A tax for the poor that rich never paid
Dr. Ikramul Haq The fiscal woes of Pakistan are due to naked defiance of the rich to pay due taxes on their enormous incomes/wealth. A…
World of anomalies
Huzaima Bukhari “The world is a strange place where those that lack modesty are considered beautiful. Cheats are considered clever and the loyal are considered…
Law of binding precedents
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq INTRODUCTION In view of the hierarchical character of the judicial system in Pakistan, it is of paramount importance that…
Productive tax reforms
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq All efforts in the name of tax reforms undertaken in Pakistan till today have miserably failed. These were nothing…
Political economy of tax exclusions
Dr. Ikramul Haq The tax codes of Pakistan at the federal level—Sales Tax Act, 1990, Income Tax Ordinance, 2001, Customs Act, 1969 and Federal Excise…
Soreness in society
Huzaima Bukhari “A sick society must think much about politics, as a sick man must think much about his digestion.”—CR Lewis (1898-1963), British writer and…
Reluctant return filers
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq “FBR has until 10.10.2018 received 482,275 Income Tax returns for the Tax Year 2018, which are 170,208 more than…
Tax Directory 2016—Analysis
The top 500 companies in Pakistan paid Rs 364.325 billion in taxes during 2016-17. Out of 79,728 companies included in the Tax Directory 2016-17, about…
Pending cases in Courts of Pakistan (as of 30.09.2018)
PendencyNo. of JudgesCase per JudgeSupreme Court of Pakistan40,243172367Federal Shariat Court422584Lahore High Court, Lahore165,515562956High Court of Sindh, Karachi92,169342710Peshawar High Court, Peshawar29,624171743High Court of Balochistan, Quetta6,8428855Islamabad High…