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PwC China has a history of more than 120 years since opening its office in Hong Kong SAR (hereinafter ‘Hong Kong’) in 1902, and is primarily based in Beijing, Tianjin, Dalian, Qingdao, Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Wuhan, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Macau SAR (hereinafter ‘Macau’), Hong Kong and have branches in various locations. With more than 17,000 staff members, PwC China is China's largest international accounting firm.
In addition, in order to support Japanese companies operating businesses in China, PwC China has certified accountants, tax accountants and other professionals available on-site from PricewaterhouseCoopers Japan LLC, PwC Advisory LLC, PwC Consulting LLC and PwC Tax Japan, who strive to meet the various needs of Japanese companies.
The business environment in China is unique. We have a framework in place to provide a wide variety of services to multinational corporations, joint ventures, and representative offices doing business in China. With our extensive experience, PwC China is well-positioned to provide top-notch services. In addition, we have built very strong relationships with government agencies (the Ministry of Finance, State Administration of Taxation, Ministry of Commerce, People's Bank of China, State Administration for Industry and Commerce, and provincial, municipal and local taxation agencies), and these relationships enable us to help our clients make smooth investments in China.
Our Major Services
As a reliable partner for Japanese companies entering the China market, we provide one-stop services and support for the success of your business in China at every stage through the collaboration of our local and Japanese teams.
- Financial audit
- Tax
- Risk assurance
- China market exit support
- Advisory / other consulting services
Financial audit
- Statutory audit
- Consolidation audit
- Other voluntary audits
- Internal control audits (J-SOX, US-SOX, etc.)
Tax
- Corporate income tax-related consulting, including tax advisory support under tax retainer arrangements, group restructuring taxation, taxation on permanent establishments (PE), overseas remittances (including capital reduction), etc.
- Support for various preferential tax treatments, including value-added tax (VAT) exemptions for exports, additional deductions for R&D expenses, and preferential individual income tax policies for highly skilled individuals in the Greater Bay Area, etc.
- Support for the establishment of regional headquarters and the implementation of shared services
- Support for partial or complete digitalisation of tax operations
- Indirect tax-related consulting, including support for the implementation of electric fapiao, and consideration of VAT treatment optimisation based on business changes
- Transfer pricing taxation consulting, including creating/updating transfer pricing policies, value chain analysis/benchmark analysis, consideration of transfer pricing strategies for M&A and organisational restructuring, support for transfer pricing documentation, assessment for transfer pricing risk by tax authorities, transfer pricing audit support, and application of advance pricing agreements (APA)
- Custom duty consulting, including custom duty assessment, Harmonized System (HS) code classification, authorised economic operator (AEO) certification support, taxation on royalties, compliance for bonded area transactions, and foreign currency management related to imports and exports
- Support for the filing of CIT, VAT, etc.
- Support for advance tax rulings, tax audits, appeals, and mutual agreement procedures (MAP)
- Consulting for company relocation, including analysis on corporate income tax, VAT and land value-added tax, support for applying for government sponsored relocation, and support for compensation negotiations following relocation
- Liquidation-related consulting, including support for tax deregistration and other types of deregistration from various government institutions, and support for tax audits during liquidation
Risk assurance
- Internal audits (outsourcing/co-sourcing）
- Corporate governance/compliance management
- Cybersecurity
- Forensics
- Data analysis
- ESG/corporate sustainability
- AI/machine learning
- Third party certification support
China market exit support
- China exit strategy formulation support
- Tax, HR and legal health checks for liquidated entities
- Support for public notices of liquidation
- Support for communication with employees, termination of employment contracts
- Tax audit support
- Negotiation with various China government agencies and deregistration procedures
Advisory / other consulting services
- China market studies, business strategy development
- China business transformation (supply chain transformation/sales channel transformation)
- Business reorganisation, functional integration
- Cost reduction (procurement and logistics)
- M&A and PMI (post merger integration)
- Business development through digital technologies
- IT innovation, system implementation support
- HR transformation, organisational change
- M&A financial advisory (acquisitions, joint ventures and divestitures)
- M&A deal strategy
- Business recovery services (restructuring, bankruptcy, liquidation, crisis management and debt advisory)
- Capital market advisory (capital markets and initial public offerings (IPO))
- Startup investment
- Infrastructure investment (public-private partnership (PPP) projects etc.)
- Deal structuring (tax and legal services)
- Valuation (for negotiation, tax and statutory purposes)
- Due diligence (financial, tax, business and compliance)
- China local talent growth programs
- Support for visits to Chinese companies
- Support on joint projects with the Chinese government
- Support on matching between investors and companies
China JBN Members
Territory Leader
Beijing
Masahiro Yoshikawa
Partner
Tianjin
Masahiro Yoshikawa
Partner
Dalian
Masahiro Yoshikawa
Partner
Qingdao
Masahiro Yoshikawa
Partner
Shanghai
Masahiro Yoshikawa
Partner
Suzhou
Masahiro Yoshikawa
Partner
Hangzhou
Shota Takahashi
Partner
Wuhan
Guangzhou
Shenzhen
Hong Kong
Macau
Masaru Takashiro
Director
Tokyo
Takahiro Oikawa
Partner
Nagoya
Mitsutoshi Asano
Director
Kyoto/Osaka/Fukuoka
Satoshi Kawatani
Partner
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Meet our JBN (Japan Business Network) representatives in countries around the world.
