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ECOVIS Beijing – Trusted Partner
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Our Team – Partners and Managers at ECOVIS Beijing3
ECOVIS Beijing
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Our Services
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1. ECOVIS International
Global Tax & Legal Company
Specialized on the needs of SMEs
Consulting focus and competencies:
tax consulting, legal advice, accounting and auditing
Top Ten Tax Consulting Company in Germany
Present in Beijing since 2012
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1. The ECOVIS International Network
7000+ people operating in more than 70 countries
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1. What Makes ECOVIS International Stand
Out?
Leading global consulting firm with origins in Continental Europe
Ranked No. 6 in Germany and No. 18 worldwide
Over 6000 employees worldwide
Offices in over 70 countries
Biggest German Accounting Firm in China
Particular strength
Personal advice at a local level & general expertise of an
international and interdisciplinary network of professionals
(local faces with global expertise).
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2. ECOVIS Beijing
ECOVIS Beijing is a tax & legal consulting firm and part of ECOVIS International a
worldwide network of internationally active consulting firms, specialized on
accounting, audit, tax and legal advisory for SME, with more than 7,000 people in
over 70 countries.
We are proud to have a young,
enthusiastic and fast-growing team of
highly qualified lawyers, accountants,
auditors, and consultants with an
international background who are
fluent in English, Chinese or
German. With several years of
experience and profound practical
knowledge we are hard-working and
support our clients from China and
overseas to the best of our knowledge
in every situation as an expert next
door.
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2. ECOVIS Beijing – Our Field of Operations
At ECOVIS Beijing, our advisory activities are tailored to the requirements of
internationally active enterprises that require tax advisors, accountants, auditors
and lawyers in China. Our experts work independently, objectively and absolutely
reliably.
Moreover, we value mutual trust and long-term personal support in the
partnerships with our clients. Because of our high quality standards, assured by
internal mechanisms like the four-eye principle and our commitment to durable
customer satisfaction, ECOVIS Beijing is the trusted partner of several embassies
and chambers of commerce in China.
Not only do we assist your business in maneuvering China’s legal landscape, we
will also help you setup the optimal tax structure. Our tax experts and legal advisors
work closely together to ensure that our clients can obtain the highest profits from
our in-depth knowledge and always receive the newest updates about changes in
law or regulations in order to adjust their business faster than others.
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2. ECOVIS Beijing - Our Mission, Vision &
Values
Mission
ECOVIS Beijing is a tax & legal consulting company that provides top-notch auditing, accounting, legal and tax
services at the highest level of international quality standards on a local level.
Vision
Our vision is to guide our clients through the Chinese bureaucracy with outstanding advice, international
expertise and high quality services to facilitate the entry and growth in the promising Chinese market with the
goal of establishing ourselves as the leading consulting company in Beijing.
Values
Teamwork
The slogan of ECOVIS Beijing is „one firm, one family“. We are a team of different international individuals that
work together in all different departments for one clear common purpose: delivering quality.
Quality
We deliver high quality services according to international standards and respond to inquiries within 24 hours.
Transparency
We assure no hidden costs and transparency throughout the whole consulting process. Furthermore, we
implement the four-eye principle and therefore double-check each step taken to ensure that everything which
happens is in the best interest of our client.
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3. Partner at ECOVIS Beijing
Grace Shi
Partner and Co-Founder at ECOVIS
Beijing
Grace has more than 15 years of experience in
accounting, auditing and tax advisory services,
registration of companies to both international
accounting firms and large domestic corporations.
She is highly qualified with an international MBA and
US Global Finance Master degree. Furthermore, she
is a Chinese Certified Public Accountant (CPA) since
2001 and a Chinese Certified Taxation Agent (CTA)
since 2002. Moreover, she is the host of the event
“Investing in Germany” and has recently been
appointed board member of the Benelux Chamber of
Commerce in Beijing. Before joining Ecovis she used
to be the head of a professional firm in Beijing for six
years and financial director of a local company with
more than 1000 employees.
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3. Partner at ECOVIS Beijing
Richard Hoffmann
Partner and Co-Founder at ECOVIS
Beijing
Richard obtained an honor's degree in law in
Germany and worked for various prestigious law
firms in Germany, America and China.
