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HLB International is a member of the Forum of Firms, part of the International Federation of Accountants, and as such committed to the highest quality standards. Forum of Firms members voluntarily agree to meet quality requirements such as maintaining appropriate quality control standards in accordance with International Standards on Quality Control, and basing the conduct of transnational audits on International Standards on Auditing (ISA). We maintain an ISA-compliant audit manual and provide all the necessary training and support to our member firms.
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HLB International, inspired around the world HLB International is a leading global network of independent professional accounting firms and business advisers. We are present in 130 countries worldwide, with our member firms providing a comprehensive array of audit & accounting, tax and advisory services to a broad range of clients of all industry sectors.
A member of the International Federation of Accountants Forum of Firms, HLB International is committed to the highest quality standards in financial reporting and auditing practices with all our members meeting specific quality criteria both nationally and internationally.
With member firms well established in their markets, HLB International offers an ideal combination of local expertise and international skills. Our member firms support you as you grow regionally and globally, ensuring the same partner-led high-quality and personalised service wherever you operate.
We help our members provide expert services to their clients and stay at the top of their expertise with constant technical support, training and sharing. This includes knowledge sharing groups created along specialism, industry or location, an annual audit & tax conference and the HLB Academy, HLB’s training programme comprising regular webinars and presentations, most of which with CPE accreditation. All our resources are centralised in a global intranet where our members can easily communicate through dedicated discussion and exchange forums.
HLB members serve a broad range of national and multinational clients of all industry sectors from listed companies to small and medium enterprises, including state-owned enterprises, non-governmental organisations and owner-managed firms. Our member firms’ expertise spans a wide array of industries among which financial services, real estate & construction, high-tech, services, utilities & infrastructures, retail, entertainment, food & agriculture, manufacturing and oil & gas.
HLB member firms provide a wide array of services in the fields of audit & assurance, accounting, tax, corporate finance and business advisory. Services include (but are not limited to) statutory audit, internal audit, IFRS support, bookkeeping & financial accounting, business structuring, business recovery, forensic accounting, payroll, employment services, IT services, tax compliance, international tax planning, VAT and other indirect tax, transfer pricing, expatriate tax, wealth management, transaction services, IPO, due diligence, joint ventures, fund raising, valuation.
With member firms well established in their markets, HLB International offers an ideal combination of local expertise and international capabilities
Our members support you as you grow regionally and globally, ensuring the same partner-led high-quality and personalised service wherever you operate
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HLB member firms are committed to a high-quality, efficient and cost-effective professional service to clients’ multinational assignments. With one central point of contact who takes responsibility for the coordination of all aspects of the assignment and the support of HLB International’s central office to monitor the communications process globally, every effort is made to enable you to effectively concentrate on your core business – while our members take care of the rest.
Most of our member firms have specific structures in place to support your business seamlessly across borders, including dedicated country desks and the corresponding language facilities. HLB International, one of the first international audit networks to have entered the Greater China market in the mid-80s, also has a China Service at a global level with multiple China Desks worldwide.
HLB is a personalised and cohesive network whose success is based on the close, personal relationship between members. HLB professionals know each other personally, meeting regularly in our international, regional and local conferences, or taking part in our global staff exchange programme. The close relations, shared values and trust between our members all contribute to the smooth running of your business across borders.
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HLB member firms dedicatedly assist you with your multinational business, working together to meet your international needs with customised solutions. We coordinate your cross-border business in a seamless manner, with close communication and partner-level service regardless of your size or location. With presence in 130 countries, our network covers all the main markets globally and combines our members’ local expertise with a powerful international capability. HLB International carries out a quality assurance review of all prospective members, and of all existing members on a regular basis in order to maintain the high standards of the network. This ensures all our members meet our membership criteria which include the ability to handle international assignments in audit as well as tax, business advisory and all services needed by a client operating multinationally.
HLB carries out a quality assurance review of all prospective members, and of all existing members on a regular basis in order to maintain the high standards of the network
The close relations, shared values and trust between our members all contribute to the smooth running of your international business
HLB members work together globally to serve clients’ multinational needs, providing experienced solutions in a wide range of service lines and industry sectors.
HLB members from Germany, France, the UK, Russia, Japan, China & the US advise a privately-held global expert in production processes for the aerospace and aviation industry with interdisciplinary services covering international taxation, corporate restructuring, legal, M&A and transaction advisory services.
HLB members in the US, Netherlands, Spain, Germany & Japan have provided audit services to Hollywood-produced films and their international distribution.
HLB members from 20 countries in Europe, Africa, North America, Asia Pacific & the Middle East act for a privately-held global leader in emergency care products, providing accounting, tax and advisory services.
HLB members in the UK, Denmark, Netherlands, Sweden, Italy, Poland & Australia support a Silicon Valley-based S&P 500 company.
HLB members in Belgium, Sweden, Switzerland, Austria & Spain perform audit services for a multinational leader in the production of multiple applications foam listed on Euronext Brussels.
HLB members from 9 countries in West and Eastern Europe, Central Asia & Asia Pacific, provide audit services to 20 subsidiaries of one of the world’s leading mining and metal companies listed on NYSE and headquartered in Moscow. Disclaimer: HLB International is a world-wide network of independent professional accounting firms and business advisers, each of which is a separate and
independent legal entity and as such has no liability for the acts and omissions of any other member. HLB International Limited is an English company limited by guarantee which co-ordinates the international activities of the HLB International network but does not provide, supervise or manage professional services to clients. Accordingly, HLB International Limited has no liability for the acts and omissions of any member of the HLB International network, and vice versa.
