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Introduction of SU Partners Tax Corporation
Abe International Tax and Accounting Firm was originally founded in October 1999, by a Partner, Yukinori Abe (Certified Tax Accountant in Japan) who wanted to utilize his extensive experience in the field of Accounting and Tax and decided to start his own accounting office. Mr. Abe previously worked in deposit and loan services with Tokyo Sowa Bank for three years and in the tax department of the Japan Branch Office of Citi Bank for 16 years as a Tax Officer and later a Vice President. The firm was incorporated in April 2006, and renamed as SU Partners Tax Corporation.
Our mission is to work together with Big Four Public Accounting Firms to serve clients in the niche market, with the commitment to offer expertise and excellent client services -much like the high quality attention provided by medical doctors in their serving the community.
Our company offers services focusing on four major areas.
1. International tax matters 2. Tax related to funds and financial products 3. Support services for entrepreneurs, consulting on the financing process leading to IPO, business succession and inheritance matters 4. Tax considerations related to enterprise M & A, reorganization and restructuring
Today, business is not completed within our domestic economy because of the increasing number of international transactions, Japanese companies' overseas expansion, and foreign companies' expansion into Japan. We believe our company will be an asset in meeting your needs, as the field of finance increasingly plays a critical role in development of the world economy.
Our offices are strategically located in Yokohama and also in the Ginza District of Tokyo.
The Yokohama Office serves the entire Kanagawa Prefecture including: Kanagawa-ku, Nishi-ku, Hotoya-ku, Midori-ku, Kouhoku-ku, Tsurumi-ku and Totsuki-ku.
The Ginza Office serves the entire Tokyo area: including Chuo-ku, Minato-ku, Eto-ku, Chiyoda-ku, Sumida-ku and Daito-ku.
MANAGEMENT PHILOSOPHY
Our Company's Management Philosophy
SU Partners Tax Corporation, as an Accounting Firm, focuses its management philosophy on the following five elements, to:
1. Contribute our efforts for the betterment of society.
2. Improve us as professionals and human beings through acquiring technical knowledge. Our goal is to be a company, which achieves a proper profit by maximizing quality services to our clients.
3. Develop critical insights for operational efficiency and productivity as we expand our services.
4. Evaluate business trends and respond to changes in a timely manner and develop long-range planning so as to enhance our company's capabilities to meet challenges of the future.
5. Distribute company profit in a fair and equitable manner to employees so they may enjoy a reasonable quality of life. Maintain a congenial work environment with special emphasis to encouraging constructive and creative ideas provided by our employees.
Scope of Business
SU Partners Tax Corporation business services in the following four areas. We work together with attorneys and Shihoshoshi (law specialists) to solve problems on law related issues.
1. International Accounting &Tax
Our experienced staff provides support and solves various tax & accounting issues you are facing in the international business world:
(1) Corporate accounting and tax services to Japanese branch offices and domestic corporations owned by foreign companies. (2) Corporate accounting and tax services to Japanese companies, which expand their business to overseas. (3) Consulting services to domestic companies regarding withholding tax issues incurred by dealing with overseas companies. (4) Consulting services regarding international tax issues incurred due to salary paid to Japanese staff who are sent overseas and/or foreign staff hired in Japan.
2. Accounting & Tax for Funds and Financial Products
(1) We provide consulting services by utilizing our abundant experience to: anonymous unions, specific purpose companies, investment enterprises, limited liability partnerships and voluntary partnerships for real estate funds, bonds, corporate funds and mutual funds in the area of structuring organizations, bookkeeping and preparation of tax returns. In addition, we work with our affiliated company, SPC Accounting Services, which handles special purpose bookkeeping and other services.
(2) We also, through our experience in financial institutions, provide accounting and tax services regarding financial instruments, such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, derivatives, futures products and real estates investments.
3. Support for Entrepreneurs, Consultation regarding Funding, IPO, Business Succession and Inheritance
We provide, through our experienced staff in financing, accounting and legal matters:
(1) Bookkeeping, accounting and tax services to start-up companies. (2) Support services to clients who are planning to go public in cooperation with public accounting firms. (3) Solutions to issues in facilitating a company's successor, future succession and inheritance strategies by precedent.
4. Accounting and Tax Services for Enterprise M&A, Reorganization and Restructuring
(1) Investigation of Company for M&A (In the area of Accounting and Tax due diligence) (2) Evaluation of stock price (3) Preparation of accounting and tax returns and tax consulting for M&A and company split (4) Drafting a management plan
We have been targeted in the above areas since the founding of our company. We are confident your organization will benefit from our considerable expertise and track record of achievement.
Introduction of Partners and Staff
Partners
Yoshinori Abe Managing Partner Japanese Certified Tax Accountant
January 1981 - December 1983 Worked at Yokosuka Branch and Konandai Branch offices of Tokyo Sowa Bank (currently called Star Bank.) Was in charge of deposits, loans and public relations.
January 1984 - October 1999 Was a Vice President in the Accounting and Tax Department of Citibank N.A., Japan Branch for 12 years. Previously was a Japanese Tax Officer and responsible for loans and collections for four years. During 16 years with Citibank, was engaged in preparation of Japanese local tax returns, appearance at tax examination, tax consulting to internal staff regarding financial products, such as: stocks, foreign bonds, mutual funds and derivatives, due diligence for M &A, compilation of income tax of foreign staff and tax effect accounting. Provided these services for not only Citibank but for the affiliates such as Cititrust Bank (domestic corporation), Citi Card Service (foreign corporation, Japan Branch) and Citicorp Credit (domestic corporation).
Masaki Shimada Partner Japanese Certified Tax Accountant AFP
September 1997 - September 2004 Worked for Ernst & Young Japan Tax Corporation. Was engaged in corporate tax and accounting, socialized insurance and preparation of individual income tax returns for primary foreign owned corporations. In addition, provided accounting and international tax services to anonymous associations, special purpose companies and J-REIT (Real Estate Funds).
October 2004 Joined Abe International Tax and Accounting Firm. (Renamed to SU Partners Tax Corporation in 2006)
April 2006 Was appointed as a Partner of the firm.
Staff Masaru Miyazaki Manager Japanese Certified Tax Accountant
April 2001 Joined Abe International Tax Accounting Firm. Has passed the Japanese Certified Tax Accountant Exam in the areas of income tax, corporate tax and inheritance tax while attending his university. Specializes in public companies listed on the first section of the Japanese Stock Market and other listed companies, special companies for real estate, bonds and securities.
We have a wide range of staff who hold a tax accountant license and /or wish to become a United States CPA.
As a company, we are collectively and actively engaged in global business.
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