Tax & Corporate Law Articles by Huzaima & Ikram

Huzaima & Ikram’s articles collect decades of published analysis on Pakistan’s tax and corporate law — income tax, sales tax, FBR reform, budgets and constitutional questions — by Dr. Ikramul Haq, Huzaima Bukhari and Abdul Rauf Shakoori, including pieces first published in Pakistan’s leading newspapers. See also our Budget 2027 & challenges series and our When VAT ceases to be VAT series, and our Beyond Public Finance series, and our Bankruptcy of Ideas series, and our FATF & Pakistan hub, and our FBR & Pakistan hub, and our Withholding Tax & Pakistan hub, and our Tax Reform & Pakistan hub, and our Constitutional Tax Law & Pakistan hub.

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Elite capture of policy gains

    Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori   The Government of Pakistan has made significant improvements in stabilizing key economic indicators, including lower…
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On the path of stabilization

    Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori   Pakistan’s economy, long buffeted by structural flaws, cyclical shocks and political instability, is…
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Modest economic recovery

    Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori   The economic outlook of Pakistan as it enters the final quarter of current fiscal year…
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Innovative Tax Model

    Dr. Ikramul Haq   For the last many decades, every year, before preparation of finance bill along with annual federal budget, suggestions surface…
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نئے انکم ٹیکس قانون کی ضرورت

نئے انکم ٹیکس قانون کی ضرورت حذیمہ بخاری، ڈاکٹر اکرام الحق “ٹیکس  نظام    کا مقصدصرف اتنا ہونا چاہئے کہ حکومت اپنے مطلوبہ کاموں کو انجام…
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Improving investment climate

      Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori   The investment climate in Pakistan continues to struggle through a complex and…
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نئے انکم ٹیکس قانون کی ضرورت

نئے انکم ٹیکس قانون کی ضرورت حذیمہ بخاری، ڈاکٹر اکرام الحق “ٹیکس نظام کا مقصدصرف اتنا ہونا چاہئے کہ حکومت اپنے مطلوبہ کاموں کو انجام…
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Nursing: A Noble Profession

    Huzaima Bukhari   “A good nurse can make a difficult situation bearable”—Lao Tzu   One of the most thankless jobs and an undesirable…
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Need For New Income Tax Law

    Dr. Ikramul Haq “A tax system’s function should be solely to raise enough revenues in order for government to perform its requisite tasks.…
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Trump’s tariff war

Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori President Donald J. Trump took the oath of office for his second term on January 20,…
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Time for reforms is now!

    Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori   Pakistan’s economy stands at critical crossroads, burdened by mounting debt, dwindling foreign reserves, and sluggish…
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Give The Devil Its Due

    Huzaima Bukhari   “Appreciation is the highest form of prayer, for it acknowledges the presence of good wherever you shine the light of…