In addition to being member of the board at ECOVIS
International he is Supervisor for theChina business
of a respected German company and shares his
extensive knowledge to students by teaching
commercial law in China at SRH Hochschule
Heidelberg.
Richard has published more than fifty articles in
international magazines, frequently speaks at high
profile events in China and abroad and is often
invited as a legal expert by international TV and
radio stations such as CCTV or Reuters.
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3. Manager at ECOVIS Beijing
Manuela Reintgen
Manager of the Business Development
& Marketing Department at ECOVIS
Beijing
Living and working in China since 2009 and with a
Diploma in Chinese, French and Law, Manuela has
worked for several private and governmental
institutions in both Germany and China. She
focused on foreign direct investment into China in
recent years and advises our clients on all aspects
of establishing and doing business in China.
Manuela is well versed in tax and legal regulations
as well as main challenges and pitfalls SMEs
encounter whilst managing their China entity.
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3. Manager at ECOVIS Beijing
Amanda Liu
Senior Accounting Manager at ECOVIS
Beijing
Amanda has gained nine years of work experience in
professional services for China’s accounting, finance,
internal control and business sectors. Prior to joining
Ecovis, she has worked in a Hong Kong owned
professional financial and tax consulting firm. She has
provided internal control advisory, audit, accounting, tax
and financial compliance as well as financial due
diligence services for both mainland and MNC
enterprises. Clients she served include companies from
real estate, consulting, culture and other sectors.
Amanda holds a Master’s degree in Finance
Management from China Renmin University and is also a
non-executive member of the Beijing Institute of Certified
Public Accountants (CPA).
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3. Manager at ECOVIS Beijing
Heidi Ding
Senior Manager of the Advisory
Department at ECOVIS Beijing
Heidi has more than twelve years of experience in
accounting, auditing, tax advisory services, and
Mergers and Acquisitions for foreign-invested and
multinational companies. Before joining Ecovis, she
had worked in an international consulting firm for six
and a half years and as a financial director with a
foreign-invested manufacturer in Beijing. Ms. Ding
has worked both in-house and as a consultant for
European and American SMEs, and therefore
understands their needs and worries. She has a
degree in finance management from Beijing Jiaotong
University and spent time studying in Sweden.
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3. Manager at ECOVIS Beijing
Elizabeth Shi
Senior Tax Manager at ECOVIS Beijing
Elizabeth has over ten years of working experience in
China’s legal, tax and business field. Prior to joining
Ecovis, she has worked within the Big Four accounting
firms’ tax and business advisory departments. She has
advised companies on various China tax and legal
related matters, including dealing with taxes and other
government authorities. Her expertise covers tax
compliance, restructuring, M&A, tax due diligence,
liquidation and deregistration related tax matters as
well as tax planning for companies and individual
expatriates. Elizabeth started her professional career
as a legal consultant in a prestigious IP firm, working
on foreign direct investment (FDI) and intellectual
property (IP) projects.
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3. Manager at ECOVIS Beijing
Iris Wang
Tax Manager at ECOVIS Beijing
Iris has more than five years of experience in tax
compliance and consulting services. Her field of
expertise is tax planning and optimization for
expatriates, individual income tax consulting and
structuring services. Before joining ECOVIS
Beijing, she worked in Big Four companies and
has served many prestigious international clients.
For more information, please contact:
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3. Manager at ECOVIS Beijing
Brad Liu
Legal Department
Brad Liu is the Legal Manager at ECOVIS Beijing
Office. He has 9 years’ experience in corporate and
legal fields. Prior to joining Ecovis, Brad headed the
Beijing corporate services team of a mid-tier
international accounting and business advisory firm.
He has been advising international SMEs from US,
Europe and ASEAN countries etc. in doing business
in China. His main expertise includes: market entry,
incorporation, holding structure, M&A, ICP, IPR as
well as ongoing legal and corporate compliance
matters. He also advises Chinese companies,
including some major Chinese state-owned
companies, in doing business overseas.
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3. Manager at ECOVIS Beijing
Ashley Tian
Senior Associate of the legal
department at ECOVIS Beijing
Ashley is a PRC qualified lawyer and Senior
Associate of the legal department of ECOVIS
Beijing. She has a double Bachelor’s degree in law
and psychology, with a focus on Human Resources
and also obtained a Master’s degree in law.
