Reference
Guides
Reference answers on Pakistani tax and company compliance, each citing the section it comes from and linking to the calculator that proves the number. Updated when the law changes, not on a schedule.
Filer status
What being on the Active Taxpayer List is worth, in rupees, and how to get on it.
4 guidesNTN registration
Getting a National Tax Number, what it costs (nothing), and what registration does and does not oblige you to do.
2 guidesCompany formation
Registering with SECP, the fees most published pages get wrong, and the filings due before you have found an office.
7 guidesTrademark and IP
What registration really costs across the whole lifecycle, from the search to the renewal ten years later.
3 guidesProperty tax
What a buyer and a seller each pay, how advance tax credits against your final bill, and which rates changed in 2026.
8 guidesPSEB and IT export
The 0.25% rate on software and IT service exports: what qualifies, what registration costs, and which conditions are no longer law.
3 guidesSales tax
Who has to register, why the turnover threshold you have read about does not exist, and whether you belong to FBR or your province.
3 guidesSalary and slabs
What is deducted from a Pakistani salary, the bands it is deducted on, and the surcharge that was withdrawn this year.
2 guidesFiling a return
The IRIS screens in order, the wealth statement that catches people out, and what late filing actually costs.
10 guidesCreator income
The withholding on YouTube, TikTok and social media revenue, and why calling it a final tax is wrong for nearly everyone.
1 guideCross-border
Foreign companies, foreign accounts and foreign income, and what Pakistan requires you to declare about them.
13 guides