Japan Desk

Forvis Mazars in Australia offers Japanese businesses seamless support in the Australian market. If you are considering establishing, acquiring or expanding existing operations, our advisers will combine a deep knowledge of both the Australian and Japanese markets, regulations, and business practices to get the best results for you.

At Forvis Mazars we provide audit, assurance, tax, advisory and transaction services globally with a dedication to delivering an unmatched client experience to help you prepare for what’s next. Drawing on the expertise and cultural understanding of over 40,000 professionals in 100+ countries and territories, Forvis Mazars assists clients of all sizes, at every stage in their development.

With offices in Australia (Sydney and Melbourne) and Japan (Tokyo and Osaka), Forvis Mazars has a dedicated Japan Desk to ensure cross-border collaboration is thorough and smooth.

Benefits of our Japan Desk

• Multi-lingual relationship managers spend time getting to know you and your business
• Advisers who understand the markets you operate in, having worked in both Japan and Australia
• Access to highly professional and experienced tax and business advisers
• Partner-led services
• Relationships with regulators, tax officials and other government agencies to help keep you abreast of legislative challenges and opportunities
• Advice tailored to your size, sector and geography
• Cultural understanding

Some recent examples of the Japan Desk in action include the structuring of a large Japanese legal firm in Australia including Outsourcing and Virtual CFO service, assisting with the placement of a resident director to an Australian subsidiary and collaboration between audit and tax service lines to deliver compliance services to an Australian subsidiary company.

Our Australian offices draw on the expertise of 35 Partners and 330+ professionals, we are trusted advisers to local and international businesses. 

Our core services at Forvis Mazars in Australia include:

Business advisory: Whether this is determining the best structure for tax purposes, to developing strategies to maximise profits and value all the way through to exit strategies. A tailored service will be developed by gaining an in-depth understanding of the business's needs and requirements.

Tax advisory: Assistance with local and international taxation issues, including individual, corporate and trust compliance, restructuring, tax consolidations, transfer pricing, global mobility, employee share schemes and indirect tax.

Outsourcing and virtual CFO: Outsourcing the finance function enables corporations to reduce the risk out of operating in Australia by enabling the business to concentrate on its core activities, with the knowledge their finance function is fully compliant and generating timely and meaningful information that can be relied upon.

Audit and assurance: Audit and assurance services including audit, reporting, corporate governance and risk management, for clients across a wide range of industries and sectors.

Financial advisory: Assistance with business valuations, due diligence, capital raising, initial public offers, finance application, as well as asset sales and acquisitions.

If you would like support with our services, make an enquiry below or contact our lead Japan Desk Partner.