The award, presented by the leading German media group WELT, recognizes outstanding and forward-looking use of artificial intelligence in the German-speaking world.
Taxy.io, an innovation leader in AI-driven tax & legal advisory, was honored for its remarkable application of AI to enhance efficiency and automation in tax and finance departments.
The Aachen-based company’s AI-supported analytics and research tools are provided as SaaS products and integrated into existing software environments to significantly ease the workload of consultants performing routine tasks.
Pioneering AI in Tax and Finance
Taxy.io has been a pioneer in leveraging AI for the tax and legal industry since its founding as a spin-off from RWTH Aachen University in 2018.
The company’s AI tax assistant has proven its strength by not only helping tax professionals respond efficiently and precisely to complex tax inquiries but also by recently becoming the first digital assistant to pass the official German tax advisor exam. Taxy.io joined the Visma family in August 2025.
“Winning the AI Application Award is a powerful confirmation that we are on the right track in pioneering innovation in our field,” says Daniel Kirch, managing director of Taxy.io. “This recognition underlines what has been driving us for years: turning cutting-edge AI into real, useful solutions for the tax and legal industry. Our mission is to help all entrepreneurs and companies tackle the burden of regulation, and we are thrilled to continue our growth story together with Visma as an international leader in tax, accounting, and legal software”.
The recognition of Taxy.io's innovative application of AI reflects Visma's commitment to delivering advanced, AI-powered solutions to its 2.2 million customers across Europe and Latin America, automating and simplifying work for SMBs and the public sector.
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Lage Bøhren, Director of Communications at Visma
About Visma
Visma is a leading provider of mission-critical cloud software, with revenue of € 2.8 billion in 2024, 17,500 employees, and 2.2 million customers across Europe and Latin America. By simplifying and automating the work of SMBs and the public sector, we help unleash the power of digitalization and AI across our societies and economies. For more information, visit visma.com or follow us on LinkedIn.
About Taxy.io
Taxy.io is a German tax and financial services provider that pioneered the use of AI in tax advisory. Its AI tax assistant is used by more than 1,700 tax firms and corporate tax departments across Germany to enhance efficiency and provide precise responses to complex tax inquiries. Founded as a spin-off from RWTH Aachen University in 2018, the company is led by managing directors Daniel Kirch and Sven Peper. Learn more at Taxy.io.
