About the Company
Our Clients
Providing the Support You Need to Keep Your Business Running Smoothly
AP Outsourcing provides outsourcing services and consulting to a wide range of businesses, including major Japanese and well-known foreign companies. We would like to introduce our broad experience and the strengths of APO.
By the Numbers
Ratio of domestic to foreign-based clients
Foreign-based clients' countries of origin
Industries Portfolio
Services
Accounting Services
- Transaction processing, including accounts payable and cash disbursement, billing and cash applications, settlement of employees’ expenses, property ledger control, etc.
- Bookkeeping and periodical book closing
- Financial reporting in accordance with U.S. GAAP and/or IFRS
- Financial reporting and disclosures in accordance with statutory requirements
- Support of group reporting systems
- Assistance with internal auditors
- IR and financial translation
- On-site staff services
Payroll Services
- Monthly payroll and bonus processing
- Payment of payroll, taxes, and social insurance
- Year-end tax adjustments
- Payroll accounting
- Expatriate payroll with gross-up calculation
- Social insurance administration
- Resident tax administration
- Various statutory tax and social insurance reports
- Advice on payroll tax, labor management, etc.
- Employees’ helpdesk service
Tax Services
- Tax compliance
- Registration of consumption tax (Japanese VAT) and ID number
- Consumption tax returns
- Corporate tax returns
- Individual tax returns
- Withholding tax report
- Depreciable asset reports
- Statutory BEPS reporting
- Attendance at tax audits
- Communication with client’s tax department in English
- Tax consulting and advice
- Preparation of tax opinion letters in English
Start-up Services
- Advice on legal formation of a business
(e.g., branch, subsidiary, LLC) - Assisting with the opening of bank accounts
- Filing various reports required by the tax authorities
- Enrollment in social insurance and labor insurance
- Advice on employment contracts, work rules,
labor management, etc. - Setting up a chart of accounts and general ledger system
