
Francois Roux
CEO & Co-founder
Published on 25 July 2025
2 min read
Francois Roux
CEO & Co-founder
In 2020, Timo Matinlassi faced the kind of case that keeps accountants up at night. His firm, Kohti Unelmia Accounting, was advising a client on a complex tax question: when could a significant impairment loss be deducted? In the year it was recorded, or the year the underlying assets were realized?
The stakes were real. The tax authority rejected the client's 2020 deduction, claiming it was premature, and threatened both back taxes and penalties.
Matinlassi spent nearly 50 hours reviewing tax regulations, preparing responses, and consulting with KPMG lawyers. Finding relevant sources applicable to this specific situation proved particularly challenging. Despite his efforts, the case went to the Board of Adjustment, and the final decision went against his client.
The deduction was moved to the following fiscal year, and the client was hit with approximately €10,000 in penalties.
The outcome continued to trouble Matinlassi professionally. Should he have known better?
Years later, in 2025, Matinlassi discovered Taxxa AI, which has developed AI software that helps accounting professionals find reliable answers faster. The tool mines information from official sources including Finlex, the Tax Administration, the Supreme Administrative Court, and Finnish collective labor agreements.
Out of curiosity, he ran the old case through Taxxa AI.
After a few prompt iterations, the software surfaced relevant source material and a Supreme Court decision directly applicable to the situation. It quickly became apparent that the tax authority's position had been tested in court and was justified based on precedents.
"With Taxxa AI, I got to the bottom of which Supreme Court decisions were relevant to my client's situation in one hour," Matinlassi says.
The implication was clear: had the firm had access to Taxxa AI during the original case, they would have reached the correct conclusion faster, advised the client differently, and avoided the €10,000 penalty entirely.
Taxxa AI's tool is now in daily use at Kohti Unelmia Accounting. The firm serves growth-oriented entrepreneurs with digital financial administration and personalized service, work that demands reliable, fast access to tax guidance.
According to Matinlassi, the most significant benefit has been removing a bottleneck that affects every accounting firm: the gap between a client's question and a confident, well-sourced answer. Expert work has become more straightforward when the right guidance can be found quickly, and feedback from the entire accounting staff has exceeded expectations.
"That time can now be spent serving clients and writing compelling responses," Matinlassi says.
For Kohti Unelmia Accounting, the tool has shifted how the firm thinks about the value it delivers. Rather than spending hours buried in source material, the team can focus on what matters most: advising entrepreneurs.
"I always think about what's best for entrepreneurs. With AI, our accountants can focus on the added value we can offer entrepreneurs," says Johannes Laine, Partner at Kohti Unelmia Accounting.