Asia Pacific Regional Update Chengdu, China 11 May 2015 Nilar Chan
Board Members Nilar Chan, Wanchai, Hong Kong (Chair) Sunny Ma, Shanghai, China (Vice Chair) Manu Chadha, New Delhi, India Jason Croston, Brisbane, Australia Ramchand Jagtiani, Singapore Executive Director Stephen Roger, Sydney, Australia 2
New members since last AP meeting - G. Kibria& Co (Dhaka, Bangladesh) - Xinjiang Fangxia CPAs (Urumqi, China) - NatvarlalVepari& Co. (Surat, India) 3
Membership 29 Firms 63 Offices in 15 Countries Partners: 185 Professional Staff: 1,798 Administrative Staff: 216 4
NEPAL INDIA PAKISTAN CHINA KOREA JAPAN AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND INDONESIA MALAYSIA SINGAPORE TAIWAN Islamabad Lahore Karachi New Delhi Kolkata Mumbai Bangalore Hyderabad Ahmadabad Pune Kathmandu Kuala Lumpur Jakarta Penang Perth Adelaide Melbourne Sydney Brisbane Auckland Wellington Tokyo Seoul Taequ Shanghai Hong Kong Choibalsan Chengdu Taipei Taichung VIETNAM Beijing Kyungki Guangzhou Macao Shenzhen Hanoi DaNang Singapore SonLa Membership 5 Bunbury PHILIPPINES Manila BANGLADESH Dhaka Urumqi Surat
Target Members Cambodia Japan (Audit firm) Laos Myanmar Sri Lanka Thailand We would also like greater representation in India 6
Committees Regional Standards Committee Jason Croston, Brisbane, Australia (Chairman) Tim Partridge, Bunbury, Australia Nick Self, Auckland, New Zealand Winnie Yim, Hong Kong, China 7
Committees Regional Standards Committee Continues to issue quarterly Audit & Accounting updates which receive much positive feedback. Developed a database of key quality control contacts. Committee welcomes any opportunity to support the Regional Board through any duties or projects. 8
Committees Regional Tax Committee Ramchand Jagtiani, Singapore (Chairman) Scott Arnold, Sydney, Australia Shane Browning, Wellington, New Zealand Amy Lv, Shanghai, China Florensia Yunita Siauw, Jakarta, Indonesia 9
Committees Regional Tax Committee 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. 10
Regional Sub Groups Australia New Zealand (Continues to work well and is effective with continuing contact between staff of the various firms, and not just Partners/Directors.) Singapore Indonesia Malaysia (Peter Chong and other representatives have liaised.) China Hong Kong Taiwan 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
Referrals Maximise cross referral opportunity. Acknowledge within one working day. If you or your client do not hear back within 24 hours, contact your Regional Executive Director immediately. Communication issues. Unable to assist? Recommend another resource! If there are any problems, please contact Stephen.Roger@bkrasiapac.com 13
Leveraging Your BKR Membership Services & Benefits Available: Resources in other jurisdictions. Resources in specialties and niches. Marketing 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. 14
Leveraging Your BKR Membership Other Services & Benefits: Develop personal friendships. Member request system. Quarterly newsletters and updates. IFRS training sessions out of Australia to all members. Develop personal friendships. 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. 15
Asia Pacific Website http://www.bkrasiapac.com 16
Asia Pacific Website 17
Perth: 6-9 May 2016 18
Many Thanks to The Worldwide Board Regional and International Committee Chairs and Boards Executive Director and Office Regional Executive Directors 19
Remember! www.bkr.com www.bkrasiapac.com www.bkremea.com LEARN SHARE GROW WITH 20