Company Secretarial Services

The role of a reliable company secretary is growing in both significance and scope. Non-compliance with statutory requirements poses substantial legal, financial, and reputational risks for businesses. It becomes imperative to ensure diligent coverage of all evolving company secretarial duties.

Engaging professional and industry-leading company secretary services ensures the precise execution of all statutory and regulatory obligations. This strategic decision provides businesses with the confidence that navigating the complexity of compliance with utmost accuracy and proficiency.

Our specialized company secretarial services include:

1. Company Incorporation: Expert guidance on corporate matters, including seamless incorporation of private companies, foreign branches, and non-profit organizations, ensuring precision and adherence to regulatory standards.

2. Company Secretarial Services and Advisory: Advisory excellence for accurate company records, covering compliance, corporate governance, and statutory maintenance. Administrative tasks include filing returns, meeting minutes, and provision of local Directors.

3. Statutory Compliance Assurance: Acting as the official liaison officer, ensuring strict adherence to Malaysia's Companies Act 2016, actively assisting in preparation and submission of statutory returns.

4. Corporate Governance Oversight: Commitment to ensuring strict adherence to legislative standards, actively fostering robust corporate governance practices.

5. Shareholder Communication: Transparent shareholder communication through circulars, dividends management, and addressing critical issues, fostering transparency and trust.

6. General Meetings Management: Coordinating internal and external agreements, guaranteeing integrity through correct procedural protocols for secure and compliant transactions.

7. Company Winding Up and Business Liquidation Services: Expert support in the efficient, compliant winding-up process, covering business deregistration, striking off, and voluntary liquidation.

8. SSM Compliance Alert and Reminders: Proactive assistance in managing filing deadlines, compliance details, and timely reminders, allowing focused attention on core business activities.

Audit and Assurance

Collaborating closely with our affiliate, SFAI MALAYSIA PLT (AF002216), a global network ranking in the top 20 among Accounting Firms worldwide, PERFICIENT ensures comprehensive professional services in audit, assurance.

While the traditional role of audit ensures compliance with statutory obligations, our approach transcends mere regulatory adherence.

Stakeholders demand greater reliability in both financial and non-financial data tailored to their specific needs. Our audit process is intricately designed not only to deliver relevant, timely, and reliable information but also to add tangible value to our clients' business operations and financial position. This clarity serves as a foundation for proposing value-added solutions aimed at enhancing internal control procedures and overall business operations.

Our specialized audit and assurance services include:

1. Special Audit: A limited-scope examination investigating allegations of fraud, theft, or misappropriation of funds.

2. Statutory Audit: An independent assessment of financial statements to provide shareholders with an opinion on their accuracy and adherence to applicable standards and regulations.

3. Forensic Audit: Examination and evaluation of financial records to derive evidence for legal proceedings.

4. Financial Due Diligence Review: Our Due Diligence team performs financial, tax due diligence, and business analysis for organizations considering investments, strategic partnerships, mergers, acquisitions, or seeking to enhance organizational effectiveness.

5. Agreed Upon Procedures: Reporting factual findings to parties that have agreed to the performed procedures.

6. Independent Management Reporting / Reporting Accountant: Assisting organizations in compiling and evaluating both internal and external financial information of high quality and credibility.

Business Advisory and BPO

In the current landscape of globalization and technological convergence, the traditional approach to conducting business has evolved. Both large and small enterprises, as well as individuals, are increasingly embracing outsourcing as a strategic tool for achieving cost savings, flexibility, and strategic focus. This approach enables access to expertise, ultimately boosting productivity and competitiveness in the marketplace.

We offer tailored business process solutions and services, allowing our clients to concentrate on their core competencies amid the ever-evolving business environment. Working directly with PERFICIENT simplifies the outsourcing process, eliminating complexity and uncertainty.

Our dedicated back-end service team comprehends the diverse needs of each organization and diligently works to optimize their administrative and business processes. By entrusting us with these critical aspects, businesses can navigate the complexities of their operations with efficiency and confidence, adapting seamlessly to the challenges of the competitive business landscape.

Our specialized business advisory and BPO include:

1. Business Advisory: Innovative and practical business solutions designed to meet the unique needs of organizations. Guiding our clients through the challenges of growth, we help avoid common pitfalls, enabling our clients to achieve milestones at any stage of their development. Our expertise covers corporate planning, strategic business development, tax structuring, and investment analysis, providing informed guidance for sustained success.

2. Accounting and Bookkeeping Services (Cloud & Non-Cloud): Efficient management of financial records and transactions, utilizing both cloud-based and traditional systems, ensuring accurate and up-to-date accounting practices tailored to our clients’ business needs.