Furthermore, she has overseas internship
experience at a US company and worked as an
intern in domestic law firms as well as foreign-
funded enterprises such as Thomson Reuters Legal
Information Corporation. Ashley gained experience
in business relating to foreign direct investment
(FDI), labor law as well as administrative law.
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4. Accounting & Tax Compliance
Cash Management Services
• Domestic online transaction
• Overseas online transaction
• On-site visit bank
“Lightning” Reimbursement System
• Initial training and set up support
“Dear Inventory” Inventory Management System
• Initial training and set up support
• Inventory Management and Reporting support (not limited to “Dear Inventory
Software”)
• Customization of Financial Statements for Group Reporting (IFRS, HGB)
• Annual Audit support
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4. Payroll & HR Services
HR Support Services
Assessment of China tax liability
Tax evaluation and optimization
Tax backlog filing
Tax Audit or Self Inspection Support
Tax & Social Insurance Advisory and Health Check
Assessment of International Personal Income Tax Liability (in accordance with
DTAs)
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4. Legal Compliance Services
General Legal Services
• Company Setup and FDI Advisory
• Contract Drafting and Review
• Restructuring and Share Transfers
• Employment Regulations
Chop Management Service
• Initial setup of Chop Management
• Chop safekeeping
• Review of contracts before chopping
Corporate Secretarial Service
• Maintenance of Statutory Registers, Resolutions and Minutes
• Maintenance of Original Certificates/ Licenses/ Permits
• Annual Inspection of PSB Exit-entry Registration Booklet
• Attendance of meetings, drafting of minutes/ resolutions
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4. Company Setup
ECOVIS Beijing is helping foreign companies choose the right legal form and
set up a legally and financially secure business in China.
Our legal services include:
Personalized Advisory on the best legal choice for your China business:
WFOE, Joint Venture, or RO
One-Stop Registration Process: From the Business Licence to Bank
Account and Office Leasing – ECOVIS Beijing takes care of it
Sound Background Checks and Due Dilligence (only for JV)
Contract Drafting and Review
Trademark Registration
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4. Audit – our strength
We have very experienced Auditors with a broad understanding of the legal
requirements and the needs of your company. Customer-orientation is key in
our team!
We have a very strong German client base who have trust in the brand Ecovis
and the German precision and reliability.
Our Business Development team are native German speakers and can
support our Chinese experts with the client communication if the client prefers
communicating in his native language.
Our Chinese expert do not only have a strong knowledge about the Chinese
GAAP, but also have a solid knowledge about the German GAAP (HGB),
which means they can be of assistance for questions
about German GAAP as well.
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4. Investor Search and M&A
ECOVIS Beijing is helping Foreign and Chinese companies to identify match
lucrative investment objects in Europe.
Our strenghts and services include:
Extensive Network and Understanding of Chinese Business Community
Search of suitable investor or partner
Sound Background Checks and Due Dilligence
Direct contact with both sides - low transaction costs and high level of control
Strong knowledge of legal and tax environment in both Europe and China
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5. ECOVIS Beijing Cooperation partners
We are trusted Partner
of several Embassies
and Chambers of
Commerce
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5. Client References
Schleifring Transmission
Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd
Mr. Rüdiger Neumann, General
Manager
Email:
Services:
▪ Financial and tax advisory in
different areas (e.g.
overseas payment, capital
verification, etc.)
▪ Internal Control Audit
▪ Annual audit per PRC
standard and HGB (German
standard)
▪ Company closing and setup
HENN GmbH
Mr. Frank Hoffmeister,
Geschäftsführer
Email:
Services:
▪ Annual audit
▪ Internal Control Audit
▪ Bookkeeping
▪ Payroll
▪ Legal and tax Advisory
RIEGL (Beijing) Co., Ltd
Mr. Nikolaus Studnicka,
Managing Director
Email:
Services:
▪ Annual audit
▪ Bookkeeping
▪ Payroll
▪ Legal and tax Advisory
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5. Further Client References
Company: VAMED International Hospital Management &
Consulting
Contact Person: Stephan Schindl, Managing Director
Email: [email protected]
Services we deliver: Legal & Tax advisory, WFOE setup,
Accounting, etc.
