The typical firm phone problem
A firm with 50–200 clients typically handles 15 to 40 calls per day. Most are routine: "When is the VAT return due?", "I have a question about this letter from the tax authority," "Can we schedule a meeting?" Each of those calls costs reception 3–8 minutes — and once you get pulled in, another 10–15 minutes of lost deep-work focus.
Market-available secretarial services are too expensive for 80% of firms, and generic phone bots don't know what "VAT quarterly return" means. Talura is configured with professional tax firm terminology and handles calls competently — without advising.
What Talura handles in a tax firm
Client call intake
Name, client number, topic, urgency, preferred callback time — structured and complete. Lands immediately in your inbox or firm software.
Deadline detection
"Notice," "levy," "deadline is today" → immediate transfer, even outside business hours. Everything else: structured and logged.
Standard questions handled
"What documents do I need for my tax return?", "What are your office hours?" — Talura answers with your pre-configured text. No reception staff needed.
Consultation scheduling
Client wants to meet? Talura asks about the topic type and preferred time slot. You decide later whether it's a call or an in-person meeting.
Professional conduct considerations
Professional conduct rules for tax advisors require that tax guidance is provided only by qualified practitioners. Talura handles no advisory functions — it takes requests and provides standard information (office hours, document checklists, contact options). For professional questions, it routes the call or takes a callback request.
Professional confidentiality obligations are preserved: recorded conversations are delivered only to you, not analyzed for third parties, not shared. For particularly sensitive client matters, self-hosting on your own server is available on request.
Frequently asked questions from tax firms
Is the AI allowed to speak with clients? Are there professional conduct restrictions?
The AI takes inquiries and pre-qualifies them — it does NOT provide tax advice. Professional conduct rules only prohibit advice from unqualified persons; receptionist and secretarial functions are unproblematic. Any substantive tax guidance remains with the licensed advisor.
How does the AI handle deadline-critical calls?
Keywords like "notice," "levy," "deadline today," or "tax authority is threatening" trigger an immediate transfer to the firm's mobile — even outside business hours. All other requests are structured and logged.
Can Talura integrate with DATEV / Unternehmen Online?
Direct integration with DATEV systems is not in the standard package. Call summaries can be fed into your firm's workflow by email. Custom API connections are available on request through the setup service.
What gets recorded — what lands as a call summary?
You decide what the agent asks. The conversation is summarized and delivered to you by email. Audio recordings are optional and off by default.
Is this GDPR- and professional-conduct-compliant?
GDPR: yes — EU servers, DPA, hashed IPs. Confidentiality: the AI does not disclose any information — it only takes it in. For maximum security, self-hosting is available on request.
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Property Management
HOA bookkeeping and service charge accounting — client overlap with tax firms and their own call profile.
Sales & Marketing
For clients with a field sales operation — lead qualification support.
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