3. Finance and Accounting On-site Outsourcing Services: Comprehensive outsourcing solutions for finance and accounting functions, providing on-site support to streamline processes and enhance financial efficiency within our clients’ organization.

4. Budgeting, Financial Forecast, and Cashflow Analysis: Strategic planning for financial success, involving budgeting, insightful financial forecasting, and detailed cash flow analysis to optimize resource allocation and ensure sustainable growth.

5. Grant and Incentive Application: Expert assistance in navigating grant and incentive applications, ensuring our clients’ business capitalizes on available opportunities for financial support and growth.

6. Payroll Services and Human Resource Administration: Seamless payroll management and efficient human resource administration, covering all aspects from salary processing to compliance, fostering a well-organized and compliant workforce structure.

7. SST Submission and Related Compliance Services: Dedicated support for Submission of SST, and comprehensive compliance services, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements and maintaining a smooth and compliant business operation.

Financial, Investment and Transaction Advisory

Our Financial and Transaction Advisory services are tailored to enhance our clients’ business value encompasses a spectrum of strategic actions, such as provide suitable advise of government grant and incentive solution, securing private capital and funding from financial institutional, divesting business segments, acquiring synergistic companies, implementing business restructuring, and fostering strategic alliances.

With a keen focus on precision and strategic acumen, we navigate these initiatives with the utmost professionalism, ensuring the maximization of business value for our esteemed clients.

Our specialized financial, investment and transaction advisory include:

1. Financial Analysis Services: Unlocking insights crucial for informed decision-making regarding a company's financial health. Our comprehensive suite of services includes Financial Health Assessment, Ratio Analysis, Trend Analysis, Competitor Benchmarking, and Investment Risk Assessment. By synthesizing results from these assessments, we offer tailored advice to guide our clients towards the best financial solutions, ensuring strategic and informed decision-making.

2. Investment Analysis: Whether assessing the performance of individual stocks or evaluating broader market trends, we conduct a thorough examination of potential investment opportunities, focusing on key financial indicators and market trends ensures that our clients receive valuable insights and comprehensive analysis to optimize their investment portfolios.

3. Merger and Acquisitions: Facilitating strategic transitions, we handle Management Buy-Outs (MBO), Management Buy-Ins (MBI) and Sales and Divestments. Whether restructuring internal management, bringing in external talent, or managing sales, our focus is on maximizing value and achieving strategic goals.

4. Financial Due Diligence: A thorough financial analysis, providing insights crucial for informed decision-making in transactions. We examine records, identify risks, and deliver clarity to empower confident decision-making.

5. Government Grant and Incentive Solutions: Due to challenging on securing government grant and incentive from strong competition and stringent criteria, we streamlines the complex application process, staying updated on changing legislation to maximize our clients' chances of success. We assist our clients in assessing eligibility, chances of success, and crucial criteria related to grant applications, minimizing their time and effort involvement.

6. Funding Advisory from Financial Institutions: Specializing in guiding our clients through the intricacies of securing financial support, we offer expertise in understanding the latest funding options. Recommending suitable packages based on their financial condition and business nature, our streamlined approach simplifies the application process. This assists our clients in confidently pursuing funding from financial institutions aligned with their strategic goals.

Market Entry Advisory

Navigating new markets is a formidable undertaking. Precision in market analysis, selection of target markets, and the choice of entry methods is paramount for the success of such endeavors. Our comprehensive services encompass market research, the formulation of tailored entry models, and the seamless management of day-to-day operations within the new market.

Our specialize market entry advisory include:

1. Financial, Tax, and Business Due Diligence: Conduct thorough examinations to assess financial, tax, and operational aspects, providing our clients with comprehensive insights for informed decision-making and risk mitigation.

2. Grant and Incentive Application: Navigate complex grant and incentive landscapes, ensuring accurate application processes to maximize financial opportunities for our clients.

3. Investment Tax Incentive and Indirect Tax Exemption: Offer expert guidance on investment tax incentives and indirect tax exemptions, enabling our clients to optimize their financial strategies within regulatory frameworks.

4. Market Entry Research & Feasibility Study: Conduct in-depth research and feasibility studies to equip our clients with a nuanced understanding of target markets, facilitating strategic market entry decisions.

5. Business Partner Search for Mergers & Acquisition, Joint Venture, and Strategic Alliance: Utilize a tailored approach to identify and connect our clients with ideal business partners for mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic alliances, fostering growth and synergy.

6. Project and Contract Financing: Provide specialized solutions for securing project and contract financing, ensuring our clients have the financial support necessary for successful project execution and contractual commitments.

