Brazil

Firm Profile

Country: Brazil
Legal Name: KNTS Consultores Associados Ltda.
Address: Alameda Santos, 336 - Conjuntos 11 e 91 - São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 01418-000
Phone: + 55 11 3373 70 70
Fax: + 55 11 3284 20 66
Website: http://www.kntsbrasil.com.br
Date of incorporation: 1990
Number of partners: 4
Number of employees:
Number of offices in the country:2
Founder member of Accacia: Yes

Services Provided - BPO

ACCOUNTING Financial Statements (Local, USGAAP, IFRIS) Management Reports Local brooks (journal and GL) Reconciliation process Control over fixed assets Control over inventories Assistance to attend internal and independient auditors TAX COMPLIANCE Computation of taxes Payment forms and returns Fiscal books Information to tax authorities Management reports Electronic invoices Good standing certificates Assistance to attend tax audits PAYROLL AND HR Hiring process Payroll and payslips Employees master files Computation of taxes due Electronic Information (digital) Manage employees benefits Unions Assistance to attend audits TREASURY Accounts payable and receivable Collections Internal control and procedures Management reports Attorney in facts Monitoring budget and cash flow Operations before Bazilian Central Bank

Services Provided - Advisory

BUSINESS Boards of directors Fiscal committee Audit committee Budget and forecast Cash flow and capital budget Pricing Internal controls Attorney in fact TAX Tax planning Tax compliance review Fiscal procedures Expert opinion Income tax return Electronic files-digital data (SPED/SINTEGRA) Tax advisory STATUTORY Appraisal of book value: -Merger -Spin-off -Takeover Tax and accounting advisory Accounting advisory on IPO-CVM requirements CORPORATE SECRETARIAL Minutes and changes os Articles of association Clearance certificates Register before commercial board and authorities and Brazilian Central Bank Domiciliation

Industries Served

Advertising Automobile components Agribisiness Holding companies Technology Venture Capital IT Manufacturing Not-for-Profit Organizations Oil and Gas Owner Managed Business Pharmaceutical Retail Software Trading Telecommunications Logistic

KNTS Consultores Associados is a Brazilian company founded and run by a team of professionals specializing in its business. The Firm engages in providing advisory and outsourcing services. KNTS Consultores was established in April 1990 by four professionals who named the company after their initials: Karlos Matsuo Hamada; Natanael de Souza Oscar; Torres (Ari Torres);and Soares (João Batista Soares)

KNTS Consultores Associados has two main business propositions: Standard Business Process Outsourcing consisting of Accounting, Tax Compliance, Payroll, and IT Consulting with a focus on small and medium-sized companies. KNTS Informática is a business partner of TOTVS for ERP and Golden Partner of Microsoft certificated as a specialist for small and medium-sized companies.

KNTS Consultores Associados operates in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro; the two biggest financial centers in Brazil, where they can domicile their clients (legal address and complete communication and IT infrastructure).

Partners

Adilson Galdeano (adilson.galdeano@kntsbrasil.com.br) Over thirty years experience as auditor and director of Brazilian and multinational companies. Certified Public Accountant with MBA in Corporate Finance. Acted as a member of Ernst & Young Brazil’s Committee for IFRS and its representative in The Big 4 Group for USGAAP issues. Languages: English and Portuguese

João Soares (joao.soares@kntsbrasil.com.br) Over twenty years experience as accountant and tax advisor for Brazilian and multinational companies. Certified Public Accountant and lawyer.Specialist in outsourcing and tax and labor consulting Languages: English and Portuguese

Ronaldo Santos (ronaldo.santos@kntsbrasil.com.br) Over ten years experience as accountant and advisor for Brazilian and multinational companies. Certified Public Accountant with MBA in controllership. Specialist in outsourcing and tax and labor consulting Languages: English and Portuguese

Enéias Costa Oliveira (eneias.olveira@kntsbrasil.com.br) Over eighteen years acting as advisor and manager of LAN. Instructor of LAN training program. Project management and coordination of LAN servers - Microsoft for the biggest retailing chain in Brazil. pecialist in IT Infrastructure and LAN Languages: English and Portuguese