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      BDO McCabe Lo Limited


 Hong Kong Tax Services

The Hong Kong business environment is becoming increasingly complicated and challenging. In Hong Kong, we are staffed with professionals with broad experience in both local and international tax issues. With our worldwide network of tax specialists, BDO is particularly well placed to meet the changing needs of both local and worldwide business operating in one of the world's fastest growing and most dynamic regions. We are uniquely equipped to advise on tax matters relating to international operations, not only in Hong Kong but also on a regional and global basis.

Our service is based on a detailed understanding of the business and the specific requirements of each client. We establish close working relationships with our clients, enabling our tax specialists to be constantly aware of future plans and developments, so that our clients' strategic plans can be structured from the outset in the most tax-efficient manner.

Our services include:
  • Minimising Hong Kong profits tax while balancing global tax-efficiency at the same time
  • Formulating tax strategies for mergers and acquisitions, including the tax aspects of due diligence reviews
  • Structuring tax-efficient remuneration packages for employees' salaries tax
  • Advising on group restructuring in order to minimise total tax liabilities
  • Minimising stamp duty through customised tax planning structures
  • Complying with tax return filings, and dealing with tax authorities on related matters, including investigations and field audit work
  • Transfer pricing review on inter-company payment/receipts, buying/selling, provision of services, use of intellectual property, funding managements, etc
  • Structuring tax-efficient methods for selling or providing services abroad
  • Advising on start-up situations, including choosing the most tax-efficient financial structure.
  • Reviewing and advising on the tax effects of inter-company transactions

 PRC Tax

China entry into the World Trade Organisation provided opportunity to a significant influx of foreign investments during the 21st century.

To deal with this economic growth and the increasing need of our clients for high level PRC tax services, we have made a strong commitment to China. Our PRC tax and business advisors deal with various commercial aspects of doing business in China. We provide a comprehensive range of PRC tax and business advisory services to our clients from different industries and scales of operations.

Our services include:
  • Market entry advisory
  • Value added tax and business tax advisory
  • Structuring of investment, re-investment, financing, repatriation, ownership change, etc
  • Customs advice
  • Corporate tax planning and tax compliance filings
  • Transfer pricing advice and health-check; handling transfer pricing investigations
  • Remuneration structure for senior expatriate management
  • Tax audit health-check; handling tax audit case
  • Individual income tax registration and compliance filings
  • Tax due diligence review in merger and acquisition
  • Technology transfer planning