Service 06 · Systems & Automation
Tax Technology, AI & Governance
Technology is now a permanent feature of the tax landscape — inside the tax function, and outside it.
Inside the tax function, AI and automation are reshaping how research, drafting, modelling, review and reporting are done. The opportunity is significant; so is the governance challenge.
Outside the tax function, tax authorities — including IRAS, the ATO, Korea’s NTS and the Japanese NTA — are deploying analytics-enabled risk engines to identify anomalies, flag inconsistencies and cross-reference reporting positions across jurisdictions in real time.
Both sides are moving fast. Most internal frameworks are not keeping pace.
Dual-Lens Assessment
Inside the Tax Function
Governed AI usage in research, drafting, and reconciliation. Verification discipline against primary source law with complete audit-traceable reasoning.
Against Authority AI Engines
Defensibility against AI risk engines deployed by IRAS, ATO, NTS, and NTA for automated audit target selection and anomaly detection.
Advisory Scope
Velten Advisors works with clients on the technical and governance implications of both — advising on tax technology selection, data architecture, automation, and the controls that make AI-assisted advisory work durable.
Where AI governance becomes the work
For regulated tax functions and professional firms where AI is already embedded in research, drafting, reconciliations or scenario analysis — and where a board, regulator or professional indemnity insurer may ask how it is governed — the work moves into a dedicated practice.
Tool-agnostic. Independent. Designed for environments where individuals sign opinions under personal liability.
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All enquiries are handled directly by Michael Velten under strict confidentiality protocols.