About SEOU
SEOU is a leading mid-sized accounting firm with about 40 local experts.
SEOU is a leading mid-sized accounting firm with 80 local experts including Korean accountants and Vietnamese accountants who have accumulated professional working experience to specialize in tax/account consulting, financial consulting, and HR services in Vietnam. Cho Seong-Ryong CEO CPA, who worked in PwC Vietnam & PwC Korea for a long time, Lee Young-dong in Deloitte Vietnam & Deloitte Korea, and Chung Say-young in KPMG Korea are leading the operation of the offices located in Hanoi’s head office (the 10th floor of the Charmvit Building) and Saigon branch (the 14th floor of the Citilight Tower) to provide useful services for investment and expansion in Vietnam.
With the recent rapidly changing business environment, companies are always faced with new forms of changes and challenges, and responding appropriately to these changes and challenges becomes an important business issue for management. SEOU aims to provide a comprehensive professional service of “One Stop Total Service” that is differentiated for each company’s characteristics.
Under the principle of growing up with customers, all executives and employees of SEOU are committed to working with the belief that the success of the customer is the success of SEOU by proactively managing customer risks and providing customized services in a timely fashion.
Taxation Service
Among the factors that have a significant impact on a company’s cash flow is a tax-related issue, and the establishment of a proactive tax strategy has a significant impact on the company’s growth and stability of management. To meet these customers’ needs, SEOU provides tax services that identify major tax problems arising from business activities in advance and provide effective tax plans and optimal alternatives.
01 Tax Advisory Services
Establishment of Tax Saving Plan
Tax advice on the establishment, reorganization and restructuring of the company (business transfer, asset transfer, merger/division)
Tax due diligence related to mergers and acquisitions
Advice on measures to minimize the capital assignment profits tax
02 Tax Audit/Inspection support Services
Tax health check-up service to mitigate the risks
Tax Audit/Inspection on the spot support
03 International Tax & Transfer Pricing Services
TP tax Audit/Inspection support
Advice on applicable domestic tax laws and relevant tax treatment (DTA)
Application of Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) exemption notification to the local tax office and relevant tax filing Service
04 Tax return filing and reporting services
Preparation or review of Corporate tax, Transfer Pricing tax, Value added tax, foreign contractor tax, personal income tax year-end finalization and periodic tax return filing
Financial advisory Service
01 Real Estate Financial Advisory Services (Real Estate transaction)
Feasibility study, financing advice and arrangement for real estate projects
Due diligence and valuation for real estate projects
Deal structure advice for the real estate development and investment
02 M&A
Consultation services for the Merger & acquisition of a target company (due diligence and valuation of target company, negotiation of terms and Conditions of the Share Purchase Agreement)
03 Due Diligence
Due diligence on Assets and liabilities, Historical Performance, and EBITTA Value assessment
Tax due diligence and business structure of the target
04 Valuation
Company and equity valuation
Calculation of merger ratio
Preparation of PPA(Purchase Price Allocation) Report
05 Company establishment advisory
Consultation for the establishment of a foreign invested company
Outsourcing Service
01 Tax and Financial Outsourcing Services
Perform bookkeeping/tax filing service
Agency services for Chief Accountant under the Vietnam Accounting Act
Capital contribution confirmation and head office reporting/consolidation package service
02 HR Services
Payroll services, including a Tax reporting from payroll calculation
SHUI calculations and filing to the government
Employee and Retiree Management (the settlement of SHUI and severance pay)
Preparation of the company’s internal Labor regulations both for the internal purpose and for the external one for the Vietnamese government;
Preparation or review of Labor contracts
Accounting and Assurance
Because financial statements affect the decisions of many stakeholders of both inside and outside the enterprise, accurate and transparent management performance and financial position disclosures are required. By applying an objective and reliable accounting services, SEOU will make up reliable financial statements. To aim this goal we are doing our best to thoroughly analyze the industry, identify the risk factors of the company and reflect them in our practices.
01 Special purpose accounting
Operational study and Fraud Investigation
Make up a financial statements on mergers, divisions and liquidation
Accounting for other special purposes
02 Management consultation
Verification and due diligence of financial statements for the purpose of internal compliance and management consulting
03 Accounting according to K-IFRS
K-IFRS-based Group Reporting Package review and preparation is required to prepare consolidated financial statements of the parent company in RoK
Impairment Assessment Report on Assets based on K-IFRS
04 Certificate of the parent company’s capital contribution
Accreditation of investment capital for the issuance of capital investment certificates subject to post-management in accordance with the Foreign Exchange Transactions Regulations in Korea