TAX

Gruppo AQ, through its specialized division AQ TAX, positions itself as a leader in tax, fiscal, and corporate consulting. The group offers comprehensive and personalized support to innovative startups, SMEs, holdings, and foreign clients. As the economy changes, we stand out for our ability to combine specific expertise with a strategic vision, ensuring robust and sustainable growth for our clients.

Thanks to the extensive experience of our professional team and collaboration with the international network AuditTrust, we deliver integrated consultancy and 360° support – both nationally and internationally. Whether you’re just starting out, growing a new business, or dealing with specialized transactions, we provide tailored solutions, to optimize your tax burden and ensure full compliance with regulations.

Discover more about the services offered by AQ TAX and contact us for personalized consultancy at www.aqtax.net.

Services for Innovative Startups

Innovative startups are constantly facing new challenges. For this reason, we have developed a specific offering to support startups at each stage of their journey, from the initial idea to market consolidation. We provide a wide breadth of knowledge, combining corporate law, tax consultancy, and strategy consulting to transform innovative ideas into successful realities.

Start-Up Phase:

The start-up phase is crucial for entrepreneurs in turning an original idea into a solid and structured reality. We support you from the beginning, helping you to define your business plan, verify the requirements to obtain innovative startup status, and select the most suitable legal form. We manage all the legal and bureaucratic procedures for you to get your business set up, allowing you to focus on developing your operations.

• Startup consulting: From idea to market, we follow you in structuring your project.
• Startup requirements: We assist you in complying with requirements to achieve Innovative Startup status and benefit from dedicated incentives.
• Startup formation: We guide you step-by-step through the startup creation process, managing legal and bureaucratic aspects.
• Corporate consulting: We assist you in selecting the most suitable legal structure for your business and managing corporate aspects.

Development Phase:

The development phase is critical for consolidating your startup’s growth. We assist you in finding investors, navigating internationalization processes, and providing legal and tax support to expand your business beyond national borders. We also help you secure essential funding and build a motivated team – key elements of success.

• Investor search: We assist in identifying and approaching potential investors, preparing necessary documentation, and managing negotiations.
• Internationalization: We guide you in expanding your business to international markets, analysing opportunities, and managing legal and fiscal aspects.
• Funding: We help you access the best financing opportunities, both public and private, to support your startup’s growth.
• Startup team: We support you in creating and managing a successful team, from talent recruitment to creating a stimulating work environment.

The management Phase:

The management phase is essential for ensuring the continuity and success of your startup. We provide comprehensive business, tax, and fiscal consultancy, covering accounting and financial reporting while offering management control tools to monitor performance continuously. We also assist in specialised operations, ensuring effective management and compliance with regulations.

• Business consulting: We offer full strategic consulting to address market challenges and optimize performance.
• Accounting and financial reporting: We manage your ordinary and extraordinary accounting, preparing accurate and timely financial statements and reports.
• Tax and fiscal consulting: We guarantee comprehensive and personalized tax consultancy, optimizing the tax burden and ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Management control: We implement effective management control systems to monitor business performance and support the decision-making processes.
• Specialized transactions: We assist in mergers, acquisitions, disposals, and other specialist operations, ensuring optimal management of legal and fiscal aspects.

Services for SMEs and Holdings

SMEs and Holdings require consistent and reliable support to face the challenges of a growingly competitive market. We act as a strategic partner for the management and optimization of accounting, fiscal, and corporate affairs, supporting companies in defining effective business growth strategies.

• Accounting services: From managing the general ledger to preparing financial statements, we offer comprehensive and personalized services for your accounting needs.
• Fiscal services: We support you in all tax obligations, from filing income-tax returns to handling relations with the Tax Authority.
• Corporate consulting: We provide comprehensive consultancy on all corporate aspects, from incorporation to ordinary and extraordinary management.
• Special transactions: We assist with mergers, acquisitions, disposals, corporate splits, and other special transactions.
• Business valuations: We assess the value of your company or a business branch using recognized and shared methodologies.
• Management control: We implement management control systems to monitor costs, revenues, and business profitability.
• Family consulting: We offer specific consultancy for managing family wealth and succession planning.

Services for Foreign Clients

Italy is a rich market full of opportunities for foreign companies that wish to invest and develop their business. With in-depth knowledge of the market itself, and extensive experience in international consultancy, we position ourselves as a trusted partner to guide foreign companies through every phase of their internationalization in Italy.

With a comprehensive range of dedicated services, we manage all legal, fiscal, and bureaucratic aspects, simplifying business entry and the process of development in our country. Through our partnership with AuditTrust, an international network of highly qualified experts, we guarantee complete and integrated global support for our clients.

• Subsidiary formation: We assist you in creating a subsidiary in Italy, managing all legal and bureaucratic aspects.
• Appointment of a tax representative: We handle the appointment of a tax representative for VAT purposes in Italy, for both EU and non-EU entities.
• International tax advisory: We provide complete and updated consulting on international tax regulations, helping you optimize your tax position and manage relations with Italian tax authorities.
• Corporate consulting: We give tailored guidance on Italian corporate regulations, helping you select the best legal structure for your needs.
• Advisory in extraordinary transactions: We assist with acquisitions, mergers, due diligence, and other special transactions, ensuring proper management of legal and fiscal aspects.
• Subsidiary management reporting: We provide periodic, customized reports to monitor the performance of your Italian subsidiary.
• Internationalization of Italian companies: We support Italian companies seeking expansion into international markets, offering full assistance at all stages of the internationalization process.

Asset Protection and Generational Transition Services

We offer specialized consultancy for protecting family wealth and managing generational business transitions. Our services ensure business continuity, tax optimization, and asset protection through personalized solutions and the support of a network of qualified professionals.

• Support for generational business transitions to ensure business continuity, governance efficiency, and optimized taxation for all parties involved.
• Protection of family wealth using segregation tools such as corporate vehicles, life insurance policies, trusts, and more.
• Tax optimization for wealth management through investment solutions with tax benefits (e.g., PEX, stamp duty exemptions, deferred tax payments).
• Creation and management of corporate vehicles such as holding companies.
• Detailed check-ups and analysis of entire family wealth to identify critical points and areas for improvement.
• Development of a bespoke action plan tailored to specific needs and goals.
• Assistance for the entire action plan, leveraging the expertise of the Group’s network (lawyers, notaries, financial consultants, etc.).
• Ongoing support and monitoring of financial asset management.