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Asia Pacific Regional Update

Asia Pacific Regional Update. Dublin, Ireland 22 October 2013 . Nilar Chan. Board Members. Nilar Chan, Wanchai, Hong Kong (Chair) Manu Chadha, New Delhi, India Jason Croston, Brisbane, Australia Ramchand Jagtiani, Singapore Sunny Ma, Shanghai, China

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Asia Pacific Regional Update

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  1. Asia Pacific Regional Update Dublin, Ireland 22 October 2013 Nilar Chan

  2. Board Members Nilar Chan, Wanchai, Hong Kong (Chair) Manu Chadha, New Delhi, India Jason Croston, Brisbane, Australia Ramchand Jagtiani, Singapore Sunny Ma, Shanghai, China Chang Zih-Sheng, Taichung, Taiwan Executive Director Stephen Roger, Sydney, Australia

  3. New members since last WW meeting Shanghai JaHwa CPAs (Shanghai, China) Advantage Advisors (Melbourne, Australia) Jinghua CPAs (Beijing, China)

  4. Membership • Partners:155 • Professional Staff: 1,519 • Administrative Staff: 192 24 Firms 55 Offices in 13 Countries

  5. Choibalsan KOREA Beijing Kyungki Chengdu Islamabad Lahore Seoul JAPAN Taequ CHINA NEPAL Shanghai PAKISTAN Tokyo Kathmandu Guangzhou Taipei Karachi New Delhi Macao Shenzhen Kolkata TAIWAN Ahmadabad INDIA Hanoi SonLa Hong Kong Taichung Mumbai Hyderabad DaNang Pune VIETNAM Bangalore Kuala Lumpur Penang MALAYSIA SINGAPORE Singapore Jakarta INDONESIA AUSTRALIA Brisbane Perth Auckland Adelaide Sydney NEW ZEALAND Melbourne Wellington Bunbury Membership

  6. Target Members Bangladesh Cambodia Philippines Sri Lanka Thailand We would also like greater representation in… India China

  7. Committees Regional Standards Committee Jason Croston, Brisbane, Australia (Chairman) Tim Partridge, Bunbury, Australia Nick Self, Auckland, New Zealand Keith So, Hong Kong, China

  8. Committees Regional Standards Committee • Continues to issue quarterly Audit & Accounting updates, which • receive much positive feedback. • Developed a database of key quality control contacts. • Conducted a survey to gather information of the training needs in • the region. • Welcomes any opportunity to support the Regional • Board through any duties or projects.

  9. Committees Regional Tax Committee Shane Browning, Wellington, New Zealand (Chairman) Ali, Jakarta, Indonesia Scott Arnold, Sydney, Australia Ramchand Jagtiani, Singapore

  10. Committees Regional Tax Committee • Those countries not already included in the BKR International ‘Corporate Tax Comparisons from across the World’ are encouraged to participate. Those countries that are included are asked to review their information and notify BKR International on a quarterly basis with any changes. • Providing non-Asia Pacific member firms with contacts in the region. List of international tax contacts is constantly updated and has proved useful in this regard. • Assisting member firms to promote international tax credentials through their involvement in BKR International continues to be an important role of the committee, as it is with ITC and BKR International.

  11. Marketing • Client newsletters. • Promoting and aiding in setting up regional sub-groups. • Providing assistance to firms by introducing IFRS and areas of compliance. • Meeting with current member firms who have connections to potential member firms.

  12. Leveraging YourBKR Membership Services & Benefits Available: • Resources in other jurisdictions. • Resources in specialties and niches. • Marketing • Conferences • Specialty groups • Websites • Leadership Institute • Referrals • Conferences: • How do you benefit? • What can you do to take home more? • Practice management ideas. • Relationships with members with potential business opportunities. • Professional development.

  13. Leveraging YourBKR Membership • Other Services & Benefits: • Develop personal friendships. • Member Request system. • Quarterly newsletters and updates. • IFRS training sessions out of Australia. • Travel around the world. • Websites: • http://www.bkr.com • http://www.bkrasiapac.com • http://www.bkremea.com The above websites contain a massive amount of information on the services and benefits BKR can provide.

  14. Referrals • Maximise cross referral opportunity. • Acknowledge within one working day. • Communicate issues. • Unable to assist? Recommend another • resource! • If there are any problems, please contact Stephen.Roger@bkrasiapac.com

  15. Regional Sub Groups AustraliaNew Zealand (Continues to work well and is effective with continuing contact between staff of the various firms, and not just partners/directors.) SingaporeIndonesiaMalaysia (Peter Chong and other representatives have liaised.) China Hong Kong Taiwan (Board will review after 2 more China member firms join.)

  16. Asia Pacific Website http://www.bkrasiapac.com

  17. Asia Pacific Website

  18. Istanbul 2014: 2-5 May 18

  19. Many Thanks to • The Worldwide Board • Regional and International Committee Chairs and Boards • Executive Director and Office • Regional Executive Directors

  20. Remember! www.bkr.com www.bkrasiapac.com www.bkremea.com LEARN…SHARE…GROWWITH

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