Gray International (Gray) is an international network of public accounting and consulting firms based in the U.S., Hong Kong, China and Europe. Gray was started over 10 years ago in the U.S. (via its predecessor) and took the form of Gray International in 2013 as the result of the networking of multiple independent practices and professionals.
Gray provides international accounting and compliance solutions in the U.S., Americas, Asia and Europe. Gray focuses on U.S. accounting, tax, and governmental compliance for multinational companies, investors, U.S. persons living overseas and foreign investors and companies investing in or moving to the U.S.
Gray also consults on compliance with U.S. laws for businesses and financial institutions overseas such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), the IRS Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program, and the Program for Non-Prosecution Agreements or Non-Target letters for Swiss Banks.
Grays principals, partners, and employees have served clients worldwide. Gray has offices in Geneva, Hong Kong, Seattle, Shanghai and plans to open an office in Singapore in late 2013.
Grays U.S. public accounting firm (Gray CPA, PC) is registered with the U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Center for Audit Quality.
For more information about us, please visit us at:
www.grayintl.com
1. EB-5 LAWFUL SOURCE OF FUNDS
REPORTING
Overview of our Immigration Services
International
Accounting &
Compliance
GENEVA
|
HONG
KONG
|
SEATTLE
|
SHANGHAI
3. WHO WE ARE
OUR
PROFILE
Gray
International
(“Gray”)
is
an
international
network
of
public
accounting
and
consulting
Iirms
based
in
the
U.S.,
Hong
Kong,
China
and
Europe.
Gray
was
started
over
10
years
ago
in
the
U.S.
(via
its
predecessor)
and
took
the
form
of
Gray
International
in
2013
as
the
result
of
the
networking
of
multiple
independent
practices
and
professionals.
Gray
provides
international
accounting
and
compliance
solutions
in
the
U.S.,
Americas,
Asia
and
Europe.
Gray
focuses
on
U.S.
accounting,
tax,
and
governmental
compliance
for
multinational
companies,
investors,
U.S.
persons
living
overseas
and
foreign
investors
and
companies
investing
in
or
moving
to
the
U.S.
Gray
also
consults
on
compliance
with
U.S.
laws
for
businesses
and
Iinancial
institutions
overseas
such
as
the
Foreign
Corrupt
Practices
Act
(FCPA)
and
the
Foreign
Account
Tax
Compliance
Act
(FATCA),
the
IRS
Offshore
Voluntary
Disclosure
Program,
and
the
Program
for
Non-‐
Prosecution
Agreements
or
Non-‐Target
letters
for
Swiss
Banks.
Gray’s
principals,
partners,
and
employees
have
served
clients
worldwide.
Gray
has
ofIices
in
Geneva,
Hong
Kong,
Seattle,
Shanghai
and
plans
to
open
an
ofIice
in
Singapore
in
late
2013.
Gray’s
U.S.
public
accounting
Iirm
(Gray
CPA,
PC)
is
registered
with
the
U.S.
Public
Company
Accounting
Oversight
Board
and
is
a
member
of
the
American
Institute
of
CertiIied
Public
Accountants
and
the
Center
for
Audit
Quality.
For
more
information
about
us,
please
visit
us
at:
www.grayintl.com
International
Accounting &
Compliance
4. WHAT WE DO
OUR SERVICES
AUDIT AND ATTEST SERVICES
INTL. FORENSIC ACCOUNTING
U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE
U.S. FATCA COMPLIANCE
INTL. TAX STRUCTURING
U.S. FCPA COMPLIANCE
International
Accounting &
Compliance
5. WHAT WE DO
OUR
PRACTICE
AREAS
AUDIT
AND
ATTEST
SERVICES
INTL.
FORENSIC
ACCOUNTING
U.S.
TAX
COMPLIANCE
Our
experienced
auditors
provide
extensive
experience
auditing
public
and
private
companies
in
the
developed
and
developing
markets.
Let
us
put
our
extensive
experience
operating
in
the
U.S.,
Asia,
Europe
and
the
Americas
to
work
for
you.
Our
forensic
accounting
services
are
designed
to
providing
vigilance
before
the
fact,
reconstructing
and
tracing
records
after
the
fact,
and
preparing
for
trial
once
the
Iindings
are
made.
Our
team
of
experts
are
available
for
worldwide
engagement.
U.S.
FATCA
COMPLIANCE
INTL.
TAX
STRUCTURING
Gray
provides
extensive
U.S.
tax
compliance
solutions
to
clients
worldwide.
We
work
with
individuals,
family
ofIices,
investors,
Iinancial
institutions,
multinational
companies
and
domestic
(U.S.)
businesses.
Let
us
guide
you
through
the
maze
of
complex
U.S.
tax
compliance.
