China - PKF Mueller

We are affiliated with more than 400 locations in 150 countries through which we offer integrated services to our U.S. and Chinese clients as a North American partner in the PKF International network of independent accounting and advisory firms.

Our presence in the Asia-Pacific region is extensive with primary offices in:

Beijing
Shanghai

Shenzhen
Hong Kong

Taiwan
Singapore

Meet The Team

David Zhu, CPA, MSA

David joined the Tax Department at Mueller in 2018. David has over six years of experience in tax compliance, financial statement analysis, payroll processing and bookkeeping support. David has a diversified client base which includes manufacturing, distribution, real estate, retail, software, professional services, and non-profit.

David is a member of the Firm’s International Business Group and co-leads the Firm’s China Global Initiative. He is conversant in Mandarin and understands Shanghainese.

E: dzhu@pkfmueller.com
P: +1 708 745 3491

Scott Simpson, MST, CPA

Scott is an International Director in the Firm’s Tax Department. He brings over 30 years of tax experience with large multinational companies and public accounting for middle-market clients. Scott has extensive Fortune 500 tax department experience and has expertise in international tax planning and compliance issues for C & S-corps, partnerships, and high net-wealth individuals regarding the utilization of foreign tax credits, US tax inclusions, cash repatriation and transfer pricing.

E: ssimpson@pkfmueller.com
P: +1 773 756 5097

Jaycee Xu

Jaycee has been with PKF Mueller since 2018 after previously working as an accounting clerk for 4 years. With a year and half of professional accounting experience, Jaycee serves clients predominantly defined as small to mid-market privately owned firms within the not-for-profit, commercial real estate, manufacturing and distribution, law, and animal health industries.

Jaycee is a member of the Firm’s International Business Group and co-leads the Firm’s China Global Initiative. Aside from English, Jaycee also speaks Mandarin and Cantonese.

E: jxu@pkfmueller.com
P: +1 630 524 5285

Partnering with globally minded firms

We work closely with our peers in China to meet our clients’ tax, accounting, and business advisory needs. We offer technical expertise, awareness of the Chinese business and cultural practices, valuable relationships and outstanding language proficiency.

With deep experience across diverse industries in both the public and private sectors, our specialists support Chinese enterprises entering U.S. markets and U.S. companies expanding into China. Our understanding of Chinese and U.S. customs and business operations allow us to develop innovative, yet realistic, cross-border solutions for firms.

PKF Mueller offers a broad range of services for businesses as well as for individuals.

To view PKF’s guide to Doing Business in China – Click here

Services

PKF Mueller offers a broad range of services for businesses as well as for individuals–Comprehensive and customizable.

Business Tax Services

Federal, state, and local tax compliance for US businesses with foreign owners
Corporate structuring and registrations, start-up assistance
Controlled foreign corporations
Multi-national transactional services such as mergers, acquisitions, and reorganizations
Due diligence for mergers and acquisitions
Exchange controls and repatriation of capital and profits
Export tax incentives (IC-DISC)
Transfer pricing
Value Added Tax (VAT)
Financing foreign operations
Foreign tax credits
Intellectual property and holding company jurisdictions
Joint ventures with foreign partners
Licensing and maximizing after-tax royalty income
Repatriation planning
Strategic planning, including issues such as choice of country or legal entity
Transaction with foreign related parties
US ownership of foreign corporations and partnerships
Using treaties to mitigate tax costs of cross-border transactions

Audit & Advisory Services

Risk Advisory Services
Specialty Industry Advisory Services
Transaction and Financial Advisory Services
IPO
Business Valuations
Wealth Services
Business Site Selection
Audits (in accordance with US GAAP and IFRS auditing standards)
J-SOX (Japan’s Financial Instruments and Exchange Law) audits
ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance)

Individual services

Federal, state, and local taxes for expatriates
Compensation planning
EB-5 opportunities
Expatriate tax services for employees
Foreign earned income exclusions
Foreign gifts and inheritance
Foreign Investment in Real Property (FIRPTA)
Foreign trusts and estates
Pre-immigration planning
Residency elections and dual-residence filing
Personal financial Management
Wealth planning strategies

China Desk