Use cases
The question comes in.
The document goes out.
Real tasks by industry: the question that comes in, how azta researches it to the provision, and the memo, letter or note that goes out.
Tax advisory & accounting firms
Client questions researched to the provision and turned into the letter, memo or audit response the client receives.
Tax · Tax advisor
Cross-border services VAT: from the client’s question to the client letter
A client letter on place of supply, reverse charge and what the invoice must say
Tax · Tax advisor
Answering a tax-office information request, point by point
A point-by-point response with the provisions and decisions relied on
Tax · Tax advisor
Chain transactions: which supply moves, set out in a memo for the file
A memo on which supply is the moving supply and where each supply is taxed
Law firms
Case-law research, contract review and foreign-law questions, finished as a memo you can send.
Legal · Lawyer
Case-law research memo: the decisions on your point, summarised and linked
A research memo summarising the relevant decisions, each linked to the full text
Legal · Lawyer
Supplier contract review: an issues list against the mandatory rules
An issues list ranking each clause against the mandatory provisions of the governing law
Legal · Lawyer
Foreign-law memo: the Polish rule, read in the original, for a client in Madrid
A memo on the Polish rule, built from the original-language provisions and decisions
Finance teams & shared-service centres
The tax and legal questions that land in finance, answered with the rule behind them before the close.
Tax · Head of tax
Intercompany recharges and VAT: one note per entity, with the rules behind it
A VAT treatment note per entity, ready for the shared-service centre
Tax · Finance team
Unusual supplier invoices at month-end: the VAT answer before the books close
A cited VAT answer per invoice, ready for the close file
Tax · Head of tax
E-invoicing mandates across the group: what applies, where and to which entity
A memo on the e-invoicing obligations that apply to each entity
Manufacturing
Cross-border VAT on stock and tooling, supply contracts, shift work and the statutory safety duties on the shop floor.
Environment, health & safety · EHS lead
A new production line: the statutory safety duties, listed before start-up
An internal note listing the employer’s statutory duties before and after start-up
Tax · Head of tax
Stock at a customer’s plant abroad: the call-off stock VAT memo
A memo on whether the call-off stock simplification applies and what it requires
Tax · Finance team
Moulds kept at a supplier abroad: the VAT treatment note
A VAT treatment note for each mould and for the parts made with it
Logistics & transport
Place of supply on every leg, carrier liability, posted drivers and warehouse safety, researched across borders.
Legal · Legal counsel
Damaged cargo under the CMR: the carrier’s liability, researched and answered
A reply to the claimant on liability, limits and deadlines
Tax · Finance team
Freight invoices for EU road legs: the place of supply and who pays the VAT
A note on the place of supply and VAT treatment of each transport leg
Tax · Finance team
Goods in a customs warehouse: when import VAT is due, and on what
A note for the importer on when and where import VAT arises and on what value
Construction & real estate
Reverse charge on subcontractor invoices, property transactions, contracts and site safety duties.
Tax · Finance team
Subcontractor invoices and the domestic reverse charge, checked country by country
A checked list showing the correct VAT treatment for each invoice
Tax · Tax advisor
Letting commercial property with VAT: the client note on the option to tax
A client note on whether and how the landlord can opt to tax the rent
Tax · CFO
Buying a property company: the transfer tax note before you sign
A board note on whether the share deal triggers real estate transfer tax, and for whom
Retail & e-commerce
OSS, marketplaces and rates per country, plus the consumer-law rules behind your terms and campaigns.
Tax · Finance team
Marketplace sales across the EU: what goes in the OSS return and what doesn’t
A treatment note by country and flow, ready for the OSS return
Tax · Finance team
Selling through a marketplace: when the platform becomes the VAT supplier
A deemed-supplier note setting out who supplies what, and who reports it
Tax · Finance team
Low-value imports to EU consumers: an IOSS note before the next shipment
A note on whether to use the IOSS, and what changes at checkout and at import
Software & SaaS
Digital-services VAT, licence withholding, customer contracts and the EU rules that now reach software.
Tax · Finance team
Selling subscriptions to consumers across the EU: the VAT rules for SaaS
A VAT note on place of supply, evidence of location and reporting
Tax · Finance team
Paying software licence fees abroad: is there withholding tax?
A withholding tax note on each payment and the documents needed
Tax · CFO
IP box eligibility for software income: the CFO memo before the tax return
A memo on IP regime eligibility in each country and the records needed
Energy & utilities
Energy-specific tax rules, power contracts and the environmental duties written into statute.
Tax · Head of tax
Electricity and gas trading: where the supply takes place and who pays the VAT
A VAT note per flow on place of supply, reverse charge and invoicing
Tax · CFO
Sector levies on energy companies: which apply to your revenue, and for when
A note on which sector levies apply, on what base and for which periods
Tax · Finance team
Solar installations and the zero VAT rate: who qualifies, country by country
A note on the VAT rate for each type of installation, ready for invoicing
Healthcare & pharma
Exemptions and rates for medical supplies, health data, device regulation and clinical contracts.
Tax · Finance team
Which clinic services are VAT-exempt: a service-by-service check with case law
An exemption table per service line, with the case law relied on
Tax · Finance team
Medical devices and VAT rates: the rate for each product group, per country
A VAT rate table per product group for each country, with open points flagged
Tax · CFO
Pharma clawback and sales-based levies: a CFO note on what the company owes
A CFO note on each levy: base, period, liable person and open points
Financial services & fintech
The VAT exemption and its edges, regulator material and the EU rulebooks for payments, crypto and ICT.
Tax · Head of tax
Outsourced services to a fund manager: which ones keep the VAT exemption
A VAT treatment note per outsourced service, with the case law relied on
Tax · Head of tax
Input VAT for a leasing company with exempt supplies: the pro-rata memo
A memo on input VAT attribution and the pro-rata, per entity
Tax · Finance team
A payment company’s fee lines and VAT: exempt or taxable, line by line
A VAT note per fee line, with the decisions relied on
Hospitality, food & agriculture
Rate splits, tourist taxes, farm schemes, food rules and seasonal staff, researched before you set the price.
Tax · Finance team
Dine-in or takeaway: setting the VAT rate for every menu item, country by country
A till rate sheet per country, with the rule behind each split
Tax · Finance team
Room and breakfast at one price: splitting the package for VAT in Austria and Germany
An allocation note showing the VAT treatment of each element, per hotel
Tax · Finance team
Tourist tax at each property: who collects it, from whom, and what to keep on file
A desk guide to tourist tax collection, exemptions and records per property
Staffing, payroll & HR services
Which country’s rules apply to the worker, the payroll and the assignment, answered with the provision.
HR & employment · Payroll lead
One worker, several countries: which social-security legislation applies
A note for payroll on the applicable legislation and the A1 application
Tax · Payroll lead
First employees in a new country: the employer’s registration and withholding duties
A note on the employer’s registration, withholding and contribution duties there
Tax · Payroll lead
Cross-border commuters: which country taxes the salary under the treaty
A payroll note on which country taxes the salary under each treaty
Groups & cross-border expansion
Entity choice, holding rules, reporting regimes and the first steps in a new country, written up for the board.
Tax · CFO
Branch or subsidiary: the board memo for entering a new country
A board memo comparing a branch and a subsidiary
Tax · Group tax
Dividends up the group chain: the participation exemption memo, step by step
A memo on withholding and the participation exemption at each step
Tax · Group tax
VAT grouping in two countries: the memo on whether it solves the cost
A memo on VAT grouping in each country, with conditions and consequences
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