Stay of recovery in tax matters
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul HaqIn tax disputes the principles relating to stay of recovery in appropriate cases with or without condition, whether provided statutorily or as a matter of inherent jurisdiction, are well-established. The highest court of the country,…
Stay of recovery in tax matters
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul HaqIn tax disputes the principles relating to stay of recovery in appropriate cases with or without condition, whether provided statutorily or as a matter of inherent jurisdiction, are well-established. The highest court of the country,…
PTI, traders & taxes
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq“I will not give in to unreasonable pressure of the business community as it would be traitorous to my countrymen…I will not step back after countrywide strikes by the business and trading fraternity….”—PM vows not…
Oppressive taxes & rich-poor divide
Dr. Ikramul HaqThe world’s 2,153 billionaires have more wealth than the 4.6 billion people who make up 60 percent of the planet’s population—Oxfam’s report, ‘Time to Care’, published on 20 January 2020.In Pakistan, the average net worth of a parliamentarian…
From defeat comes victory!
Huzaima Bukhari“Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even”—Muhammad…
Case for National Tax Tribunal
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq“….the raison d’être of establishing special tribunals has been to dispense better quality of justice where people, better trained in particular fields and disciplines could provide quality decisions and resolution of disputes…. Appointing members to…
Oppressive taxes & rich-poor divide
Dr. Ikramul HaqThe world’s 2,153 billionaires have more wealth than the 4.6 billion people who make up 60 percent of the planet’s population—Oxfam’s report, ‘Time to Care’, published on 20 January 2020.In Pakistan, the average net worth of a parliamentarian…
Subverting Tax Tribunals
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq“….the raison d’être of establishing special tribunals has been to dispense better quality of justice where people, better trained in particular fields and disciplines could provide quality decisions and resolution of disputes…. Appointing members to…
Dealing with traders—II
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul HaqThis second concluding part of previous article discusses outcome of meeting between Prime Minister and the business community on January 20, 2020, history of tax defiance by the powerful wholesale/retail sector and what should be…