Company: Skyscanner
Contact Person: Carol Petrie, Financial Controller, APAC
Email: [email protected]
Services we deliver: Accounting, Payroll, etc.
Company: thirst4water, NPO (http://thirst4water.org/en)
Contact Person: Mrs. Mina Guli, CEO
Email: [email protected]
Services we deliver: Legal & tax advisory,
financial/budget preparation
Company: Simon Kucher
Contact: Mrs. Fan Oswald-Chen, Managing Director
Email: [email protected]
Services: Bookkeeping, tax consulting
Company: Scienlab electronic systems GmbH
Contact Person: Mr. Rafael Leidinger, Manager China
Email: [email protected]
Services we deliver: Company incorporation Shenyang
Company: EFS Unternehmensberatung GesmbH
(Vienna)
Contact Person: Clemens Wasner, Partner/Chief
Representative Asia
Email: [email protected]
Services we deliver: Legal Advisory regarding Joint
Venture setup (support in negotiations)/WFOE setup
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5. Further Client References
Company: Grimme Agricultural Machinery (Beijing) Co.,
Ltd.
Contact Person: Mr. Bert Treffers, General Manager
Email: [email protected]
Services we deliver: Financial Review, Legal advisory
Company: Piёch Asia Enterprises (PAE), Business
incubator
Contact Person: Mr. Anton M. Piёch, Owner
Email: [email protected]
Services we deliver: Human Resource & Consulting,
engaged for the accounting
Company: MPT Trading & Engineering (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Contact Person: Mr. Klaus Schmuck, General Manager
Email: [email protected]
Services we deliver: Bookeeping/Accounting, Legal &
Tax Advisory
Company: Alba Environmental Solutions
Contact Person: Mr. Oliver Liu, Financial Director
Email: [email protected]
Services we deliver: Bookkeeping/Accounting, Legal
amendments
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5. Partner References
Commerzbank AG Beijing Branch
Gregor Koch
Relationship Manager
Tel: +86 10 85676816
Email: [email protected]
Corporates International (MSB-I)
Suite 2502 East Tower, Twin Towers, B-12 Jianguomenwai
Dajie, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China
Benelux Chamber of Commerce
Peter Pronk
Executive Board Member / Interim General Manager
Tel: +86 10 8523 6101
Email: [email protected]
BenCham Beijing
No. 1601, Zhongyu Plaza, A6 Gongti N Rd, Chaoyang,
Beijing, China
Embassy of Switzerland
Alain Graf (郭蔼岚)
Counsellor / Head of Swiss Business Hub China
Tel: +86 10 8532 7532
Email: [email protected]
Swiss Embassy in the People's Republic of China
Sanlitun Dongwujie 3, 100600 Beijing, China
Austrian Embassy - Commercial Section
Dr. Martin Glatz - Head of ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA Beijing
Commercial Counsellor at the Austrian Embassy
T +86 10 85 27 50 50
北京市朝阳区麦子店37号
盛福大厦2280室
邮编100125
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5. Other clients (no confirmation to give out
personal contacts)
Alpine Mayreder Construction – legal and tax advisory
ALBA Group (China and Germany) – bookkeeping, legal advisory
Dussmann Property Management(Shanghai) Co.,Ltd – legal advisory
EEP – Elektro-Elektronik Pranjic – Financial Review, Legal and tax advisory
Helmut Hechinger – Co. setup, co. closing, bookkeeping, legal and tax advisory
Lufthansa Beijing RO – bookkeeping, payroll
NILES-SIMMONS Hegenscheidt GmbH – bookkeeping, audit, employment contracts,
legal and tax advisory
Novofibre – audit of several Chinese legal entities
Paulaner – Bookkeeping, Payroll, Legal and tax advisory
Wallstein – bookkeeping, payroll, employment contracts, legal and tax advisory
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ECOVIS R&G Consulting Ltd.
Accounting – Audit – Legal – Tax
Address: Room 1105, Tower D1, Liangmaqiao
Diplomatic Office Building,
No. 19, Dongfang East Road
Chaoyang District, Beijing,
100600 P.R.China
Tel.:+86 (0)10-65616609 (806)
E-Mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.ecovis-beijing.com
Blog: www.ecovis.com/focus-china
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