Umair A R Mughal 
If you’re wondering about the income tax return last date in Pakistan for 2026, here’s the short answer: 30 September 2026 for salaried individuals and Associations of Persons (AOPs), and 31 December 2026 for companies with a June year-end. This page tracks the official FBR deadline, any extension announcements, and what happens if you miss … Read more
Deregistering from sales tax comes up less often than registration, but when it does, it’s usually one of two situations: a business has genuinely closed or stopped making taxable supplies, or someone registered voluntarily and now realizes the ongoing monthly filing obligation isn’t worth it for their scale of activity. Either way, you can’t just … Read more
“It’s just one month, I’ll file it next time” is a sentence I hear more often than I’d like — and it’s usually said before someone realizes how many separate consequences stack up from a single missed sales tax return. None of this is designed to scare you into panic; it’s designed so you know … Read more
Sales tax is a monthly obligation in Pakistan, not an annual one — that alone catches a lot of newly registered businesses off guard. If you’ve just gone through Sales Tax Registration, here’s how the filing cycle actually works, and what mechanics you need to plan around. The Tax Period Is a Calendar Month Every … Read more
This is probably the single most common mix-up I run into with new clients: “I already have an NTN, so why is FBR asking me for an STRN too?” or the reverse — “I have a Sales Tax number, isn’t that the same as my NTN?” They’re related, but they’re not the same thing, and … Read more
Every week I get a version of the same question from a new client: “I want to register for sales tax — what do I actually need to bring?” The honest answer is that it depends a bit on whether you’re a sole proprietor, a partnership (AOP), or a company, and on what kind of … Read more
Copyright in Pakistan isn’t a single, all-or-nothing right – it’s a bundle of exclusive rights (reproduction, distribution, public performance, and more) that can be sold or transferred separately. If you’re buying or selling any part of that bundle, IPO Pakistan requires the transfer to meet specific legal formalities before it’s enforceable, and the transaction should … Read more
A registered industrial design in Pakistan can be sold outright, licensed for someone else to use, or pledged as security for a loan – and each of these is a distinct legal transaction that IPO Pakistan records through a single form: Form D-10. Here’s how assignment, licensing, and mortgaging of a design actually differ, and … Read more
Only a person listed on IPO Pakistan’s official Patent Agent Register is legally allowed to use the title “patent agent” and represent inventors before the Patent Office. If you’re a scientist, engineer, or lawyer looking to practice patent work professionally in Pakistan, here’s exactly what the qualification, exam, and registration process involves – based on … Read more
If you have bought, sold, inherited, or otherwise transferred rights in a Pakistani patent, that transfer isn’t complete just because both parties signed a private agreement. To make an assignment effective against the world – including any future buyer, licensee, or court – it needs to be formally recorded with the Intellectual Property Organization (IPO) … Read more
