Corporate & Advisory
The back office a regulator,a bank or a buyer will accept
The part of a business that is judged by a regulator, a bank or a buyer rather than by a customer. Books kept clean and returns filed before the deadline, companies registered and kept compliant with SECP, trademarks and patents secured through IPO Pakistan, agreements drafted properly the first time, and entities set up and filing in the United States, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and the United Kingdom.
Finance & Tax
Your numbers, readywhen someone asks
Books kept clean, returns filed on time and your statutory audit run on a calendar, so your numbers are always ready for a bank, an investor or the FBR.
Financial Accounting
Monthly management accounts and year-end financial statements you can hand to a bank or an investor.
- Chart of accounts designed around how your business actually earns and spends
- Monthly close: journals, accruals, prepayments, depreciation schedules
- Profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow statement every month
Bookkeeping
Every sale, expense and bank transaction recorded and reconciled weekly, so nothing is ever reconstructed from memory.
- Weekly recording and categorisation of all sales, purchases and expenses
- Bank and payment-gateway reconciliation, including Stripe, PayFast and 2Checkout
- Accounts receivable tracking with an ageing report and follow-up list
Income Tax
NTN registration, annual income tax returns and wealth statements filed through FBR IRIS, correctly and before the deadline.
- NTN registration for salaried individuals, sole proprietors, AOPs, companies and not-for-profits
- Annual return filing through FBR IRIS for salaried individuals, sole proprietors, partnerships and companies
- Wealth statement and reconciliation for individuals
Sales Tax
Sales tax registration and monthly returns for FBR and the provincial revenue authorities, with input tax properly claimed.
- GST registration with FBR for goods, for individuals, partnerships and companies
- Provincial services tax registration with SRB, PRA, KPRA or BRA, including reactivating a suspended registration
- The monthly cycle filed to FBR’s calendar: Annexure C by the 10th, payment by the 15th, return e-filed by the 18th
Withholding Tax Statements
Quarterly and annual withholding statements filed under section 165, with the tax deducted at the right rate and deposited on time.
- Withholding agent status assessed, and the payment sections you actually fall under identified
- Correct rates applied by section and by the payee’s Active Taxpayer List status on the date of payment
- Tax deposited through IRIS against the right section, with the CPR retained against the payment it covers
Tax Advisory
Planning, written opinions and representation: the work that decides what a transaction costs before you do it, and defends it afterwards.
- Corporate and personal tax planning on a specific transaction, with the position written down
- Written opinions on treatment, exemptions, credits and the reduced rates you genuinely qualify for
- Representation on FBR notices, audits and amended assessments under sections 122, 177 and 214C
Audit & Assurance
Statutory audit support, internal audit, and the certificates and agreed-upon procedures a bank, a donor or a regulator asks you to produce.
- Audit-readiness review of your existing books before your statutory auditor sees them
- Full schedule pack: fixed assets, receivables and payables ageing, provisions, related-party transactions
- Coordination with your independent statutory auditor from planning through fieldwork and sign-off
Financial Advisory
Feasibility studies, cost and profitability analysis, internal controls and written SOPs: the work that answers whether a plan actually holds.
- Financial feasibility studies and investment appraisals, with the assumptions stated and stress-tested
- Profitability and cost reduction studies: product, channel and customer level margin analysis
- Business process and internal control review, including fraud risk and segregation of duties
Corporate & Legal
Everything the companyhas to file and sign
Company registration and every filing, licence and agreement that follows: SECP returns, PSEB and chamber membership, import licences and drafted contracts.
Company Registration
Your business registered in the right legal form: private limited, single member, LLP or a registered partnership, with the NTN and bank account that follow.
- Structure advice across private limited, single member company, LLP, and partnership or AOP
- Name availability search and reservation through SECP eServices
- Memorandum and Articles of Association drafted around your actual business objects
Corporate Compliance
Every SECP filing after incorporation, run on a calendar: annual returns, director and address changes, registers and board minutes.
