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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Debate over FBR restructuring 

Dr. Ikramul Haq According to a news report, the caretaker Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs, Dr. Shamshad Akhtar on February 3, 2024 constituted…
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Elections & missing manifestos

Dr. Ikramul Haq and Abdul Rauf Shakoori With general elections approaching fast, an air of suspicion looms over the political landscape. Despite the onset of…
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Global economic outlook 2024

Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori By unlocking big, bold investments, we can drive sustainable development and climate action and put the…
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Malice Towards None & All

Elections, State, Elitism & Citizens Dr. Ikramul Haq “The State shall ensure the elimination of all forms of exploitation and the gradual fulfilment of the…
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IMF & upcoming government  

Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Pakistan’s economic trajectory remains complicated, with future optimism intricately linked to the effective implementation of rational, tough and…
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Kids—potential adults

Huzaima Bukhari “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men”—Frederick Douglass, American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer and statesman. Nelson Mandela…
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Malice Towards None & All

New Government & Debt Quagmire   Dr Ikramul Haq An official document reveals that the federal government is carrying a debt burden of Rs14.5 trillion…
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On Finding Career Paths

Huzaima Bukhari “Believe in your infinite potential. Your only limitations are those that you set upon yourself”—Roy T. Bennet The younger generation sometimes appears quite…
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Parenting: A Formidable Task

Huzaima Bukhari “Having children makes you no more a parent than having a piano makes you a pianist”—Michael Levine November 30, 2021 proved a fateful…