No
single
piece
of
U.S.
legislation
will
have
a
larger
impact
on
foreign
Iinancial
institutions
and
intermediaries
in
the
next
5
years
as
FATCA.
Let
us
help
you
assess
how
this
will
impact
your
organization
and
how
to
implement
a
practical,
affordable
solution.
In
today’s
global
landscape
international
tax
structuring
and
planning
has
never
been
more
important.
From
transfer
pricing,
treaty
compliance,
withholding
minimization,
estate
planning
and
domiciliation,
to
pre-‐residency
tax
planning
Gray
is
ready
to
help
you
navigate
this
difIicult
terrain.
U.S.
FCPA
COMPLIANCE
Widespread
globalization
brings
increased
risks
of
corrupt
practices,
and
correspondingly,
an
increase
in
FCPA
enforcement,
penalties
and
prosecutions.
Let
Gray
help
you
prepare
and
implement
appropriate
controls
to
protect
your
organization
from
violations.
International
Accounting &
Compliance
6. WHERE WE WORK
GEOGRAPHIC AREAS OF EXPERIENCE
Greenland
Alaska
Iceland
Canada
USA
Bahamas
Mexico
Belize
Guatemala
El
Salvador
Cuba
Honduras
Nikaragua
Dom.
Rep.
Jamaica
Venezuela
Costa
Rica
Guyana
Panama
Columbia
Suriname
Fr.
Guyana
Ecuador
Brazil
Peru
Norway
Sweden
Russia
Great
Germany
Belarus
Ireland
Britain
Poland
Ukraine
Kazazhstan
France
Mongolia
Romania
Uzbekistan
Kyrgysistan
Italy
North
Korea
Spain
Portugal
Turkey
Tajikistan
Japan
Greece
Syria
Turkmenistan
China
South
Korea
Tunisia
Lebanon
Iraq
Iran
Afghanistan
Morocco
Bhutan
Israel
Nepal
Qatar
Algeria
Libya
Pakistan
Saudi
Westsahara
Taiwan
Egypt
Myanmar
Arabia
U.A.E
India
Laos
Eritrea
Oman
Mauritania
Bangladesh
Mali
Niger
Vietnam
Chad
Senegal
Yemen
Sudan
Cambodia
Burkina
Guinea
Philippines
Nigeria
Thailand
Ethiopia
Sierra
Leone
C.A.R.
Kamerun
Somalia
Malaysia
Liberia
Togo
Uganda
Ghana
Cote
d‘Ivoire
Gabun
D.
R.
Kenya
Congo
Indonesia
Tanzania
R.
Congo
Angola
Bolivia
Paraguay
Finland
Namibia
Zambia
Papua
New
Guinea
Mozambique
Zimbabwe
Botswana
Madagascar
Australia
Swaziland
South
Africa
Chile
Uruguay
Argenena
Lesotho
New
Zealand
International
Accounting &
Compliance
7. EB-5 LAWFUL SOURCE OF FUNDS
REPORTING
A BRIEF OVERVIEW
International
Accounting &
Compliance
8. OUR IMMIGRATION PRACTICE AREAS
EB-‐5
LAWFUL
SOURCE
OF
FUNDS
• Independent
Accountants
report
for
documenting
investment
in
EB-‐5
Programs
• Source
of
funds
engagements
conducted
in
accordance
with
AICPA
Standards
• Procedures
applied
and
evidence
is
gathered
to
support
lawful
source
of
funds
documentation
required
by
U.S.
Citizenship
and
Immigration
Services
(“USCIS”)
• China
assurance
and
testing
team
• Experience
in:
Mexico/
Latin
America
Asia/China
Europe
Middle
East
IMMIGRATION
FIRM
SUPPORT
RENUNCIATIONS
• “Exit
Tax”
calculations
and
opinions
• Assistance
with
tax
compliance
prior
to
or
during
petition
• OVDP
as
required
prior
to
renunciation
• Forensic
accounting
and
reporting
as
required
• Audited
or
reviewed
personal
Iinancial
statements
• Accounting
and
documentation
“back
ofIice”
services
• Agreed
upon
procedures
reports
and
engagements
• Tax
compliance
• Expert
analysis
and
reports
TRANSACTION
SERVICES
• Business
valuations
related
to
immigrant
investor
business
purchases/investments
in
the
U.S.
• Transaction
valuations
• Proferred
wage
qualiIication
expert
opinions
• Tax
structuring
and
consulting
prior
to
investment
International
Accounting &
Compliance
9. EB-5 OVERVIEW
§ Established
in
1990
by
U.S.
Congress
to
stimulate
the
ecomony
through
job
creation
and
capital
investment
by
foreign
investors.
