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 reforms, budgets and constitutional questions — by Dr. Ikramul Haq, Huzaima Bukhari and Abdul Rauf Shakoori, including pieces first published in Pakistan’s leading newspapers.

Political dialogue is indispensable

Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Communication and negotiation are indispensable pillars of politics, serving as a bridge between conflicting ideologies and…

FBR’s Performance: H1 FY2025

Dr. Ikramul Haq   The low degree of accountability of expenditures has made the revenue collection system more vulnerable to frequent restructuring. Placing responsibility to…

Take off with debt-wings!  

Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori   With limited access to external funding, government debt has increasingly been taken up by the…

Massive funding plans

Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori   The Foreign Economic Assistance Monthly Report for November 2024 published by the Ministry of Economic…

Indian Budget 2025-26

Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori   The Indian economy, despite its resilience and potential, faces a multitude of challenges as it…

Reckless borrowing spree

Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Pakistan’s economy is facing a severe and multifaceted crisis due to fiscal instability, a fragile currency, and an…

Myth Of Revenue Growth!

Dr. Ikramul Haq Is Pakistan taxing itself to death? Fifteen years ago, Pakistanis paid Rs1.7 trillion in taxes. Imagine, last year, Pakistanis paid Rs9.4 trillion…

Money: Curse Or Blessing?

Huzaima Bukhari   “If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to”—Dorothy Parker Everyone and…

FBR’s anti-technology strides

Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori   “The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has become a significant barrier to the widespread adoption…