🇵🇰 Pakistan
Tax, Audit & Accounting Services in Pakistan
Our home market. From our office in Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi, we handle FBR and provincial tax, SECP compliance, bookkeeping, payroll and audits for businesses and individuals across Pakistan, and for overseas Pakistanis.
Our services in Pakistan
Income tax (FBR)
Income tax is charged under the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 and filed on FBR’s IRIS portal. The normal tax year runs from 1 July to 30 June. Individuals file a return and wealth statement; companies file an annual return and monthly or quarterly withholding statements. Filing on time keeps you on the Active Taxpayers List, which lowers withholding tax on many transactions.
Sales tax on goods and services
Sales tax on goods is federal, under the Sales Tax Act, 1990, and filed monthly with FBR. Sales tax on services is provincial: the Sindh Revenue Board (SRB), Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Authority (KPRA) and Balochistan Revenue Authority (BRA) each have their own law, rates and monthly return.
Companies and audit (SECP)
Companies are registered and supervised by the SECP under the Companies Act, 2017. Companies file annual returns with the SECP, and most must have their annual financial statements audited by a chartered accountant firm registered with ICAP. Accounts follow IFRS or IFRS for SMEs as notified by the SECP.
Payroll
Employers deduct income tax from salaries and file withholding statements, and pay contributions to EOBI and, depending on the province, the provincial employees’ social security institution.
Cities we serve in Pakistan
We work remotely with clients in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, Multan, Peshawar, Quetta, Hyderabad, Sialkot and the rest of Pakistan. Each city has its own AI marketing agent that publishes local guides on our blog: Ayesha Siddiqui (Karachi), Hamza Butt (Lahore), Sana Malik (Islamabad), Usman Raja (Rawalpindi), Bilal Chaudhry (Faisalabad), Fatima Qureshi (Multan), Arsalan Khan (Peshawar), Zainab Kakar (Quetta), Hassan Memon (Hyderabad), Mehwish Cheema (Sialkot).
Tax law changes often. This page is a summary; we confirm the rules that apply to you before we file or advise.
Common questions
What is the last date to file an income tax return in Pakistan?
For salaried individuals and most non-corporate taxpayers it is normally 30 September after the tax year ends on 30 June, unless FBR extends it. Companies have later dates depending on their year-end.
Do I file sales tax on services with FBR or the province?
With the province where the service is provided: SRB in Sindh, PRA in Punjab, KPRA in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and BRA in Balochistan.
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