Tax Operating Model Assessment

Is your tax function built for the next stage of growth?

Growing from $2M to $20M changes everything about your tax exposure, and most companies' tax infrastructure doesn't keep up. What worked at one entity, one state, one market tends to break after you expand, acquire, take on investors, or cross state lines. Most companies your size don't need a full-time tax executive. But you do need to know whether your tax function can support the business you're becoming.

You may need this if
Tax responsibilities are scattered across several people.
Tax planning happens after the business decision is already made.
You operate in more than one state.
You've closed an acquisition, or you're getting ready for one.
Your advisors work in silos and rarely talk to each other.
Notices, deadlines, and projects turn into recurring fire drills.
Leadership has no real visibility into tax risk or obligations.
No one actually owns the tax function.

Five lenses on your tax function

A clear-eyed read across the parts that actually decide whether your tax function can scale with the business.

01

Leadership & Ownership

  • Who owns tax?
  • How do tax decisions get made?
  • Is accountability actually defined?
02

Operations

  • Compliance management
  • Tax calendars and workflows
  • Documentation and knowledge management
  • Process efficiency
03

Governance

  • Internal controls
  • Advisor coordination
  • Escalation procedures
  • Risk management practices
04

Infrastructure

  • Data management
  • Technology utilization
  • Scalability of current processes
  • Support for future growth
05

Readiness

  • Multi-state operations
  • Acquisition readiness
  • Expansion planning
  • Transaction support capabilities

Findings you can act on, not a binder that collects dust

Five deliverables, written in plain English, built so a founder can read them and make a decision.

01

Executive Summary

A clear read on the findings, risks, and opportunities.

02

Tax Maturity Evaluation

Where your tax function actually stands today.

03

Risk & Opportunity Heat Map

What needs attention, ranked by what matters.

04

Prioritized Recommendations

Immediate, medium-term, and strategic moves.

05

90-Day Roadmap

Practical next steps to strengthen the function.

Three honest paths forward

No pressure to buy more. The assessment gives you the clarity to pick the right one, even if that turns out to be "we're fine."

Option 1

Maintain Current State

No significant issues. You get a clean bill of health and the documentation to back it up.

Option 2

TaxOps Build & Infrastructure

We implement the governance, processes, controls, and infrastructure your tax function needs to scale.

Option 3

Fractional Tax Leader

Ongoing strategic tax leadership and oversight. The executive seat, without the full-time hire.

The Meliora framework: Assess, Build, Lead

Assess

Tax Operating Model Assessment

Find the gaps, risks, and opportunities.

Build

TaxOps Build & Infrastructure

Design and implement scalable processes and governance.

Lead

Fractional Tax Leader

Ongoing leadership, oversight, and strategic guidance.

Let's find out where you stand

A 20-minute conversation to see whether the Tax Operating Model Assessment is the right fit for your company. No pitch, no pressure. Just a clear read on whether it's worth your time.

20 minutes