§ Investors
must
invest
capital
of
either
$1.0MM
USD
(or
$500k
USD
in
a
“targeted
investment
area”
or
via
a
regional
investment
center)
in
a
new
commercial
enterprise
(established
after
1990
or
a
pre-‐1990
business
that
is
purchased
and
reorganized
or
expanded
by
40%
in
net
worth
or
number
of
employees).
§ Within
2
years
of
the
investor
being
granted
conditional
permanent
residence,
the
investment
must
create
or
preserve
at
least
10
direct
U.S.
jobs
or
10
indirect
U.S.
jobs
if
investment
is
made
through
a
qualiIied
regional
investment
center.
§ Investor
is
almost
immediately
elgible
for
U.S.
conditional
permanent
residence.
§ For
more
information
please
visit:
www.uscis.gov
International
Accounting &
Compliance
10. LAWFUL SOURCE OF FUNDS DEFINED
§ USCIS’s
deIinition
of
"capital”
for
EB-‐5
purposes
excludes
“assets
acquired,
directly
or
indirectly,
by
unlawful
means
(such
as
criminal
activities)”
8
C.F.R.
§204.6
(e).
§ Although
this
deIinition
seems
fairly
simple,
USCIS
has
applied
this
to
place
an
extremely
rigorous
burden
on
the
EB-‐5
investor
to
prove
that
the
capital
was
“obtained
through
lawful
means.”
8
C.F.R.
§
204.6
(j)(3).
SpeciIically,
8
C.F.R.
§204.6(j)(3)
requires
either
“foreign
business
registration
records”;
corporate,
partnership
and
personal
tax
returns
Iiled
within
5
years;
“evidence
identifying
any
other
source
of
capital”;
or
documentation
of
court
judgments
or
pending
court
cases.
§ USCIS
generally
requests
more
information
than
required
by
regulation
and
insists
upon
far
more
documentation
and
evidence
to
prove
lawful
source
of
funds.
§ Gray’s
lawful
source
of
funds
report,
applying
agreed
upon
procedures,
can
greatly
assist
with
documenting
and
clearly
demonstrating
compliance
with
this
requirement.
International
Accounting &
Compliance
11. GRAY LAWFUL SOURCE OF FUNDS REPORT
§ USCIS
documentaeon
requirements
are
very
o
if
extensive
(especially
s
CLEAR
DOCUMENTATION
source
documents
are
in
a
foreign
language).
§
If
documentaeon
is
not
clear
or
sufficient
USCIS
will
request
further
informaeon
delaying
peeeon,
or
may
deny
peeeon.
§ Source
documents
are
clearly
referenced
and
included
in
our
report
and
source
of
funds
is
simple
to
follow
and
understand.
ORGANIZED
FOR
USCIS
PROFESSIONAL
REPORT
§ Professional
report
from
U.S.
PCAOB
registered
public
accouneng
firm
lends
credibility
to
the
peeeon
and
reduces
akorney
eme.
§ In
some
jurisdiceons
such
as
China,
documentaeon
of
lawful
source
of
funds
may
be
difficult,
our
engagement
team
has
extensive
experience
in
providing
assurance
and
audit
services
internaeonally.
§ Our
report
is
specifically
organized
with
USCIS
review
in
mind.
§ We
provide
the
evidence
in
a
clear,
legible,
translated
and
understandable
format.
§ Our
report
can
provide
a
basis
for
appeal
if
necessary.
§ Our
report
summarizes
our
findings
and
the
procedures
applied
during
the
engagement
International
Accounting &
Compliance
12. LAWFUL SOURCE OF FUNDS REPORTING PROCESS
1.
Client
engages
Gray
to
provide
agreed
upon
procedures
report
documeneng
lawful
source
of
funds.
Step
1
3.
Gray
compiles
evidence.
Once
sufficient
evidence
is
obtained
that
sources
provided
meet
U.S.
requirements
then
proceeds
to
step
4.
Step
2
Step
3
2.
Gray
provides
inieal
documentaeon
list
for
engagement
and
other
“provided
by
client”
informaeon.
Client
provides
informaeon
and
other
documentary
evidence
required.
Step
4
5.
Client’s
akorney
submits
evidence
and
report
to
U.S.
Ciezenship
and
Immigraeon
Services
along
with
I-‐526
Peeeon.
Step
5
4.
Gray
draos
and
issues
agreed
upon
procedures
report
detailing
EB-‐5
lawful
source
of
funds
substaneaeon.
International
Accounting &
Compliance
13. CONTACT US
Gray
welcomes
your
questions,
comments
and
inquiries
and
would
like
the
opportunity
to
serve
you.
Addresses
U.S.
International
OfIice
Attn:
Jeremy
Stobie,
CPA,
CFE
10900
NE
8th
Street
Suite
1000
Bellevue,
WA
98004
Phone
+
001
425.999.3685
xt
10
Website
www.grayintl.com
E-mail
info@grayintl.com
International
Accounting &
Compliance