- The annual return on Form A, filed within 30 days of your AGM as section 130 requires
- Form 29 for any change of director, chief executive, secretary, CFO, auditor or legal adviser, filed inside the 15-day window
- Form 45 beneficial ownership declarations under section 123A, kept current
Non-Profit Registration
A not-for-profit licensed under Section 42 and incorporated with SECP, then certified by the Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy so donors can claim relief.
- Section 42 licence application to SECP, including the statement of proposed activities
- Memorandum and Articles drafted to non-profit objects, with the income-and-property clause SECP requires
- Incorporation as a public limited company within the window the licence allows
PSEB Registration
Registration with the Pakistan Software Export Board for freelancers, software houses and call centres, plus the annual renewal that keeps it alive.
- Category assessment across freelancer, IT company or software house, and call centre or BPO
- Prerequisite check: NTN, SECP incorporation for a company, and evidence of IT or ITeS export income
- Application preparation and submission on the PSEB portal
Chamber & Trade Body Membership
Membership of your Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which is what lets you obtain Certificates of Origin and the trade documents an exporter needs.
- Selection of the right chamber for your city and sector, including the specialised trade associations where one fits better
- Membership application on letterhead with the completed form and prescribed fee
- Bank certificate arranged in the business name, which is the step that usually stalls applications
Import & Export License
Everything needed to legally import or export from Pakistan: WeBOC and PSW registration, chamber membership and customs setup.
- Eligibility review and the correct registration sequence for your trade
- Pakistan Single Window (PSW) registration and profile setup
- WeBOC user ID and trader enrolment
Contract & Agreement Drafting
The agreements your business actually runs on, drafted to your facts rather than downloaded: commercial, employment, IP, property and digital policies.
- Corporate and commercial agreements: supply, distribution, agency, services and consultancy
- Technology and intellectual property: licensing, IP assignment, software development and NDAs
- Website and digital policies: terms of service, privacy policy, refund and shipping terms
Intellectual Property
Your name and your work,registered to you
Trademarks, copyrights and patents filed with IPO Pakistan and prosecuted through to a certificate you can actually enforce.
Trademark Registration
Your brand name and logo searched, filed and registered with IPO Pakistan, with the objection stage handled if one arrives.
- Clearance search of the IPO Pakistan register before you commit to a name
- Class selection under the Nice Classification, covering how you actually trade
- TM-1 application drafting and filing with IPO Pakistan
Copyright Registration
Your software, content or creative work registered with IPO Pakistan's Copyright Office, so ownership is a certificate, not an argument.
- Work classification into the correct category: literary, artistic, musical, software or cinematograph
- Application drafting and filing with the IPO Pakistan Copyright Office
- Fee computation for the specific category and use, since software and commercial artistic works are priced differently
Patent Registration
Your invention filed, examined and carried through to grant with IPO Pakistan, protected for 20 years from the filing date.
- Patentability assessment: novelty, inventive step and industrial applicability, before you file
- Specification and claims drafting that actually covers what you built
- Application filing with IPO Pakistan
International Expansion
Set up whereyou want to trade
Companies set up and kept filing outside Pakistan: the United States, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom.
US Company Formation
A US LLC or C-Corporation registered in your name from Pakistan, with the EIN, registered agent and business banking that make it usable.
- Entity and state chosen on your facts: LLC or C-Corporation, in Wyoming, New Mexico or Delaware
- Name availability check and Articles of Organization or Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State
- Registered agent appointed in the state of formation, which the state requires you to keep
US Federal & State Tax Filing
Federal and state returns for your US company and its owners, including the Form 5472 filing that carries a $25,000 penalty when it is missed.
- Form 5472 with the pro forma Form 1120 for a foreign-owned single-member LLC, due 15 April
- Form 1065 partnership return with Schedules K-1 and K-3 for a multi-member LLC
- Form 1120 corporation return for a C-Corporation, with state corporate returns where they are required
ITIN Application
An IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification Number for someone not eligible for a Social Security Number, applied for on Form W-7 and seen through.
