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.

Unshackling debt shackles

Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq It is now officially admitted that the coalition Government of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) secured over $13 billion in foreign…

More I learn, less I know!

Huzaima Bukhari “There is no wealth like knowledge, no poverty like ignorance”—Buddha Specialization is the key word today. Those who want to become rich and…

Separation of parents

Custody of children Huzaima Bukhari “Instead, I think over the years we have cut the strength of marriage and relationships by the law and weakened…

 Digging deeper into debt trap

Dr Ikramul Haq The alarming burden of ever-increasing national debt during the tenure of coalition Government of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has recently been highlighted by…

Reforming judicial system

Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq It is a fact that nothing worthwhile has been done by Legislature—no matter whether under civilian or military rules—to…

Unclogging tax appellate system

Dr. Ikramul Haq On October 12, 2020, the Chairman of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), while testifying before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), revealed that…

NPD: Handle with care!

Huzaima Bukhari “Narcissism is the result of longstanding behavioral patterns that reflect fixed brain functioning. It requires a lot of motivation to change these patterns”—…

FBR Year Book 2019-20

Vital disclosures are missing Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq Ever year Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) issues data relating to collection of taxes, administered…

FBR: extortionist & failed agency

Dr. Ikramul Haq Our tax bureaucrats keep on maligning the citizens as tax dodgers, while the so-called “informed” analysts and all-knowing (sic) TV anchors join…