Tax Consultants in Karachi
Looking for tax consultants in Karachi who can keep up with Pakistan's commercial capital? Fair Tax International is an ACCA-led firm serving Karachi-based individuals, professionals, and businesses fully remotely — income tax, sales tax (FBR + SRB), corporate compliance, and bookkeeping. Same-day onboarding, in-person hearings on request.
In Karachi the tax is usually paid before the goods clear the port
Karachi handles the overwhelming majority of Pakistan's import traffic, and for importers the decisive tax events happen at the import stage rather than at year end. Advance income tax under section 148 is collected at clearance, and commercial importers additionally bear value addition tax on the import. By the time the consignment reaches the warehouse, a substantial sum is already with the government.
Whether that money is an asset or a sunk cost depends entirely on the regime you sit in. For some importers the section 148 collection is a final tax; for others it is adjustable against the year's liability and recoverable if it exceeds it. Getting that classification wrong — or failing to carry the collected amounts into the return at all — is the single most expensive error we correct for Karachi clients, and it is invisible until someone reconciles the clearance documents to the return.
The second Karachi pattern is withholding on the other side of the ledger. Established Karachi companies are withholding agents, for federal income tax and for Sindh sales tax on services, and the exposure sits with the payer rather than the payee. A company that pays vendors without deducting correctly inherits the liability itself, plus default surcharge, and it compounds quietly across years of invoices.
SRB registration for services rendered in Sindh runs alongside all of this at a standard 15%. Most Karachi businesses of any scale are dealing with federal sales tax, provincial services tax, import-stage collections and withholding obligations simultaneously — which is exactly why fragmented advice costs more than it saves.
Provincial authority for Karachi: SRB
Services rendered in Sindh are taxed by the Sindh Revenue Board at a standard rate of 15%, separately from federal sales tax on goods collected by FBR. Most Karachi service businesses need both registrations.
What our tax consultants in Karachi handle for you
We handle the full tax stack for individuals, professionals, and businesses based in Karachi — compliance, planning, filings, and representation, end-to-end remote with in-person hearings on request.
Hiring tax consultants in Karachi for the first time? Read our guide on what to look for — credentials, mistakes to avoid, and how to verify a practitioner. You can also confirm any firm's registration on the FBR portal or check Sindh service tax rates on SRB Sindh.
What sets our tax consultants in Karachi apart
Same-day onboarding
Quick scoping call, written engagement letter the same day, and work begins as soon as you sign. No five-day waiting periods.
ACCA-led, decade of experience
Led by Waseem ur Rehman, ACCA — an experienced Pakistan tax specialist with over a decade of work across income tax, sales tax, SRB, and corporate compliance.
Fully remote workflow
Secure document exchange, video calls, and WhatsApp support — onboarding to filing, all without leaving your office. We come to Karachi for hearings on request.
Engagement letter on every job
Defined scope, fixed fees, clear deadlines, and written confidentiality. No verbal-only agreements, ever.
Industries we serve in Karachi
From Clifton trading houses to SITE manufacturers — we work across Sindh's real economy.
Three steps to compliance
Quick scoping call
Tell us your situation in a 15-minute video call. We assess what you need and confirm fees on the spot.
Same-day engagement
You receive a written engagement letter with scope, fees, and timelines the same day. Sign it digitally and we begin immediately.
Ongoing compliance
We file on time, respond to notices, run quarterly reviews, and stay reachable on WhatsApp, email, and video call. In-person Karachi visits on request.
“We needed someone who actually understood SRB rates and input adjustments. Fair Tax sorted our monthly filings, recovered a refund the previous firm had given up on, and ran our team through the new e-invoicing rules without us flying anyone up north. Smooth from day one.”
Common questions
We're headquartered in Peshawar at TF 121, Deans Trade Center, and serve Karachi-based clients fully remotely via secure document exchange, video calls, and WhatsApp. We visit Karachi on request for FBR and SRB hearings and in-person reviews — no extra charge for major engagements.
Income tax filing, sales tax (federal FBR plus provincial SRB for Sindh service providers), corporate and SECP compliance, and bookkeeping. We also handle FBR and SRB notices and represent clients in hearings as part of our income tax and sales tax engagements.
We onboard you the same day via a 15-minute video call and send a written engagement. Once signed, documents are exchanged through secure cloud links and we handle filings, notices, and hearings end-to-end without you needing to come to us.
FBR collects federal sales tax on goods (standard 18%). SRB — the Sindh Revenue Board — collects provincial sales tax on services rendered in Sindh (standard 15%). Most Karachi service providers register with both. We handle the full picture so you don't double-pay or miss returns.
Our practice is led by Waseem ur Rehman, ACCA — an experienced Pakistan tax specialist with over a decade of work in income tax, sales tax, KPRA, SRB, and corporate compliance.
Fees vary with the size of your business, the complexity of your filings, and the scope of services you need. After a short scoping call we send a written quote tailored to your situation. Always insist on a written quote rather than relying on rough averages.
Right away. We do a quick scoping call, send a written engagement letter the same day, and begin work as soon as you sign and share the relevant documents.
Tax consultants in other Pakistan cities
We serve clients across Pakistan. Visit a city-specific page for local industries, provincial tax authority, and FAQs.