BDO AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft

About BDO AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft

Founded in 1920, BDO's German audit and advisory firm employs more than 2,100 people and serves clients from 27 locations, including its Berlin office. Besides statutory audit, tax and legal work for German companies, the firm runs a China Desk whose inbound side is aimed at Chinese companies that want to establish themselves in Germany. That team helps with the choice of legal form and the related legal questions, the search for a location and applications for work permits, and it provides audit and tax advice to the German subsidiaries of clients referred by BDO China. The same desk lists business outsourcing for companies with China links, covering payroll for salaried staff, tax compliance, statutory financial statements and bookkeeping in the client's own system or on BDO software. A bilingual German and English website presents the tax and legal practice, including support for the German e-invoicing mandate.

Services

Statutory audits and accounting advice under German GAAP, IFRS and US GAAP; corporate tax advice and tax compliance; VAT and e-invoicing compliance; payroll accounting for salaried employees; bookkeeping and preparation of statutory financial statements; advice on legal form and legal questions when Chinese companies set up in Germany; help with location search and work permit applications; tax for expatriates; transfer pricing; due diligence and M&A support.

• ✕ Company formation: not listed
• ✓ Accounting and bookkeeping: offered
• ✓ Tax compliance: offered
• ✓ VAT: offered
• ✓ Payroll: offered
• ✓ Audit: offered
• ✕ Bank account assistance: not listed
• ✓ Residency and visas: offered
• ✕ Corporate secretarial: not listed
• ✕ Virtual office: not listed

Licences and registrations

• Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft (audit firm)

As declared by the firm. Check a licence with the regulator before you rely on it.