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Services in Pakistan
Bookkeeping, tax compliance, financial reporting and fractional CFO services for businesses in Pakistan, delivered under the supervision of a chartered accountant.
Pi in Pakistan
Pi is an accounting and advisory firm. For businesses in Pakistan we keep the books, file returns with FBR, the provincial revenue authorities and SECP, prepare annual financial statements and act as fractional CFO, for anything from a founder-led startup to a multi-entity group. Our Pakistan office is at 45-B, 3rd Floor, PCSIR Phase 2, Main Service Lane, Lahore 54000, Punjab, Pakistan.
Every engagement is supervised by a partner who is a chartered accountant, and every figure we report is reconciled and documented to a standard that stands up to auditors, regulators, lenders and investors. For businesses in the United States, see our services.
Who we work with
Businesses in Pakistan at every stage, and the owners and directors behind them.
- Founder-led startups, professional practices and single-owner businesses
- Trading, services and e-commerce businesses with staff
- Groups, manufacturers, funded companies and subsidiaries of foreign groups
- Dormant and pre-revenue companies that still need statutory books, nil returns and annual filings
- Associations of persons, sole proprietors, and directors and individuals with a wealth statement to file
- Founders and investors, local or foreign, setting up a company in Pakistan
How we work
Five principles hold for every client, from a single return to a group's monthly close.
One partner, your affairs
You deal with a named partner and a dedicated accountant, not a rotating team. The people who prepare your numbers are the people who answer your questions about them.
Scope agreed in writing
You receive a written scope and proposal before any work begins, setting out what will be done, by whom and by when.
Discretion by default
Every engagement is covered by a written confidentiality agreement. Documents move through an encrypted client portal rather than email, and only the partner and team assigned to you can open your files. See security and confidentiality.
Professional standards
We work under a professional code of ethics, carry professional indemnity cover, and verify the identity of every client and its beneficial owners before work begins, as anti-money-laundering regulations require.
Built for Pakistan's regulators
Compliance with FBR, the provincial revenue authorities (PRA, SRB, KPRA and BRA) and SECP is part of the service, not an afterthought. Filings are planned into the monthly cycle instead of being left until a deadline is close.
Our services in Pakistan
Start with what you need now. Every service sits under the same partner, so the pieces fit together as the business grows.
Bookkeeping packages
Essential, Growth and Scale: three monthly packages, from a founder-led startup to a multi-entity group.
Tax & regulatory compliance
Sales tax, withholding and income tax returns, SECP annual compliance, registrations and replies to notices.
Fractional CFO
A Pi partner as your chief financial officer for two, four or eight days each month.
Financial statements & audit
Annual statements under the Third Schedule to the Companies Act 2017, and audit support through to signing.
Advisory & one-off projects
Business setup, forecast models, due diligence, valuation and internal control reviews, each scoped as a project.
Onboarding & clean-up
Two to four weeks of onboarding, one month-end close run in parallel, and any backlog cleared before the monthly service.
What we look at when scoping an engagement
Two businesses of the same size can need very different amounts of work. These are the factors that decide the scope we propose.
| What we look at | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Transaction volume: bank, card, sales and purchase entries each month | Determines the posting and reconciliation effort. |
| Number of entities, bank accounts and sales tax registrations | Each one adds a ledger, a reconciliation and a return. |
| Payroll headcount and benefit schemes (EOBI, PESSI, provident fund) | Each brings monthly computation, filings and payslips. |
| Reporting frequency and depth: a monthly close or a board-ready pack | Sets the senior time and written commentary each month requires. |
| State of the records at handover | Backlogs and unreconciled balances are cleared in a one-off clean-up before the monthly service begins. |
| Software and integrations: QuickBooks Online, Xero, Zoho Books, Odoo, FBR e-invoicing | Good setup and automation reduce the ongoing workload. |
Every engagement includes
Whatever the scope, these four commitments do not change.
- Partner review
- A partner reviews every deliverable before it reaches you
- Engagement letter
- A written engagement letter, signed before work begins
- Client portal
- A secure, encrypted portal for every document you send or receive
- Queries
- A response to routine queries within one business day
How an engagement begins
Four steps take you from a first conversation to a signed engagement letter.
Conversation
Thirty minutes in private with a partner, to understand the business and what it needs from us.
Review
A short look at your records, registrations and reporting, to establish volumes, backlogs and the filings involved.
Proposal
A written proposal covering scope, timetable and terms, sent within three business days of the review.
Engagement
Once you sign the engagement letter, onboarding begins the same week.
Regulators covered
The federal and provincial tax authorities and the companies regulator. Every return and filing is listed under tax and regulatory compliance.
FBR
Federal Board of Revenue: income tax returns, withholding statements (s.165), advance tax (s.147), sales tax returns, NTN and sales tax registration, digital invoicing integration and replies to notices.
PRA
Punjab Revenue Authority: monthly returns of sales tax on services, PRA registration and replies to notices.
SRB
Sindh Revenue Board: monthly returns of sales tax on services, and replies to notices.
KPRA
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Authority: monthly returns of sales tax on services, and replies to notices.
BRA
Balochistan Revenue Authority: monthly returns of sales tax on services, and replies to notices.
SECP
Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan: incorporation, Form A, Form 29 changes, the annual return, statutory registers and valuations for SECP filings.
Speak with a partner
Every enquiry is read by a partner and answered within one business day. Meetings are held at our offices, at yours, or by video.