Tax advisory
Tax advisory means the ongoing oversight of a company’s tax dimension: not an emergency measure, but a method that supports those who
lead the business at every stage of the value cycle — from growth to consolidation, through to transfer.
For over thirty years, Di Girolamo Consulting has worked alongside family businesses in Northern and Central Italy with a proactive approach: anticipating tax
issues rather than chasing them.
What is meant by tax advisory
Tax advisory means professional assistance in matters of direct and indirect taxation: from recurring compliance obligations to extraordinary
transactions, from inspections and audits through to litigation with the tax authorities.
In a regulatory environment that is constantly evolving, the value of advisory work lies not in the individual obligation, but in the ability to translate
change into clear decisions for the entrepreneur.
This is why we regard the tax dimension as part of business strategy, not as a cost to be endured. Tax managed in an orderly way — never with
shortcuts — is one of the first forms of wealth protection.
Our method: oversee, don’t chase
The relationship between a business and the tax authorities should not be endured: it should be governed. Our task is to stand at that threshold — opening a dialogue with the authorities The Firm's tax advisory covers the entire scope of the field, with five the day-to-day oversight of your tax position: tax returns, direct and indirect taxes, deadlines. Regularity as the first form of solidity. tax support for mergers, demergers, contributions of assets, acquisitions and corporate reorganisations. Turning points are prepared before they arrive Double taxation, transfer pricing, permanent establishments: supporting businesses that grow across borders without losing control of tax risk Intra-EU and non-EU transactions, reverse charge, special cases. In indirect taxation, precision is a form of respect assistance with inspections, audits and assessments, appeals and settlement procedures. It is in moments of greatest pressure that you see who truly stands beside the entrepreneur
when clarity is needed, protecting assets when firmness is required.
It is work built on knowledge of the law and knowledge of the company: those who follow a business over time notice sooner what is changing, and turn
deadlines into planning
The areas of tax advisory
complementary areas of expertise.
Routine assistance
Extraordinary assistance
International taxation
VAT
Tax Litigation
Who we work with
We work alongside family businesses led by entrepreneurs focused on medium- to long-term growth: solid companies, with
turnover between 15 and 50 million, mainly in manufacturing and services.
We support them across eight regions of Northern and Central Italy — Lombardy, Veneto, Piedmont, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Trentino Alto Adige, Emilia Romagna, Marche
and Tuscany — with the same underlying principle: the relationship comes before and goes beyond any individual service.
Tax advisory in Milan
The Firm is based in Milan, at Via Felice Casati 3, in the heart of the city. From here, our tax advisory practice serves businesses in Milan and Tax advisory is the work through which a professional oversees a company's tax position: direct and indirect taxes, recurring compliance obligations, extraordinary transactions, and dealings with the tax authorities. It is not an occasional intervention, but a form of continuous oversight. At Di Girolamo Consulting, we see it as part of a company's strategy: the tax variable should be managed in advance, not endured once it arises. In everyday use, the two terms overlap. Where a distinction does exist, "tax compliance" refers to the ordinary management of filings and obligations, while "tax advisory" covers a broader scope, including the interpretation of legislation, planning, and defence during audits and disputes. Our work covers both levels, because handling the ordinary well is what reduces the extraordinary. A commercialista is a professional registered with the Italian Association of Chartered Accountants and Accounting Experts, whose scope covers accounting, financial statements, corporate matters and taxation. A tributarista, on the other hand, indicates a specialisation in tax law, which may also be practised by lawyers or by professionals from other backgrounds. Our firm brings both dimensions together: registration with the professional association and a tax specialisation developed over more than thirty years alongside family-owned wealth. They handle tax returns and ordinary deadlines, structure the tax profile of reorganisation transactions — mergers, demergers, contributions of assets, disposals — oversee VAT and indirect taxation, support the business in cross-border activities, and assist it in the event of inspections, audits and assessments. For a family business, it means having someone alongside you who knows the company's history and sees what is changing before others do. The most honest answer is: before you need one. The decisions that truly affect family wealth — a new phase of growth, a new partner coming on board, expansion abroad, the transition to the next generation — are prepared years in advance. Those who contact us at the moment of an audit have less room to manoeuvre than those who involved us while the transaction was still only an idea. It all starts with a meeting.
Lombardy, and provides continuous support — including remotely — to companies in the other regions where we operate.
Every relationship, however, begins in the same way: with a meeting.
Frequently Asked Questions
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