- Eligibility checked against the IRS reasons for applying, before anything is prepared
- Form W-7 completed with the correct reason code and its supporting explanation
- Identity and foreign status evidence assembled, with a valid passport as the single sufficient document
US Bookkeeping & Payroll
Books kept in US dollars to the standard a US return is filed from, plus payroll and contractor reporting where you have people being paid.
- Monthly bookkeeping in US dollars, reconciled to bank, Stripe, PayPal and marketplace payouts
- Owner transactions tracked separately: capital in, draws out, and anything paid on the company’s behalf
- Chart of accounts built for the US return you will file rather than translated from a Pakistani one
US Trademark Registration
Your brand registered with the USPTO, which a foreign-domiciled applicant is only permitted to do through a US-licensed attorney.
- Clearance search of the USPTO register and of unregistered US use, before you commit to a name
- A US-licensed attorney appointed as attorney of record, which the USPTO requires of every foreign-domiciled applicant
- Classes and specification drafted from the Trademark ID Manual, which avoids the free-text surcharge
Saudi Arabia Business Setup
A Pakistani business registered and licensed to operate in Saudi Arabia, from the MISA investment registration to your first bank account.
- Entity structure and activity classification advice for MISA registration
- Document attestation chain: notarisation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Saudi Embassy in Islamabad
- MISA Investment Registration Certificate application
UAE Taxation & Bookkeeping
Corporate tax and VAT registration and filing with the UAE Federal Tax Authority, on books kept to the standard an FTA audit expects.
- Corporate tax registration on EmaraTax and confirmation of your first tax period
- VAT registration or a reasoned exemption position, plus quarterly or monthly VAT return filing
- Annual corporate tax return preparation and filing within the statutory window after year end
UK Company Formation & Companies House Compliance
A private limited company incorporated with Companies House, registered for Corporation Tax, and kept compliant through the confirmation statement each year.
- Company name check and private limited company incorporation filed with Companies House
- Registered office and registered email address set up to meet Companies House’s current requirements
- Memorandum and Articles of Association, statement of capital and initial PSC filing
UK Outsourced Bookkeeping
Monthly bookkeeping in Xero or QuickBooks Online, reconciled to your UK bank feeds and kept to the digital-record standard Making Tax Digital requires.
- Monthly bookkeeping in Xero or QuickBooks Online, whichever the business already runs on
- Bank feed connection and reconciliation for every UK business account
- Sales and purchase invoices recorded and categorised against a chart of accounts built for the business
UK VAT & Corporation Tax
VAT registration and quarterly Making Tax Digital returns, plus Corporation Tax registration and the CT600 filed to HMRC on the numbers, not the deadline.
- VAT registration with HMRC, and a written view on whether registration is mandatory, voluntary or not yet due
- Threshold monitored against the rolling twelve-month test, currently £90,000 of taxable turnover
- Quarterly VAT returns prepared and filed through Making Tax Digital for VAT
Outsourced Finance Department for UK SMEs
A monthly finance function covering bookkeeping, management accounts, cash flow and board reporting, run for a fraction of an in-house finance hire.
- Monthly bookkeeping and reconciliation across every UK bank and payment account
- Management accounts: profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow, delivered on a fixed working day each month
- Budget versus actual reporting, with variances explained rather than merely listed
UK Payroll Services
PAYE payroll run to HMRC’s Real Time Information rules, with minimum wage, employer National Insurance and pension auto-enrolment handled every pay run.
- PAYE registration with HMRC, completed before your first payday
- Payroll run each pay period, with payslips issued and Full Payment Submissions filed to HMRC on or before payday
- National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates applied and checked against every employee’s age band
Questions
Before youask
Can I take just one corporate & advisory service?
Yes. Every service on this page is available on its own, with no minimum and no bundle. Most clients start with one and add others only when there is a reason to.
How quickly can you start?
We reply to every enquiry within one working day and can usually scope within two. We do not publish a turnaround per service, because the honest answer depends on your documents and, for anything filed with a regulator, on the regulator. You get a firm date in writing before any work begins.