How we verify, and what we never do.
Publishing a wrong tax figure is worse than publishing none. This page explains how every guide here is written, where each fact in it comes from, when it was last checked, and where we say plainly that we do not know. It covers the articles and the provider directory alike.
Three statuses, not one
The most common error in provider directories is collapsing these into the single word “accredited”. We keep them apart, and show the source and check date beside every provider.
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Pre-approved
Listed by the Ministry of Finance as pre-approved. This is not final accreditation.
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In assessment
Assessment is not finished. The status can still move either way.
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Accredited
Accreditation complete according to the official register on the check date shown.
If a status cannot be confirmed against the official register it stays marked unconfirmed. We do not turn it into an estimate.
How a guide is written before it is published
This describes the whole publication, not just the provider directory. Every article follows the same path, and nothing is published until the path is complete.
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Research from the source
We read the official page itself — the FTA or the Ministry of Finance — and record its link and the date we read it.
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Drafting, with the gaps named
We write what the source says, and we state plainly what we could not verify rather than filling the gap with an estimate.
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Human review, by name
A guide stating a regulatory rule cannot be published until a named reviewer confirms it on a recorded date. That is enforced by the system, not promised editorially.
Research carried out by an automated system is not professional review. While a guide has no named reviewer it stays a draft, and readers do not see it.
What we record with every fact
A source link is not enough. We hold the date a rule takes effect separately from the date we last checked it, because a rule can stay in force while our review goes stale.
- SourceFTA, Ministry of Finance, or the legislation itself
- Effective dateWhen the rule starts to apply
- Last checkedWhen we last looked at the source
What we never do
- We do not sell placement in the directory, or take payment to improve a provider’s position.
- We do not hide a referral relationship. Where one exists, it is disclosed on the page itself.
- We do not present a provider’s claim as a verified fact.
- We never ask for tax portal passwords or your credentials in any form.
Taxy is an independent platform. It is not a government body and not a licensed accounting firm. What you read here is general explanation, not tax advice for your situation.