About HLB International

HLB International, founded in 1969 and headquartered in London, United Kingdom, is a global organization of professional accounting firms with members and correspondents in over 100 countries. Ranked in the top 12 largest accounting and business advisory groups worldwide, it has more than 1,800 partners and 11,600 staff in over 450 offices.

Global in Reach , Local in Touch

HLB International’s member firms are well-established firms of high local standing which can provide high quality audit, tax, financial advisory services, etc., at both national and international levels to all sizes of clients. These clients range from large publicly listed and public sector clients through to owner-managed, director-controlled companies. HLB International’s member firms regularly involve in multi-national assignments and work with colleagues around the world. They are well aware of the needs of clients with international operations and can respond accordingly. HLB refers to “Helping Local Business Internationally”.

Candor Taiwan CPAs

Michael Chu and some experienced partners established Candor Taiwan CPAs on 1st January 1992. The headquarter is in Taipei and branch offices located in Taoyuan and Taichung. There are near 100 employees. Chairman Michael Chu and other partners, Vincent Cheng CPA, Sunny Liao CPA, Rex Lai CPA, Roy Wang CPA, Eva Chan CPA, Alpha Chan CPA, Linda Lin CPA, Tiffany Hou CPA, Ken Lin CPA and Justin Lin CPA provide professional audit, tax, bookkeeping, consulting and business registration service base on the enthusiastic attitude.

With increasing globalisation of free trade, some important changes will occur in the near future, especially after Taiwan entering WTO. We must have face some problems, like the rising of Asia Emergent Market and the trend of liberalism and internationalism in economy and trade of Great China.

Our firm’s English name has a special meaning: the word “Candor” means our CPAs executive their practice with attitude and principle of fairness and objectivity; the word “Taiwan” means our firm was established in Taiwan; the words “ Candor Taiwan” together mean Candor Taiwan CPAs will play an important roll in the Asia market to provide fair and objective services for the companies in Asia.

In recent years, the financial scandals bursted within famous companies such us, Enron, MCI WorldCom, and Procomp, Taiwan adding the professional responsibility on CPA via amend the CPA Act and Securities and Exchange Act. Such trend is confirmed our operation faith which have been insisted by us over the years:

Business depends on the morality and professional

The reason why CPA professional can be trusted by the public is the CPA can observe high standards of professional ethics, uphold good moral conduct, fair, honest, rigorous position to maintain the economic activities normal operation, and to protect the interests of the investing public. Therefore, " morality " is the primary philosophy of the business.

In the implementation of assignment process, in addition should pay attention to professional morality, also need to meet the independence, objectivity and professionalism of honor; knowledge, expertise, professional management of quality and enthusiasm intentions, and efficient professional services to provide enterprises with complete service, in order to promote enterprise operating performance, then the socio-economic prosperity. Therefore, the "professionalism, professional-quality and professional service" are the practice goals, also, this is the business philosophy of the implementation.

Team work cooperation and division

We very much emphasis on teamwork, and as a force to continue moving forward, with the exception of "Division meeting" as a standing decision-making organization, according to the professional functions set up different Commissions:

Committee of Risk and Quality Management
To formulate and carry out the risk management policy, audit program standard model, working paper standard model, audit report standard model

Committee of Educational Training
Set up the plan for employee educational training and hold large-scale external professional training courses

Committee of Administration
In charge of personnel, human resource, administration, management and employee benefit

Committee of Research and Development
In charge of maintenance of the official website, sending the professional e-paper, publishing the periodical, the “Information” and the statistics of client surveys.

Committee of Business Development and Public Relations
To keep good relationships with other member firm and government authorities. To attend or sponsor CPA and accounting field related event

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