My key professional roles and responsibilities includes but not limited to the following:
Preparation and filing of annual income tax returns of various corporate and non-corporate clients.
Preparation of monthly and annual income tax withholding tax statements.
Preparation of monthly Sales Tax Returns.
Dealing with federal and local tax regulatory authorities and handling income tax, sales tax including withholding tax audits of different clients.
Obtaining exemptions certificates from the application of various provisions of the income tax ordinance, 2001.
Replies to notices issued by federal and provincial tax authorities ensuring compliance with laws.
Drafting and lodging appeals with appellate authorities against various assessment orders issued by the taxation authorities.
Develop an understanding of entity's business, its internal control environment and evaluate business risk, control risk and the overall engagement risks from firm's perspective.
Understanding the operations of the entities and developing precise expectations for analytical review.
Communication and liaison with client for discussing issues related to assignment execution, finalization and other complex accounting issues.
Reviewing clients' financial statements and ensuring consistency with the applicable financial reporting framework including compliance with IFRS, local laws and directives of regulatory authorities.
Performing statutory audits as per International Standards on Auditing (ISAs).
Preparation of Financial Statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting standards (IFRSs) and Companies Ordinance, 1984.
Drafting of mandatory communication with the management and those charged with governance.
Meeting deadlines for reporting while ensuring engagement is not overrun and risk is mitigated to an acceptable level and quality is not compromised.