TAXATION & CORPORATE LAWS

Taxation & Corporate Laws practice is the forte of our Firm. We proudly present our services ranging from planning of a tax-efficient transaction to representing our clients before the IRS/FBR and the judicial forums up to the Supreme Court of Pakistan. In addition to income/corporate taxation, and sales tax our tax practice covers customs, federal and professional excises, provincial sales taxes, professional and trade taxes, property taxes, and other local-government taxes.

Our tax practice services include: transaction planning and restructuring; periodic review of accounting process and procedures; review of final accounts for tax provision and computation; preparation of the return and its annexure; handling assessment proceedings; appeals from CIT to Supreme Court; liaising with the Federal Board of Revenue for finding administrative solutions to the controversial issues and seeking advance opinion of ambiguous statutory provisions; tax-effective; and assisting the clients in ensuring timely and cost effective compliance such as withholding taxes and filing of periodical statements. Our corporate practice covers a wide spectrum of sub-areas and activities both domestically and internationally. We advise clients on all corporate issues including incorporation, commencement, initial public offering (IPO), corporate governance, directors’ responsibility and liability, securitization,corporate finance, stock exchange listing, re-structuring, corporate re-habilitation, SECP compliance and litigation, mergers and acquisitions(M&A), demergers/spin-offs and winding-up. We also handle litigation, incorporation and compliance related issues including preparation of Memorandum and Articles of Association; filing annual, periodical, and occasional statements; representing clients before the regulatory, administrative, and judicial authorities; and filing international memoranda wherever necessitated by laws.Hassan Kamran Bashir leads the team pertaining to Tax & Corporate Laws.