CHINA CAPABILITIES

The foreign investment landscape in China is constantly evolving, especially in the post-WTO and post-CEPA era. To meet the changing needs of foreign investment, we are constantly enhancing our China services. In cooperation with our member firms and representative offices in Beijing, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, we provide a full range of topnotch professional services to clients with existing investments in China, as well as those considering investing there.

Our presence and service capabilities in China were substantially strengthened in early 2009 by the joining of Shu Lun Pan Management Co Ltd as a BDO Member Firm in China. Since then, two more accounting firms in Shenzhen and Tianjin have come into the BDO network. At present, BDO has over 6,000 partners and staff in China.

BDO Partners and Staff in China
Beijing	2,100
Shanghai	2,100
Shenzhen	900
Guangzhou	400
Fuzhou	300
Nanjing	200

Our China network firmly establish BDO as the fifth largest accounting firm in the nation, ensuring our position as a key player in its accounting profession.

Our professional services at different stages of investment help companies who have interests in China to find the right entry point, to manage their China investments in a controllable and efficient manner, and to divest its existing investments for future growth.

Investment

• Financial and tax due diligence
• Mergers & acquisitions support
• Finding strategic investors and investment opportunities
• Feasibility studies
• Assessment of accounting, tax and management implications of proposed investments
• Negotiation support
• Establishment of foreign investment enterprises and representative offices
• Assistance with investment application approvals and post-approval registration of foreign investment enterprises
• Technology transfer planning

Business Operations

• Statutory audit and reporting
• Overseas reporting based on IFRS and other internationally accepted accounting standards
• Tax, foreign exchange control and customs advisory
• Transfer pricing advisory and health-check
• Tax audit advice and health-check
• Corporate tax planning and tax compliance filing
• Expatriate staff tax planning and tax compliance filing
• Capital verification
• Foreign exchange reporting
• Foreign debt registration
• Payroll services
• Accounting and book-keeping services
• Advice on accounting system and book-keeping requirements
• System design and implementation
• Internal control review
• Financial management consultancy

Corporate Restructuring

• Advice on corporate restructuring
• Debt restructuring and business turnaround
• Liquidation and receivership of foreign investment enterprises
• De-registration of representative offices