7. Research Data and Analysis: Includes Company Financial, Business and Industry Data Analysis, Market and Competitor Data, Global M&A and Business Deals to equip our clients with a forward-thinking perspective to seize opportunities and navigate the complexities of the global business landscape.

8. Investment Analysis: Whether assessing the performance of individual stocks or evaluating broader market trends, we conduct a thorough examination of potential investment opportunities, focusing on key financial indicators and market trends ensures that clients receive valuable insights and comprehensive analysis to optimize their investment portfolios.

Migration Advisory

In a globally connected era, embarking on a journey to a foreign country for new opportunities or an enhanced quality of life has become increasingly feasible. Nevertheless, initiating a new chapter in a different country poses multifaceted challenges—from navigating housing intricacies to acclimating to new work environments, laws, and tax requirements. Our adept team brings extensive experience in facilitating seamless business relocation, navigating the employment of foreign talents, and expertly guiding clients through the intricate landscape of migration.

Our specialized migration advisory include:

1. Passport and Visa Requirement: All individuals entering Malaysia must possess valid national passports or internationally recognized travel documents. For those with passports not recognized by Malaysia, an alternative document and visa from Malaysian Embassies or Consulate offices abroad are required. We help our client to handle the complexities from Malaysian Embassies or Consulate offices abroad, streamline your entry process, solving potential challenges to make your journey hassle-free.

2. Multiple-Entry Social Visit Pass (MM2H) Services: Benefit from our approved MM2H agent to ensures a seamless and efficient process, catering to the needs of our clients.

3. Company Incorporation: In Malaysia, businesses can take various forms such as Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, Limited Liability Partnership, and Company. We specialize in guiding our clients to identify the most suitable business form tailored to their specific needs.

4. Resident or Non-resident Personal Tax Compliance: Tailored services for personal tax compliance. We distinguish between resident and non-resident tax obligations, providing personalized solutions to meet individual tax compliance requirements.

5. Expatriate Tax Advisory: Customized tax advisory services for expatriates. We navigate the complexities of expatriate taxation, ensuring compliance with regulations and optimizing tax structures for international assignments.

6. International tax planning (ITP): Our unique ITP expertise, cutting-edge consulting services, goal-oriented strategies, and innovative, cost-effective solutions aim to empower clients, ensuring a tax-minimizing effect that aligns with their global business ambitions.

7. Tax Incentives for Foreign Investors: In Malaysia, tax incentives, both direct and indirect, are governed by key acts such as the Promotion of Investments Act, Income Tax Act, Customs Act, Sales Tax Act, Excise Act, and Free Zones Act. These cover various sectors, including manufacturing, agriculture, tourism, and approved services, along with R&D, training, and environmental protection. We facilitates a strategic approach to investment planning, analysis, and evaluation, aiding our clients in identifying and applying for pertinent incentives.

Risk and Governance Advisory

Navigating the intricate landscape of modern business demands a vigilant approach towards risk and governance. In the realm of uncertainty and evolving corporate dynamics, our Risk and Governance Advisory stands as a beacon of strategic support.

Our specialized risk and governance advisory include:

1. Risk Advisory: In an era marked by increased business failures and ongoing concerns about continuity, Enterprise Risk Management is crucial. We help our clients to develop Enterprise Risk Management Framework, identifying and evaluating key risk profiles, develop action plans to mitigate and manage identified risks and review risk management policies and procedures.

2. Corporate Governance: Amid rising financial frauds and corporate scandals, enhancing corporate governance is vital. We offer systems, practices, and performance assessments to meet our clients’ stakeholders interests and comply with corporate governance requirements.

3. Internal Audit & Control: Listed companies must disclose internal audit activities. The Code of Corporate Governance mandates internal controls and audit functions. We provide outsourced internal audit functions, Pre-Initial Public Offering (pre-IPO) internal control review, special operational review, business process improvement & control enhancement and Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs) review and setup.

4. International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Advisory: Tailored to meet the unique needs of our clients. Our expert team provides guidance, support, and strategic insights to ensure seamless ISO certification processes. With a deep understanding of international standards and best practices, we empower organizations to achieve and maintain compliance, driving continuous improvement and enhancing stakeholder trust.

Tax and Transfer Pricing Advisory

Collaborating closely with our affiliate, SFAI MALAYSIA PLT (AF002216), a global network ranking in the top 20 among Accounting Firms worldwide, PERFICIENT ensures comprehensive professional services in tax and transfer pricing advisory.

Intricacies of tax rules and regulations significantly influence every facet of business strategy and decision-making. Navigating these complexities poses a constant challenge for companies.

With a profound understanding of tax policies, a keen awareness of current tax issues, and a familiarity with the evolving practices of local tax authorities, we stand poised to maximize our clients’ company or group tax benefits. This optimization, in turn, translates into enhanced operational efficiency, increased profitability, and heightened competitiveness for our clients overall business.

