Azavar Technologies

Based in Chicago, Illinois, Azavar Technologies works with local governments and municipalities rather than private-sector clients, focusing on revenue management and compliance rather than traditional marketing services. The company operates with a small team and positions itself around helping finance leaders in city and county government track down owed revenue, streamline tax and fee collection, and plan budgets with more reliable data. Its core offering is Localgov, a revenue-management platform that lets taxpayers and businesses file and pay taxes and fees electronically instead of submitting paper checks in person. Azavar also performs compliance audits, examining address coding tied to taxes and fees to identify underpayments, with an arrangement in which it is paid only if errors are found. Additional services include ordinance drafting and revision aimed at closing legal loopholes in municipal codes, along with staff and taxpayer education on any changes. The company assists municipalities with applications for disaster-relief and COVID-related federal grant funds. It uses proprietary GIS tools to detect revenue losses linked to flawed address data from new development or annexations, then manages collection of the amounts owed. Azavar also provides five-year revenue forecasting and analytics reporting that draws on inbound data from local businesses, intended to help municipalities track remittance trends and gaps without waiting on state agency data.