Setting Up Representative Offices in China

Dezan Shira & Associates is a specialist foreign direct investment practice, providing business advisory, tax, accounting, payroll and due diligence services to multinationals investing in China, Hong Kong, India and Vietnam. Established in 1992, the firm is a leading regional practice in Asia with seventeen offices in four jurisdictions, employing over 170 business advisory and tax professionals. Dezan Shira & Associates provides a combination of business advisory and accounting services to our clients, giving them the ability to acquire professional knowledge in the local legal regulatory environment in each country as well as the tax and financial implications of doing so. We also provide useful business information through our media and publishing house, Asia Briefing.

• Establishing Representative Offices.- Application Procedures and Government Departments involved.- Using Serviced Offices as a base.- Staffing the Office ?Hiring & Firing.- Tax & Administration Requirements.- Audit & Compliance matters.- Intellectual Property Right.- Upgrading or Moving Your Representative Office.- Closure Procedures.