AI-Powered Tax Sensitization System

An intelligent tax sensitization system that automates transaction Sensitization, reduces manual review work by up to 70%, and enables real-time anomaly detection. Built with FastAPI, OpenAI GPT-4o-mini, and Google Sheets.

The Problem

Modern enterprises operate on financial systems that weren't designed with tax in mind. This results in:

90% of transactions missing tax codes
60% of transactions with zero tax amounts
Inconsistent data formats and missing tax context
Tax teams spending 70% of their time fixing data instead of analyzing it

The Solution

Instead of replacing entire ERP systems, this system layers intelligent automation on top of existing systems:

AI Classification: Infers missing tax attributes from transaction descriptions
Validation: Compares AI suggestions against reference tax rates
Anomaly Detection: Flags transactions requiring human review
Automated Routing: Separates clean transactions from those needing review

Key Features

🤖 AI-Powered Classification

Automatically classifies transaction types (supplies, services, equipment, software, etc.)
Determines taxability status and suggests appropriate tax rates
Provides confidence scores (0-1 scale) for routing decisions
Generates rationale explanations for each classification

✅ Automated Validation

Compares AI-suggested rates against reference tax data
Validates with configurable tolerance (±0.25% default)
Handles missing reference data gracefully

🚨 Anomaly Detection

Missing Tax Detection: Flags taxable items with zero tax amounts
Rate Mismatch Detection: Identifies discrepancies between AI and reference rates
Covers 70% of common tax issues automatically

📊 Automated Workflow

Processes 100+ transactions per request
Manual trigger endpoint (FIRST PRIORITY)
Scheduled daily processing (SECOND PRIORITY)
Email notifications with summary statistics

🏗️ Production-Ready Architecture

Service Abstraction: Clean AI service interface supports multiple providers (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, local models)
Transaction-Level Resilience: Individual failures don't stop batch processing
Cost-Optimized: Uses GPT-4o-mini (1/200th the cost of GPT-4)
Modular Design: Separated services, processors, and workflows for maintainability

Performance Metrics

Throughput: 100+ transactions per request
Efficiency: Reduces manual review work by up to 70%
Accuracy: High-confidence classifications (>0.85) for most standard transactions
Cost: ~$0.15/$0.60 per 1M tokens (GPT-4o-mini)

Quick Start

Prerequisites

Python 3.9 or higher
Google Cloud Project with APIs enabled:
- Google Sheets API
- Gmail API
- Google Drive API
OpenAI API account
Google account for OAuth authorization

Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone <repository-url>
cd TaxSensitizationProject

# Create virtual environment
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate

# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

Configuration

Set up Google Cloud OAuth (one-time setup):
- Go to Google Cloud Console
- Create a project and enable: Google Sheets API, Gmail API, Google Drive API
- Configure OAuth consent screen
- Create OAuth 2.0 Client ID (Desktop app type)
- Download credentials as credentials.json in project root
Set up Google Sheet:
- Create a new Google Sheet with tabs:
  - Raw Transactions - Input transaction data
  - Tax Reference Data - Tax rates by jurisdiction
- Share with your Google account
- Copy the Sheet ID from the URL
Configure Environment Variables:

Create .env file:

# Google OAuth
GOOGLE_CREDENTIALS_FILE=credentials.json
GOOGLE_TOKEN_FILE=token.json

# Google Sheets
GOOGLE_SHEETS_SPREADSHEET_ID=your_sheet_id

# Gmail API
GMAIL_API_ENABLED=true
EMAIL_FROM=your-email@gmail.com
EMAIL_TO=recipient@company.com

# OpenAI
OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-your-api-key
OPENAI_MODEL=gpt-4o-mini

# Optional
SCHEDULE_CRON=0 6 * * *  # Daily at 6 AM
LOG_LEVEL=INFO

Run the Application

uvicorn app.main:app --reload

On first run, the application will guide you through OAuth authorization:

Interactive: Automatically opens browser
WSL: Provides instructions for wslview or explorer.exe
Headless: Displays URL for manual copy/paste

Visit: http://localhost:8000/docs

Test the System

Trigger manual processing:

curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/api/v1/process/trigger

API Endpoints

Process Transactions

POST /api/v1/process/trigger

Manually trigger the tax classification workflow (FIRST PRIORITY).

Check Status

GET /api/v1/process/status

Returns current processing status (idle, processing, completed, failed).

Get Summary

GET /api/v1/process/summary

Returns last processing summary statistics including:

Total transactions processed
Auto-validated count and percentage
Review needed count
Anomaly breakdown

Health Check

GET /api/v1/health

Verifies service is running.

System Architecture

Processing Flow

Manual Trigger / Cron → OAuth Auth → Read Sheets → Preprocess → 
AI Classify → Validate → Detect Anomalies → Route → 
Write Sheets → Calculate Summary → Send Email

AI Service Abstraction

The system uses a clean abstraction pattern that allows swapping AI providers:

# Abstract interface
class AIService:
    def classify_transaction(self, transaction) -> ClassificationResponse:
        raise NotImplementedError

# OpenAI implementation (example)
class OpenAIService(AIService):
    def classify_transaction(self, transaction):
        # OpenAI-specific implementation
        ...

