Financial Due Diligence vs Tax Planning Checklist

Financial Due Diligence

By Mohit Agarwal (PM Skills)

Build a complete financial review framework for any investment, acquisition, or partnership.

Tax Planning Checklist

By Mohit Agarwal (PM Skills)

Get a year-end tax review framework to spot reliefs, allowances, and savings you might miss.

Financial Due Diligence

• Creates a tailored document request list covering financials, revenue, costs, cash, debt, and tax
• Generates key analytical questions about revenue quality, margins, cash conversion, and liabilities
• Provides a red flags checklist highlighting common warning signs like customer concentration or aggressive accounting
• Outputs a summary assessment template to rate revenue quality, margin sustainability, cash generation, and overall risk

Tax Planning Checklist

• Produces a customized tax checklist based on your entity type, jurisdiction, and income level
• Identifies common reliefs like pension allowances, capital gains exemptions, R&D credits, and ISA limits
• Highlights year-end deadlines and time-sensitive opportunities for tax efficiency
• Creates an action summary table prioritizing high-impact tax planning moves
• Reminds you to verify with a qualified tax adviser before taking action

Reach for Financial Due Diligence when…

• You're evaluating an acquisition target or investment opportunity and need to know what financial info to request
• You're vetting a major supplier or partner and want to assess their financial stability
• You're preparing for a board meeting or investor discussion and need a structured financial review framework
• You need to understand financial health but don't have a finance background

Reach for Tax Planning Checklist when…

• You're approaching year-end and want to make sure you're not leaving money on the table
• You need a tax review framework to take into your accountant meeting
• You're a founder or freelancer trying to understand which reliefs apply to your situation
• You want to check if you're using all available allowances before the tax year closes