As China’s economy grew vibrantly in recent decades, the country has become a powerful magnet for foreign investors who wish to diversify their investments in the Far East. With a population exceeding 1.3 billion and a constant impressive GDP growth for the past 20 years, China is undoubtedly an excellent location for investment and business expansion.

 

In line with the astonishing economic growth in China, Intertrust has established presence throughout China to assist inbound and outbound investors, companies, individuals, families - and their advisors.

 

With over 80 people, Intertrust offers professional services from its offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Supported by our Asian headquarters in Hong Kong, we provide reliable and cost effective accounting services to a wide range of international and local clients from various industries, not only in China, but also other regions within Asia.

 

Our services include the following:

 

Investment consultation

- pre-setup consultancy

- efficient corporate structuring in China

- business site identification

- foreign invested enterprises, representative offices set up

- business licences and other relevant certificates applications

- business registration

- basic and capital bank accounts opening

- document preparation

- practical advice on running businesses in China

- merger and acquisitions advice

- due diligence
- internal control design
- local government authorities liaison

 

Legal and compliance services
- foreign exchange regulations advice
- employment contract review
- labour relations and human resources administration
- intellectual property consultancy

 

Outsourcing & business services
- accounting and treasury
- accounting system set up
- payroll administration
- individual income tax filing and social securities contribution

- share option administration
- trade documentation handling
- logistics management
- staff recruitment
- telephone answering services

 

Tax services
- tax due diligence
- tax compliance
- Double Tax Agreement/Arrangement structuring
- transfer pricing arrangement consultancy

- advanced pricing arrangement
- work permit application
- remuneration package for expatriates and local staff advisory

 

Services for outbound investment from China
- overseas investment, business development and finance arrangement consultancy
- international corporate structuring advisory

- practical advice on running business overseas

- company set up in Hong Kong, Singapore and other offshore jurisdictions
- provision of regional office of overseas companies
- overseas bank account opening

- accounting and business services in overseas jurisdictions

- overseas listing and mergers and acquisitions advisory

- transfer pricing arrangement consultancy

- overseas projects evaluation and due diligence

- overseas business visa applications

- provision of directors of overseas companies

 

Riding on China’s robust economy, we look forward to serving inbound and outbound investors reliably and professionally for years to come.

 

Please feel free to contact our China personnel for further assistance.

 

Geography	Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam - 35 00 N, 105 00 E
Capital	Beijing
Time zone	UTC+8
Population	1.3 billion
Nationality	Chinese
Languages	Chinese
Legal system	Based on civil law system
Economy overview	Since initiating economic reforms and open policy in the late 1970s, China has achieved tremendous success in economic development. The economy has shifted from a centrally-planned system to a more market-oriented one with a rapidly growing private sector. Despite of the financial crisis, China is still one of the fastest growing economies in the world, with GDP expanding at an annual average rate of around nine percent over the past two decades. Measured on a purchasing power parity (PPP) basis, China ranked in 2008 as the second-largest economy in the world after the United States. Benefiting from increased access to foreign markets since joining the World Trade Organization in 2001, China has become one of the world’s largest trading countries as well as a global economic force.
Currency	Renminbi (RMB); Note - also referred to by the unit yuan (CNY)