TAXATION

Tax exposure directly affects profitability and cash flow. We advise on the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001, Sales Tax Act, 1990, Federal Excise Act, 2005, and provincial sales tax regimes (e.g., Sindh Sales Tax on Services) across registration, compliance, audits, show-cause notices, adjudication, refunds/rebates, and SRO/exemption interpretation. Our goal is to align tax positions with commercial reality while reducing recurring risk.

Our contentious practice spans Commissioner (Appeals), Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue (ATIR), and High Courts in income-tax and sales-tax references as well as constitutional challenges involving jurisdictional error, violation of natural justice, or ultra vires actions. We frequently litigate transfer pricing/related-party adjustments, input tax disputes, minimum tax/advance tax, withholding agent exposure, zero-rating, and FED classification issues—securing interim protection against coercive recovery where warranted.

On the advisory side, we design tax-efficient structures, manage withholding tax and invoicing frameworks, prepare defensible documentation for audits and transfer pricing, and optimize refund/rebate pipelines for exporters and service providers. For transactions and reorganizations, we provide pre-filing risk assessments and implement governance that withstands regulatory scrutiny.

We have represented leading industrial groups, technology businesses, exporters, and logistics operators in high-value audits and appeals—obtaining stays, negotiating favourable settlements, and winning landmark clarifications that lowered ongoing tax exposure and restored cash-flow predictability.