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.

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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…
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Dream of A Just Society

The first panacea for a mismanaged nation is inflation of the currency, the second is war. Both bring a temporary prosperity, both bring a permanent…
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2024:The Heart Speaks!

Huzaima Bukhari “You get a new year, you get a new start, you get a new opportunity”—Billy Butler Whenever a new year dawns, pessimism takes…
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Malice Towards None & All

Basic Precepts of FRB Restructuring Dr. Ikramul Haq “The FBR is giving me a hard time, but I will persist, and when it becomes unbearable,…
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Bridging the huge tax gap

Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq and Abdul Rauf Shakoori   The new coalition federal government will soon be in power, after controversial elections of February…
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Bridging the huge tax gap

Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq and Abdul Rauf Shakoori   The new coalition federal government will soon be in power, after controversial elections of February…
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Malice Towards None & All

Constitution, Supreme Court, Parliament & Voters Dr. Ikramul Haq The predictable order [short] by Supreme Court of Pakistan, issued on January 8, 2024, overturning by…
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Malice Towards None & All

Colonial Judiciary, Vernacular Justice Dr. Ikramul Haq History of existing laws and judicial structure in Pakistan dates back to the British colonial era—since independence nothing…
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Today’s Slogan: Compassion!

Huzaima Bukhari “Compassion is not religious business, it is human business, it is not luxury, it is essential for our own peace and mental stability,…
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Countering fake news

Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The general elections in Pakistan, concluded on February 8, 2024, amidst controversies, leaving observers astonished as all political…