01 This is a planning note, not legal advice. A useful first meeting still depends on papers, not on a question asked from memory.
02 Tax, VAT, customs, and the accounts are easier to discuss when the returns, invoices, and last year’s statements are in one set. Business advice that skips those records turns into a second meeting.
03 Write what decision you need: a filing, a registration, or a reading of a contract. The advisor can then say which documents are missing before anyone drafts an answer.