# Dependency injection
ai_service = get_ai_service()  # Returns configured implementation

This architecture naturally supports:

OpenAI (current implementation)
Claude (Anthropic)
Gemini (Google)
Local models
Any provider implementing the interface

Priority System

FIRST PRIORITY: Manual trigger endpoint (POST /api/v1/process/trigger)
SECOND PRIORITY: Scheduled cron jobs (default: daily at 6 AM)

Google Sheet Structure

Raw Transactions Tab

Column	Type	Required	Description
transaction_id	Text	Yes	Unique identifier
description	Text	Yes	Transaction description
amount	Number	Yes	Transaction amount
location	Text	Yes	State code (TX, CA, etc.)
tax_code	Text	No	Often null
tax_amount	Number	No	Often 0 or null

Tax Reference Data Tab

Column	Type	Required	Description
location	Text	Yes	State code (TX, CA)
expected_tax_rate	Text	Yes	Rate as "8.25%"
jurisdiction_name	Text	No	Full state name

Output Sheets (Auto-Created)

Tax-Ready Output: Clean, validated transactions
Needs Review: Flagged transactions requiring manual review

How It Works

1. AI Classification

The AI service analyzes each transaction and infers:

Transaction type (supplies, services, equipment, etc.)
Taxability status (Taxable/Non-taxable)
Suggested tax rate for the jurisdiction
Confidence score (0-1 scale)
Rationale explanation

Prompt Engineering:

System prompt: Establishes AI role as tax classification assistant
User prompt: Provides transaction details and classification requirements
Response format: Structured JSON for consistent parsing

2. Validation

AI-suggested rates are compared against reference tax data:

Rate comparison with tolerance (0.25% default)
Match/mismatch status assignment
Graceful handling of missing reference data

3. Anomaly Detection

Two high-impact patterns catch most issues:

Pattern 1: Missing Tax on Taxable Items

If taxable_status = "Taxable" AND tax_amount = 0
Flags as MissingTaxCollection
Catches ~50% of common issues

Pattern 2: Rate Mismatch

If AI rate doesn't match reference rate
Flags as RateMismatch
Catches ~20% of common issues

4. Routing Decision

0 anomalies → Clean transactions (auto-validated)
>0 anomalies → Review queue (manual review needed)

Project Structure

TaxSensitizationProject/
├── app/
│   ├── main.py                 # FastAPI application entry point
│   ├── config.py               # Configuration management
│   ├── models/                 # Data models (Transaction, Classification)
│   ├── services/               # Service layer
│   │   ├── ai_service.py       # AI service abstraction (OpenAI implementation)
│   │   ├── sheets_service.py   # Google Sheets integration
│   │   ├── gmail_service.py    # Gmail API integration
│   │   ├── oauth_service.py    # OAuth authentication
│   │   └── scheduler.py        # Task scheduling
│   ├── processors/             # Data processing
│   │   ├── preprocessor.py     # Data normalization
│   │   ├── validator.py        # Rate validation
│   │   └── anomaly_detector.py # Anomaly detection
│   ├── workflows/              # Workflow orchestration
│   │   └── tax_sensitization.py # Main processing workflow
│   ├── api/                    # API routes
│   │   └── routes.py           # FastAPI endpoints
│   └── tests/                  # Test suite
├── .projectinfo/               # Project documentation
├── requirements.txt
├── .env                        # Environment variables 
└── README.md

Key Challenges Solved

Challenge 1: OAuth in WSL/Headless Environments

Solution: Environment detection with appropriate flow for each scenario (interactive, WSL, headless).

Challenge 2: AI API Rate Limits & Costs

Solution:

GPT-4o-mini (cost-effective)
Retry logic with exponential backoff
Small delays between requests
Structured output reduces parsing errors

Challenge 3: Transaction Processing Resilience

Solution: Transaction-level error handling ensures batch processing continues despite individual failures.

Challenge 4: Provider Flexibility

Solution: Service abstraction pattern allows swapping AI providers without framework changes.

Troubleshooting

OAuth Issues

Missing credentials.json: Download OAuth credentials from GCP Console
Browser doesn't open (WSL): Use wslview <url> or explorer.exe <url>
Access denied: Ensure all requested permissions are granted

Google Sheets Issues

Sheet not found: Verify Sheet ID and sharing permissions
Permission denied: Ensure OAuth account has Editor access

AI Classification Issues

API rate limits: System includes automatic retry with exponential backoff
JSON parsing errors: Structured output format minimizes parsing issues
High costs: Using GPT-4o-mini keeps costs low (~$0.15/$0.60 per 1M tokens)

Development

Run with Auto-Reload

uvicorn app.main:app --reload --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000

API Documentation

Swagger UI: http://localhost:8000/docs
ReDoc: http://localhost:8000/redoc

VS Code Debugging

Press F5 and select "FastAPI: Run Server (Debug)"
Set breakpoints by clicking left margin
See .vscode/DEBUG_GUIDE.md for complete guide

Security Notes

OAuth tokens stored in token.json (gitignored)
Never commit .env file or OAuth credentials
Use API_KEY environment variable for endpoint authentication in production
Review OAuth consent screen before deploying

TL;DR: AI-powered tax classification system that processes 100+ transactions per request, reduces manual review work by 70%, and automatically flags tax anomalies. Built with FastAPI, OpenAI GPT-4o-mini, and Google Sheets. Clean service abstraction allows using different AI providers as needed.

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