Shehzad Zuberi & Co.

Chartered Accountants

We are Tax & GRC advisors providing tailored services to ensure compliance, risk management and drive strategic growth.

Tax Advisory & Compliance Services

Our team offers comprehensive inbound and outbound international tax advisory services tailored to the needs of global clients operating in Pakistan. With over 20 years of experience, we specialize in helping clients across various sectors—financial, manufacturing, distribution, oil and gas, courier, and IT services—navigate the intricacies of Pakistan’s direct and indirect taxes.

Navigating the complexities of international taxation under Pakistan’s income tax laws requires expertise and a deep understanding of both local and global frameworks. As a signatory of OECD’s multilateral conventions, including the BEPS MLI, and with an extensive treaty network, Pakistan presents unique opportunities and challenges for multinational enterprises.

Our team offers comprehensive inbound and outbound international tax advisory services tailored to the needs of global clients operating in Pakistan. With over 20 years of experience, we specialize in helping clients across various sectors—financial, manufacturing, distribution, oil and gas, courier, and IT services—navigate the intricacies of Pakistan’s direct and indirect taxes.

We provide expert guidance on eliminating double taxation, identifying and mitigating litigation risks, and securing exemptions under both treaty provisions and domestic law. Our extensive experience in representing clients before Pakistan tax authorities and appellate forums ensures that you receive accurate, timely, and strategic advice to optimize your tax position and ensure compliance. 

Whether you are entering the Pakistani market or managing cross-border transactions, our tax advisory services offer the expertise you need toachieve the business objectives while minimizing the tax exposure.

Governance , Risk, Compliance (GRC) and Internal Audit

We provide customized GRC services with an approach to ensuring business and process improvements. We develop robust Technology and GRC Frameworks, Programs, Policies, and Procedures to implement effective processes and controls to ensure achieving compliance status, and improve overall business, operational and financial performances. 

Our GRC services include;

GOVERNANCE, RISK MANAGEMENT, AND COMPLIANCE FRAMEWORKS, POLICIES AND MECHANISMS

Assist clients in developing a robust Governance Mechanism and, Structure considering applicable regulatory requirements and industry best practices. We work on Governance Structure, Board Committees, Operating and Reporting Models, Code Development and Implementation, TORs, and Reporting Packs.

Our Risk and Compliance expertise help clients in implementing integrated approach to identify, manage and assess risks. We aim to ensure that clients must integrate internal risk management and compliance activities to bring transparency and achieve GRC objectives that are aligned with their corporate vision and strategy. We help clients in developing an Integrated GRC Activities Model, to ensure real-time and joint efforts of compliance and risk team in managing risks and updating policies and procedures. We identify applicable regulatory requirements, emerging risks, regulatory risks, etc, and assess them based on risk assessment methodology, to know the criticality of risks and compliance readiness of clients to avoid risk incidents and financial losses. Our approach to offer integrated GRC model help clients in handling emerging risks and ensure regulatory compliances. We build a mechanism which enable having a holistic and process level view of categorized risks, compliance efforts, and suggested improvements. 

We develop customized and integrated Compliance Programs, Policies, Procedures, and Monitoring Mechanisms considering relevant regulatory requirements and industry best practices. We work on developing and improving frameworks, policies and risk assessments related to Anti-Bribery and Corruption, Anti-Money Laundering AML/CFT, Transaction Monitoring and Investigation, Anti-Fraud, Third-Party and Outsourcing Due Diligence, Information Security, Data, Privacy, Cybersecurity, etc.  

We help clients in developing Compliance Functions, Hierarchies, and Reporting mechanisms based on the risk-based integrated compliance approach. We help clients in developing key action points for each significant regulation and framework, segregation of duties, and compliance review plans for effective reviews and monitoring.     

CYBERSECURITY, DATA GOVERNANCE, INFORMATION SECURITY AND PRIVACY

Develop Cybersecurity and Data Governance Frameworks, Plans, Policies, and Procedures, as per applicable laws and regulations. We help clients in developing customized Cybersecurity and Data Governance Frameworks, Risk Management and Compliance Policies, Data and Information Security Policies and Procedures, Third-Party/Outsourcing Policies and Procedures, Artificial Intelligence AI Governance and AI Compliance Policies, etc. We also assist our clients in performing International regulations research, to update and benchmark policies and processes. We assist clients in developing Risks and Controls Matrixes, KRIs, Test Plans, and Reporting Mechanisms to identify, assess and monitor risks.

We help clients in performing processes and controls reviews, to identify and assess gaps, necessary to be filled for the implementation of ISO 27001 ISMS Standard. We also help in developing NIST Cybersecurity Plan, Policies, Risks and Controls Matrix, etc.

ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT (ERM) IMPLEMENTATION

We help our clients in developing Risk Management Function, Frameworks, Programs, Policies and Procedures. We help in the Implementation of internationally accepted frameworks, including COSO ERM, ISO 31000, COBIT, etc, for effective Risk Management processes and mechanisms. Additionally, we help clients in developing Operational Risk Management, Compliance Risk Management, Credit Risk Management and Financial Risk Management Policies, Risk and Controls Assessment Matrixes, Treatment plans, and KRIs.  We also assist clients in developing Enterprise and Process Level ERM Hierarchies, Risk Registers, Policies, Procedures and Reporting Mechanisms for effective risk management and reporting. For ERM Implementation, following services are provided.

INTERNAL AUDIT

We provide Internal Audit Services and Solutions including structuring, risk-based audit planning, performance, and reporting. 

We help clients in the adoption and implementation of Risk Based Audit Approach RBA, to focus on critical, and financially sensitive processes and activities. Our Internal Audit services ensure identifying and assessing significant/critical risks, emerging threats, digital challenges, checking compliance with regulatory requirements, assessing customers’ satisfaction, testing business and operational controls, segregating risks/issues based on their significance, and proposing recommendations for maintaining business reputation, improving financial performance, and ensuring regulatory compliances.    

Our services include development of Internal Audit Function, BAC TORs, Audit Charter, Department and Process Level Audit Plans, Field Work, and Risk-Based Audit Reporting.  

We also help clients in reviewing their internal audit functions, activities, team capabilities, and reports, to suggest further improvements necessary to perform effective and risk-based audits.

Clients we served include Banks, Payment Gateways, E-commerce, Fintech, Health-Care, Education, and Logistics