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.
Fiscal deficit: Mother of all ills
ByDr. Ikramul Haq* The persistent failure of our financial managers and tax collectors to overcome fiscal deficit and remove fiscal imbalances has created a situation…
Perplexity of tax managers
Dr. Ikramul Haq The persistent failure of our financial managers and tax collectors to overcome fiscal deficit and remove fiscal imbalances has created a situation…
Sordid story of tax reform
Dr Ikramul Haq[1] The tall claims made by the government about six months back that by 1st January 2001, it would introduce majors tax reforms…
Sales Tax/VAT in Pakistan: A Comparative Study
By Dr.Ikramul Haq Dr. Ikramul Haq, a leading international tax counsel, is a well-known author specialising in international tax, press, intellectual property, corporate and constitutional…
Sales Tax Amendment Ordinance, 2001
Illegal, ill-advised and unconstitutional Dr. Ikramul Haq[*] The Central Board of Revenue (CBR), apex administrative authority responsible for collection of federal taxes, has come…
Sales Tax Amendment Ordinance, 2001
CBR’s nawa tamasha Dr. Ikramul Haq[*] The Central Board of Revenue (CBR), apex administrative authority responsible for collection of federal taxes, has come up with…
Devastating impact of VAT on economy
By Dr. Ikramul Haq Dr. Ikramul Haq, a leading international tax counsel, is a well-known author specialising in international tax, press, intellectual property, corporate and…
Whither Tax Reforms?
Dr Ikramul Haq[1] The tall claims made by the government about six months back that by 1st January 2001, it would introduce majors tax reforms…
No Taxation without Representation
By DR. IKRAMUL HAQ Dr.Ikramul Haq, a leading international tax counsel, is a well-known author specialising in international tax, press, intellectual property, corporate and constitutional…
NATURAL JUSTICE & TAX PROCEEDINGS
by Ikramul Haq Ikramul Haq is a leading International Tax Counsel specializing in tax, corporate and constitutional law. Mr. Haq is the Chief Partner of…
Tax Machinery & Abuse of Powers
Adding Insult to Injury By Ikramul Haq The clarification issued by the Central Board of Revenue in response to “Tax Machinery and Abuse of Powers”…
CBR: Synonymous with mismanagement
By Dr. Ikramul Haq Dr. Ikramul Haq, a leading international tax counsel, is a well-known author specialising in international tax, press, intellectual property, corporate and…
Voice against economic subjugation
Dr. Ikramul Haq[1] Pakistan, caught in a deadly debt trap, is struggling hard to get rid of external loans of 35 billion US$. There is…
Ailing economy & regressive taxes
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq In their respective budgets, the federal and provincial governments, by just enhancing the existing tax rates and imposing new…
Budget of, by, for elites
Dr. Ikramul Haq It is not surprising that every budget of Pakistan, the latest one announced for fiscal year 2019-20 on June 11, 2019, has…
To be happy, or content?
Huzaima Bukhari When you are discontent, you always want more, more, more. Your desire can never be satisfied. But when you practice contentment, you can…
Budget 2019-20: loaded with heavy taxes
Dr. Ikramul Haq According to many experts, Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, Advisor to Prime Minister Imran Khan on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs, and his…