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.
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…
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…
Constitutional violations vis-à-vis agricultural income tax
By Dr. Ikramul Haq[*] Levying of taxes on “agricultural income” is sole prerogative of the Provinces under the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan (hereinafter: “the Constitution”).…
Sales Tax: History & Issues
By Dr. Ikramul Haq* I. INTRODUCTION The imposition of sales tax in Pakistan is not new. It has its origin in pre-partition era under the…
China’s lawfare against corruption and lessons for Pakistan (Part I)
By Hassan Aslam Shad and Dr. Ikram Ul Haq Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit to China, which concluded on 6 November, was another historic milestone…
China’s lawfare against corruption and lessons for Pakistan (Part I)
By Hassan Aslam Shad and Dr. Ikram Ul Haq Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit to China, which concluded on 6 November, was another historic milestone…
2011: Year of conflicts
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq 2011 is about to end leaving behind many sordid memories, troubles and challenges—imperialist highhandedness evoking Occupying Wall Street Movement,…
Year 2008: Lethal weapon of cross-border terrorism
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq 2008 has ended leaving behind many troubles and challenges—economic slowdowns, financial crises, rising unemployment, social distresses, regional armed conflicts…
2005: Year of legal shenanigans
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq Legal historians in Pakistan are bewildered as day by day the society is wrangling with legal shenanigans starting from…