VAT Compliance
A tax compliance management system does not live in a binder — it lives in day-to-day trading. On this page we point to third-party tools which, in our assessment, carry the same principle as this repository: document the checks where they happen — in purchasing, in sales, in the merchandise system. Three rules govern every mention here: we receive no remuneration for mentions or links; we remain independent in our review work — including towards the tools named here; and software is no substitute for legal judgement: whether a control system holds in the individual case remains a question for the engagement.
NEXTwawi — merchandise management with a compliance module for the telecoms trade
NEXTwawi is a browser-based merchandise management system by Diagonal.Software GmbH (Schaafheim, Germany) built for the telecommunications and mobile-phone trade. It maps the sector’s characteristic workflows — serial-number and IMEI capture, goods-in and goods-out, invoicing, reverse-charge constellations — and, with “VAT Check EU” and its “Compliance Management” module, anchors VAT due-diligence steps directly in the trading process: the qualified VAT-ID check inside the transaction rather than beside it, documentation per deal rather than per quarter.
Transparency on our own account: advisers of our firm contributed to the design of this system’s compliance logic. That is precisely why we name the tool — and why we say just as clearly: using a piece of software does not, of itself, establish an effective tax CMS. It can enforce and evidence checks; the risk analysis, the rules and the judgement in the critical case remain tasks for people — yours and ours.
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What a tool must do to appear here
We list functions, not logos. A tool belongs in this ecosystem if it enforces — or at least prompts — checks at the time of the transaction, if it documents those checks audit-proof and exportable, and if, in the critical case, it helps answer the question that decides proceedings: what did you know on the day of the supply — and what did you check? Tools that merely report without documenting, or that promise certificate-style safety, are not included.
FAQ
Does VSK receive remuneration if we use NEXTwawi?
No. We receive no remuneration or commission for the mention or for your use of the system. We disclose our professional contribution to its compliance logic because transparency is part of our evidence architecture — including about ourselves.
Is the software itself a tax CMS?
No. A tax CMS within the meaning of IDW PS 980 and the German administrative guidance on § 153 AO consists of risk analysis, rules, responsibilities, training, monitoring and documentation. Software can carry several of those elements — it cannot replace the system. The quick scan shows in ten questions what is missing in your set-up.
Will you add further partners?
Yes — under the same rules: evidence-oriented function, documented checks, no safety promises. Do get in touch.
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