Japan Business Network (JBN) - Germany

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Germany and Japan have two of the strongest economies in the world, and relations between the two countries have never been so important. Both Japan and Germany face similar challenges related to their ageing economies, but they also share similar strengths in the automobile and pharmaceutical industries.

As Germany’s largest professional services firm, PwC Germany employs more than 12,000 professional staff, including several Japanese speakers. These professionals represent the interests of more than 400 Japanese firms in Germany with a wide range of services, from international taxation to mergers and acquisitions. PwC’s combination of technical knowledge and industry-specific experience offers Japanese clients the strategic support necessary to bolster their business in Germany.

Introduction of Japanese Business Services

Our Major Services

Assurance

  • Financial statement audits
  • Internal control audits
  • Advice on financial reporting based on IFRS, financial and capital market regulation, etc.
  • Internal audit advisory/co-sourcing
  • Advice on J-SOX/US-SOX compliance

  • Sustainability report audits

  • Advice on risk management

Tax

  • Tax and accounting compliance support (preparation of tax returns, bookkeeping, payroll calculations and other mandatory reporting)
  • Customs compliance support
  • Tax and customs planning and improvement
  • Global tax management and structuring
  • Advice and documentation support for transfer pricing
  • Tax due diligence and tax risk assessment
  • M&A and restructuring-related tax consulting
  • Advice and support for obtaining tax incentives, subsidies, relief etc.
  • Consulting on Japanese tax havens and foreign tax credits
  • Preparation and review of various agreements
  • Trust services and management
  • Support for tax and customs audits and disputes with authorities
  • Resolution for tax and customs litigation

Legal

  • Support for commercial registration
  • Immigration support for secondees
  • Labor law consulting
  • Corporate law consulting
  • Preparation and review of various agreements and internal regulations
  • Support for IP rights, licenses, regulatory compliance etc.
  • Resolution of business disputes
  • Support for liquidation and deregistration
  • Legal due diligence support

Consulting

  • Market entry research and strategy development
  • Financial reporting improvement
  • Cash flow management
  • Advice on supply chain management
  • Human resource management
  • Business process optimisation
  • IT system strategy and development and IT support
  • Advice on performance improvement and cost reduction
  • Forensic services (support on disputes, prevention of economic crimes etc)

Deal advisory

  • M&A lead advisory
  • Advice on M&A strategy and target selection
  • Financial modelling and valuation
  • Due diligence support
  • Advice on business restructuring
  • Advice on real estate transactions
  • Post merger integration
  • Organisational restructuring

Germany JBN Members

Territory Leader

Prof. Dr. Uwe Hohage
Partner, Legal/Tax

Dusseldorf

Susann van der Ham
Partner, Tax

Nobuyuki Okada
Partner, Consulting

Thomas Riedl
Director, Tax

Kuniaki Okazaki
Senior Manager, Deals

Ryousuke Ohya
Senior Manager, Assurance

Takayuki Fujii
Manager, Tax

Munich

Shuning Shou
Partner, Tax

Ulrich Reuter
Senior Manager, Tax

Mina Ueki
Manager, Tax

Frankfurt

Kei Shiraishi
Director, Deals

Of further interest

PwC's German Business Group in Japan offers multilingual services to German companies on assurance, tax and consulting topics, as well as assisting in cross-border transactions and restructuring.

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