculaJon
Security
Ability
to
Scale
Capable
to
manage
172
million
transacJons
daily
2048-‐bit
SSL
for
data
in-‐flight
256-‐SHA
encrypJon
for
data
at
rest
Monthly
penetraJon
tesJng
by
external
service
CISSP
security
expert
on
staff
Leader in Technology
33. Prebuilt
connector
to
Zuora
Single
interface
to
manage
enJre
sales
tax
process
No
hardware
or
so`ware
requirements
Ability
to
launch
in
days
Implementation & Integration
35. Automation: Sales Tax Filing
Reporting: Filing begins with a review & reconciliation of tax collection data
Return Preparation: Automatically populates all appropriate tax return forms.
Filing & Remittance: Sales Tax forms are filed as required by states a single payment via ACH
transfer.
Return Archiving: Digital archiving & storage is managed with
easy access to previous years’ information.
Notice Management: Enable immediate responsiveness to tax notices