Accounting & tax services in Shanghai.

English-speaking support for an existing company

Your overseas shareholders and local team need a shared understanding of the records, filings and responsibilities. Supro provides an English-speaking point of contact for the accounting support described in your engagement.

This service is for businesses with a company operating in Shanghai. If you have not registered yet, start with company formation and registration support and plan the accounting handover alongside setup. If you also hold a Hong Kong company, see Hong Kong company annual compliance for its separate audit and filing calendar.

Agree what is included

• Monthly bookkeeping: organise company records and agree how bank statements, invoices and expenses will be provided.
• Routine tax filings: clarify applicable VAT, corporate income tax and payroll-related filing responsibilities for your company.
• Fapiao management: agree the invoice records, access and issuance coordination covered by the service.
• English reporting: define the reports, explanations and delivery schedule needed by the founder or overseas team.
• Annual work: discuss annual corporate income tax settlement, AMR reporting and audit coordination where relevant to the agreed scope. See the annual compliance calendar for a China company.

Bookkeeping, advisory work and independent audit work are not interchangeable. Ask which work is included, who performs it and which services or third-party fees are quoted separately.

Changing your accountant in Shanghai?

Start with a handover plan rather than only comparing monthly fees. Establish the last period completed by the outgoing provider and the first period handled by the incoming team.

1. Collect the records. Confirm the bookkeeping files, financial reports, bank reconciliations, invoices and previous filing records available for handover.
2. Clarify access. Identify company-controlled systems, invoice access and authorised users. Do not share passwords in a public enquiry.
3. List unresolved items. Note missing records, pending filings and questions that need a separate review.
4. Agree responsibility. Set the handover date, contact person and scope for ongoing work and any historical cleanup.

Supro can discuss the handover and support scope. A new monthly engagement does not automatically include fixing all earlier periods.

What affects an accounting quote?

Tell us your company activity, approximate transaction and invoice volume, staff count, current record status and reporting needs. Say whether you need routine ongoing support, an accountant handover or a review of earlier periods.

Request a written scope separating recurring work from setup, annual work, historical cleanup and third-party services. This page does not promise a universal monthly price or a tax-saving outcome.