The Tax Section draws on a broad working knowledge of the tax sphere, both on domestic and international issues. The team is expert at dealing with corporate tax planning and the mitigation of tax liabilities and regularly advises a broad base of business entities.

 

The cross-disciplinary nature of our practice groups means we can offer clients a seamless tax service at all levels of their business needs, from corporate reorganization and tax, to looking after the tax requirements of individuals in areas such as: business acquisition and disposal planning; capital gains tax mitigation; inheritance tax planning; income tax and remuneration planning including tax-efficient profit extraction; Sales Tax planning and inward investment planning for non-domiciled and non-Pakistan resident individuals.

 

We advise a wide spectrum of clients including:

• Banks and financial institutions

• Charities

• Enterprise Investment Schemes, Venture Capital Trusts and listed clients

• Entrepreneurs and owner-managed business

• Pakistan resident non-domiciledNon-Pakistan residential individuals

 

We offer complete tax advisory services to our clients in respect of all forms of direct and indirect taxes. Our commercial tax specialists assist our clients in tax planning and structuring in order to ensure that these clients discharge their tax liability correctly and in full compliance with the applicable tax laws of Pakistan.

 

We offer representation before all tax authorities of Pakistan regulated by the Federal Bureau of Revenue and the various tribunals and courts dealing with tax disputes and litigation for both international and domestic clients.

 

Our tax litigation and tax dispute resolution team can offer innovative solutions to resolve contentious tax matters and has successfully represented companies and individuals in tax related contentious matters before the Federal Bureau of Revenue and the various Tax Appellate Tribunals.

 

We offer complete tax filing solutions including preparation of internal controls for ensuring tax law compliance, preparation of income returns and filing, preparation of sales tax returns and other statutory forms.

 

The firm is at the moment advising a Chinese state owned power company on tax planning and compliance in respect of on off shore and on shore EPC contract entered into by this company with a Pakistani company for the purpose of setting up a power plant within Pakistan.