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Finvocates works with individuals and businesses in Karachi on income tax returns, wealth statements, FBR notices, audits and appeals, and sales tax on services with the Sindh Revenue Board. We are based in Islamabad and serve Karachi clients entirely online, by phone, WhatsApp and email. Your first consultation is free.
Karachi businesses face more tax touchpoints than most. Goods arriving through the port carry customs duty, sales tax and advance income tax at import. Services are taxed by the Sindh Revenue Board under Sindh law. And income tax, withholding and sales tax on goods remain with FBR.
Karachi has several Regional Tax Offices, and its largest taxpayers fall under the Large Taxpayers Office Karachi. Since September 2026, FBR's National Faceless Centre has been taking over audits and assessments nationwide, allocating cases automatically and running replies and hearings through IRIS. For a Karachi business, that means the written file matters more than ever, and it is why we can serve Karachi clients effectively from Islamabad.
Importers pay advance income tax under section 148 and sales tax at the import stage, alongside customs duty. These amounts have to be reconciled with the income tax return and the monthly sales tax returns, and differences are a common trigger for notices. Customs clearance itself is handled by a licensed customs agent; we reconcile the tax paid at import with your books and returns, and help you claim the credits and adjustments the law allows.
Services supplied in Sindh are taxed by the Sindh Revenue Board under the Sindh Sales Tax on Services Act, 2011, with its own registration, monthly returns and notices. Rates differ between services, and the Sindh Finance Act changes them from year to year, so we check the current schedule for your services rather than assume a standard rate. Companies in Sindh should also check whether provincial workers' welfare and profit participation laws apply to them.
We do not have an office in Karachi. Our team works from Gulberg Greens, Islamabad, and Karachi clients send documents by WhatsApp or email and review drafts with us by phone or video. See all our Pakistan tax services, including sales tax reconciliation.
Federal and provincial tax, handled by one team.
Filed on IRIS, with reconciliation.
View serviceRegistration and Active Taxpayer status.
View serviceWritten replies before the compliance date.
View serviceRecords organised and every point answered.
View serviceGrounds drafted and hearings attended.
View serviceFBR for goods, SRB for services.
View serviceMonthly returns and reconciliations.
View serviceDeductions and quarterly statements.
View serviceKarachi is Pakistan's main port and commercial centre, so businesses here often deal with import-stage taxes as well as FBR and the Sindh Revenue Board.
| Tax or filing | Authority and law | What we handle |
|---|---|---|
| Income tax | FBR, under the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 | Returns, wealth statements, notices, audits and appeals |
| Tax collected at import | Collected at the port under the Income Tax Ordinance and Sales Tax Act | Reconciling import-stage tax with your returns |
| Sales tax on goods | FBR, under the Sales Tax Act, 1990 | STRN, monthly returns and input reconciliation |
| Sales tax on services | Sindh Revenue Board, under the Sindh Sales Tax on Services Act, 2011 | SRB registration, monthly returns and notices |
| Workers' welfare and profit participation | Under Sindh provincial law, for companies within scope | Checking whether they apply and what is due |
| Company filings | SECP, under the Companies Act, 2017 | Annual returns and event-based filings |
A summary only. Which rules apply depends on what you supply, where, and to whom.
Each one is avoidable.
Section 148 tax and returns do not agree.
We reconcile each import.Assuming one standard SRB rate.
We check the current schedule.Penalties and default surcharge.
We file every month.Supplier data that does not match.
We reconcile monthly.Sindh welfare and participation laws.
We check whether they apply.ATL surcharge up to Rs 100,000 for companies.
We file on time.Entirely online, wherever you are in Karachi.
Call, WhatsApp or use the form.
Written scope and fixed fee.
By WhatsApp or email, with a checklist.
Nothing filed until you agree.
Acknowledgement sent to you.
Import-stage tax and reconciliations.
Sales tax on goods and services.
Income tax and withholding.
SRB registration and returns.
Export proceeds and remittances.
Returns and wealth statements.
A free first consultation, a written quote and nothing filed until you approve.
ACCA and ICAP Chartered Accountant qualifications.
An FBR-registered income tax practitioner can act as your authorised representative under section 223.
An LLB-qualified advocate for interpretation questions.
FBR and SRB obligations handled together.
Scope and fee agreed before work starts.
+92 318 5202773.
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Whether it is a return, a notice or an appeal, the earlier we see it, the more options you have. Your first consultation is free.
Book your free consultationThis page is general information about our services, not tax, legal or financial advice for your specific situation. Laws, rates and deadlines change with each Finance Act and official notification.