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Tokyo Kyodo Accounting Office

Japan

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Key contacts
Partner: Ryutaro Uchiyama
Quick facts
Number of advisers

https://www.tkao.com/e/about-us/company/

Network memberships

RSM International, Mergers Alliance

Languages

Japanese, English, Vietnamese, Sinhalese, Chinese

Key practice areas
General corporate tax
Tax
Transfer pricing
Firm overview

Tokyo Kyodo Accounting Office (TKAO) has been in practice since its establishment in 1993. Our qualified and highly trained CPAs, tax accountants, and professional consultants provide top quality accounting and tax services to both individual and corporate clients, and we continue to strategically develop new services related to the finance and management of multi-national corporations by always staying at the forefront of the accounting and taxation field.

Our services include international tax planning, tax advice for international trade, APAs and transfer pricing documentation; and indirect tax planning and compliance services covering EPAs and FTAs.
We are a RSM correspondent firm, and our group company, Tokyo Kyodo FAS, is a member of the Mergers Alliance.
The day-to-day information sharing within these global professional networks also allows us to expand and enhance the value of our diverse and strategic new service offerings.

We provide our clients with best-value proposals and communications based on a thorough analysis of their needs. Our clients highly value our competitive fee offerings and prompt service delivery.

Key practice areas
  • Compliance management: Economic modelling
  • Compliance management: IP management
  • Corporate tax matters: APAs
  • Corporate tax matters: Corporate taxes
  • Corporate tax matters: Cross-border project management
  • Corporate tax matters: Financial services
  • Corporate tax matters: M&A
  • Corporate tax matters: Restructuring
  • Corporate tax matters: Transactions
  • Corporate tax matters: Value chains
  • Indirect tax: Customs
  • Indirect tax: GST
  • Indirect tax: Supply chains
  • Indirect tax: VAT
  • Tax advisory: International tax advisory
  • Tax advisory: Tax consulting
  • Transfer pricing: Audit Defence
  • Transfer pricing: IP Valuation
  • Transfer pricing: TP Documentation
  • Transfer pricing: TP Policy Design
  • Transfer pricing: TP Risk Analaysis
Sector expertise
  • Agriculture
  • Automotive
  • Banking
  • Construction and materials
  • Consumer goods and services
  • Energy
  • Family offices
  • Financial services
  • FinTech
  • Food and beverage
  • Gaming
  • Industrials
  • Insurance
  • InsurTech
  • Investment management
  • Private cross-border business entrepreneurs
  • Real estate
  • Renewable energy
  • Shipping
  • Tech and telecoms
  • Tourism
  • Transport
Other Offices

Esaka Daiichi Building 6F
4-34 Hiroshiba-cho, Suita-shi ,
Osaka, 564-0052
Japan

Address:
Kokusai Bldg, 9F 1-1
Marunouchi 3-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 1000005
Tel:+81-3-5219-8777 Email:Contact Us Web Address:https://www.tkao.com/e/
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Overview

Tokyo Kyodo Accounting Office is an accounting firm based in Japan, holding correspondent firm status with RSM International. The firm comprises 336 members, delivering a broad range of services including M&A, business restructuring, wealth management, transfer pricing, and indirect tax. It has strong capabilities across diverse industry sectors such as banks, security firms, and investment funds. Kazuhiko Suda is an incumbent partner for the firm’s business restructuring service line. 

In a recent case study, the firm assisted a Japanese company in a merger and acquisition transaction by providing tax due diligence services. As the acquisition involved the client’s subsidiary in Thailand, the firm collaborated closely with a local accounting office in Thailand to conduct the due diligence process. 

The firm recently hired Yutaro Hirata as supervisor.  

Linked Reviews
Tax

Tokyo Kyodo Accounting Office has a correspondent firm status with RSM International. The tax team offers services including indirect tax, M&A, business restructuring wealth management and transfer pricing. It has strengths in various sectors such as banks, security firms and investment funds. Kazuhiko Suda and Hiroshi Maruyama are the key partners in the team. Kazuhiko specialises in business restructuring and Hiroshi focuses on transfer pricing. 

A recent example of the firm’s work includes acting as a tax advisor to a licensed trust company. The work included providing international tax advice in respect of investment structure for offshore investors using a specified beneficial interest security-issuing trust. 

Harumi Sano joined the team as manager during the research period, while Kenichi Ono left the firm. 

Client feedback 

“They are well experienced and well informed in EPA related areas. They have already worked on EPA matters for quite some time. They work towards any issues very much proactively and with meaningful suggestions most of the time.”

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