Book one
Structured Thinking for Indirect Tax Technology
22 chapters, four parts, 130 typeset pages, plus trigger checklists, templates, and worked cases in three appendices.
Two books · Seven editable files · 2026 edition
Structured Thinking for Indirect Tax Technology
An operating manual for the desk where the hard problems land. A repeatable method for turning raw escalations into framed, evidence-backed recommendations — and the working files to run it on Monday.
- 31
- Chapters
- 173
- Typeset pages
- 9
- Tools in 7 files
ASK Advisor · included
The whole method, pointed at your problem in 60 seconds
Type the mess as you'd say it out loud. ASK routes it to the right decision path, returns a step-by-step working plan, and cites the exact chapters and templates behind every step — grounded in all 31 chapters, never invented.
- 31
- Chapters grounding it
- 9
- Tools it routes to
- 20
- Analyses included
Describe a live challenge — one or two sentences is enough.
Or start from an example
The premise
“A problem should reach the senior desk with a frame, evidence, options, and a recommendation — not as a symptom looking for an owner.”
What you get
Book two
Tax Technology Builder's Companion
9 chapters on market view, competitive power, growth moves, business model, pricing, partnerships, and scaling.
Toolkit
Seven editable files · nine working tools
SCQA one-pager, issue tree, process swimlane, ICE backlog, risk register with heatmap, stakeholder RACI with power–interest plot, and a weighted vendor scorecard.
Formats
Read it and work in it
Typeset PDFs for reading and DOCX / XLSX working files you can edit, rebrand, and hand to the team.
Inside the pages
Typeset for the desk, not for the shelf
Every chapter carries a decision card, a worked example from real programs, and the diagrams and tables you can lift straight into a steering deck.
The four parts
Part I
The tax technology decision system
From mess to recommendation, routing the problem, SCQA framing, and MECE structure with evidence.
Part II
Diagnose what is really happening
External change, root cause KPI trees, Pareto focus, pricing the status quo, swimlanes, systems, and the data and control spine.
Part III
Choose, test, and sequence the answer
Option generation, ICE prioritization, reversibility and risk, piloting, vendor lifecycle, and roadmaps that survive change.
Part IV
Deliver the decision and make it stick
AI governance, charters, delivery methods, stakeholder alignment, and the measurement loop that makes a gain persist.
From the practice
What practitioners say about the method.
“The SCQA one-pager saved a program that was drowning in slide reviews. We now walk into steering with a single page and leave with a decision.”
Head of Indirect Tax · Global consumer goods manufacturer
“The vendor scorecard turned a six-month engine RFP into a defensible three-week decision. The weights force the argument that would have leaked into the room anyway.”
Tax Technology Program Lead · European industrial group
“ASK routes me to the right chapter before I've finished typing the problem. It's the second brain a tax team of one actually needs.”
Group Tax Manager · Mid-market SaaS
“The issue tree and the KPI-tree chapter changed how my analysts diagnose e-invoicing rejections. Half the queue disappeared once we stopped treating symptoms.”
VP Tax and Trade Compliance · Global retailer
“I bought it for the templates and stayed for the framing. The chapter on stakeholder RACI settled a two-year debate about who signs off on ERP change requests.”
Director, Tax Transformation · Big-4 alumni, now in-house at a Fortune 500
“The risk register with the pre-scored heatmap is the first workbook a new hire actually opens on their own. It teaches the method by using it.”
Indirect Tax Operations Lead · Cross-border e-commerce
Some reviewers received a complimentary copy in exchange for their honest reference. Quotes are published only with the reviewer's explicit permission.
Complete set
Everything, in every format, one price
2026 edition · updates included through december 2026
- Structured Thinking for Indirect Tax Technology — 130-page PDF
- Tax Technology Builder's Companion — 43-page PDF
- Seven editable DOCX and XLSX files containing nine working tools
- 20 ASK analyses included to get started
- Instant download after payment, plus 2026 edition updates
Written for the current mandate cycle — EU e-invoicing rollouts, SAF-T, ViDA, and national digital reporting. Buy now and the method is on your desk for every mandate hitting between today and year-end.
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Questions
Who is this for?
Indirect tax leads, tax technology managers, controllers, and the advisors and product teams who serve them. It assumes you own decisions, not that you write code.
What exactly do I get after paying?
Both books as typeset PDFs and editable DOCX files, seven working files containing nine tools, online reading access, and twenty ASK analyses included at purchase.
Is the sample the real thing?
Yes. The sample is the complete front matter and Chapters 1 and 2, typeset exactly as the full edition.
Can my team use it?
The license covers use inside one tax function or one advisory team, including editing the templates for internal work. Sharing the PDFs or working files outside that team requires a separate license — email hello@bataviaworkbench.com to arrange one.
What's your refund policy?
14 days, as long as you haven't downloaded the files. Email hello@bataviaworkbench.com from your buyer address and we'll refund in full — no forms. Once a PDF, DOCX, or XLSX has been downloaded that content counts as delivered and is non-refundable; the same applies to ASK analyses you've already used. Practice subscriptions can be cancelled any time and run to the end of the paid period. Full detail is in the refund terms.
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Checkout collects your company details and VAT or tax ID, and Stripe issues a compliant invoice automatically for every purchase — no request needed. If something is missing, email hello@bataviaworkbench.com and we'll correct it within one business day.
What do 2026 edition updates cover?
Every correction and revision through December 2026 is included at no extra cost. Chapters and templates updated for new indirect-tax mandates — EU e-invoicing rollouts, SAF-T, ViDA, national digital reporting — drop as they land so the book stays current through the mandate cycle you bought it for.