Our specialized tax and transfer pricing advisory include:

1. Corporate Income Tax Compliance: Ensure seamless compliance with corporate income tax regulations. Our expert team navigates the complexities, handling all aspects of our clients’ corporate tax obligations to ensure accuracy and adherence to regulatory requirements.

2. Resident or Non-resident Personal Tax Compliance: Tailored services for personal tax compliance. We distinguish between resident and non-resident tax obligations, providing personalized solutions to meet individual tax compliance requirements.

3. Expatriate Tax Advisory: Customized tax advisory services for expatriates. We navigate the complexities of expatriate taxation, ensuring compliance with regulations and optimizing tax structures for international assignments.

4. International tax planning (ITP): Our unique ITP expertise, cutting-edge consulting services, goal-oriented strategies, and innovative, cost-effective solutions aim to empower clients, ensuring a tax-minimizing effect that aligns with their global business ambitions.

5. International Withholding Tax Studies: Optimize international withholding tax obligations. Our detailed studies help our clients understand and manage withholding tax implications across borders, ensuring compliance with international tax regulations.

6. Tax Investigation and Tax Audit (TITA): Tax authorities often take an aggressive stance against tax evasion, conducting investigations that leave taxpayers panicked and stressed. Managing such cases improperly can lead to substantial financial losses. We provide invaluable support during tax investigations, offering professional advisory services to guide you through Dos and Don'ts, ensuring rational and effective actions including Tax Audit Management, Tax Audit Preview Services, Tax Audit Review Services and Tax Audit Post-View Services.

7. Tax Exemption, Incentive and Indirect Tax Exemption: Offer expert guidance on investment tax incentives and indirect tax exemptions, enabling our clients to optimize their financial strategies within regulatory frameworks.

8. Tax Incentives for Foreign Investors: In Malaysia, tax incentives, both direct and indirect, are governed by key acts such as the Promotion of Investments Act, Income Tax Act, Customs Act, Sales Tax Act, Excise Act, and Free Zones Act. These cover various sectors, including manufacturing, agriculture, tourism, and approved services, along with R&D, training, and environmental protection. We facilitates a strategic approach to investment planning, analysis, and evaluation, aiding our clients in identifying and applying for pertinent incentives.

9. Group Relief, Group Tax Restructuring, and Dividend Repatriation: Maximize efficiency in group tax structures. We provide strategic solutions for group relief, tax restructuring, and streamlined processes for dividend repatriation, ensuring optimal tax outcomes.

10. Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) Studies: Minimize cross-border tax exposure. Our comprehensive DTA studies analyze international agreements, providing insights to reduce tax liabilities and navigate complex tax treaties effectively.

11. Real Property Gain Tax (RPGT) Advisory: Optimize planning for property transactions. Our advisory services guide our clients through Real Property Gain Tax considerations, ensuring strategic planning and minimizing tax liabilities associated with property transactions.

12. Stamp Duty Planning and Stamp Duty Exemption Application: Strategic planning to minimize stamp duty costs. Our expert guidance includes exemption applications, ensuring efficient handling of legal documents and transactions while minimizing associated stamp duty expenses.

13. Transfer Pricing Advisory: Our approach combines pragmatism with a keen focus on technical details and operational impacts seamlessly integrate current regulations in each jurisdiction. Our services includes Transfer Pricing Design, Transfer Pricing Documentation and Transfer Pricing Defense.

Valuation Advisory

We go beyond traditional valuation services, offering strategic insights that align with the dynamic market landscape, allowing our clients to make optimal financial decisions with confidence. Utilizing our unmatched industry experience, our valuation teams work seamlessly with the consulting team. This collaboration keeps our clients informed about the latest market trends, empowering them to make informed and financially sound decisions.

Our specialized valuation advisory include:

1. Business Valuation: Goes beyond numbers, providing a holistic assessment of your business's worth. Leveraging industry-leading expertise, we consider various factors such as financial performance, market dynamics, and growth potential. Our precise valuation empowers our clients to make informed strategic decisions, whether for transactions, planning, or financial reporting.

2. Share Valuation: Our approach incorporates intricate financial analysis, market conditions, and the unique attributes of our clients shares. Whether for shareholder transactions, mergers, or acquisitions, our Share Valuation service ensures transparency and accuracy in determining share values.

3. Asset Valuation: Provides a detailed evaluation of our clients’ tangible and intangible assets. From real estate and equipment to intellectual property, we employ industry best practices to determine accurate asset values. This service is instrumental in decision-making for financial reporting, transactions, or optimizing asset portfolios.