Horvath Hong Kong Group
www.horwath.com.hk
A division of
Horvath International, this company advertises itself as “the first
international accounting group approved by the PRC Ministry of Finance to have
full member firms operating in China.” Affiliates are located in Shenzhen,
Zhengzhou, Wuhan, Qingdao, Nanjing, Beijing, Dalian and Shanghai. The company
also has branches in nineteen other smaller cities in China. The company offers
the following services: accounting, auditing, taxation services, and asset
appraisals. Details of these services are: B-share audits; assistance with set
up and registration of foreign investment companies; wholly-owned foreign
enterprises; representative offices and branches in China; tax efficient
structures for investments into China; liaison with local and state tax bureaus
about tax registration; assistance with tax reporting on enterprise income tax,
business tax, value added tax; consumption tax; individual income tax; customs
duties; advice on running a business in China; assistance regarding exit
strategies and negotiation techniques; assistance with remuneration structuring
and employment contracts for expatriate and local staff; advice on construction
projects, consultancy contracts, profit repatriation and tax strategies, company law
and accounting requirements in China; valuation audits; mergers and
acquisitions; and due diligence assignments. Contact is via email: horvath@horvath.com.hk.
The website offers a number of Hong Kong informational links such as the Hong
Kong budget, economic and business resources in Hong Kong, guidelines and
information for businesses, upcoming conferences, industry specific news, an
online feedback form, a direct email link, and company news. Details on the
services offered for China, however, are more limited than the information provided
for Hong Kong.
According to the website, this firm is “approved by the Ministry of
Finance and the China Securities Regulatory Commission…to provide all kinds of
auditing services for listing companies.” The firm’s services cover
financial audits, capital verification, profit prediction audits, and assets
appraisal. Details of these services include: annual financial statements
audits; listing company audits; corporate transfer and acquisition audits;
corporate liquidation audits; corporate mergers, division, and reorganization
audits; audits on the departure of managers; business bankruptcy audits;
verification of invested capital and issuance of verification reports; asset
appraisal and issuance of appraisal reports; investment appraisals; corporate
mergers, division, and reorganization appraisals; share transfer appraisals;
property right mortgage appraisals; assets
transfer and leasing appraisal; auditing construction budgets and final accounts
and issuing approval reports of construction costs; providing consultation on
financial affairs, accounting, tax, and economic management; designing financial
accounting systems and keeping accounts for customers; training financial
accounting personnel; professional title training; computerized accounting
system applications; financial and accounting regulations; and assistance in
identification of economic lawsuits evidence. The website is limited in the
additional information it provides, however, a brief summary of the firm’s
personnel and description of the firm are included on the homepage.
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