About us

We are one of the leading and fastest-growing accounting and business advisory groups in Singapore, founded since 1985. RSM Chio Lim LLP is a public accounting entity offering assurance and tax services; whilst Stone Forest is the umbrella name under which the business advisory and business support services operate. Together, we are the largest accounting and business advisory group outside the Big 4 in Singapore. On the international front, we are the Singapore member of RSM International.

Technical competence, proactive client servicing and its ability to keep up with market needs allow us to provide value-added services to promising local enterprises and to help them grow. We focus on internationally active and growing businesses. We support every stage of a business' development, from incorporation to public listing, regional expansion, mergers & acquisitions, to exit like divestment. We also assist businesses in financial difficulties through various insolvency procedures. We offer one-stop professionalism, convenience, and peace of mind to entrepreneurs - local and foreign - to set up and conduct business in Singapore and the region.

ISO Certification
In 1996, we embarked on an extensive exercise to put several quality systems in place, which led to the public accounting arm becoming the first accounting firm in Singapore to be ISO 9002 certified in 1997. (The ISO 9002 has been replaced by ISO 9001:2008 in Year 2010).

PCAOB Registration

The public accounting arm is also registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) in the USA.

The PCAOB was established by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002 to oversee the audit of US public companies. Accounting firms auditing the financial statements of these companies must be registered with the PCAOB, which implements quality control, ethics standards and periodic inspections and possible disciplinary proceedings.

RSM International
We are the Singapore member of RSM International - the world's 7th largest accounting and consulting organisation, with over 32,500 staff operating from more than 700 offices in 100 countries. RSM International professionals commit high skills, world-wide standards and a common work ethic of innovative thinking to develop results for clients. Its mission of providing quality service through high level thought, outstanding work and sound opinion, has resulted in annual billings of US$4b across the organisation. It aims to be the choice for internationally active mid-market businesses.