Zohair Muzaffar
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Corporate and Taxation Lawyer
Dawood Associates Law Firm
LLB
Pakistan College of Law
Summary
I am an LLB Graduate from the University of London (External Program) and licensed to practice as an Advocate of the High Court by the Punjab Bar Council. My main areas of expertise are Intellectual Property Laws, Company Laws and Taxation Laws. I also have experience in assisting clients for drafting of Contracts and Agreements for Tenders, Hiring and Licensing and Assignment of Intellectual Property.
Experience
Corporate and Taxation Lawyer - Dawood Associates Law Firm
2015 - Present
1. Preparing and submitting manually and e-filing annual Income Tax Returns along with wealth statements of clients
2. Drafting Contracts, MOUs and Agreements
3. Handling all Legal and Departmental Correspondence
4. Preparing and submitting monthly sales tax returns of clients.
5. Working on Tax related matters of clients including Withholding Taxes on Salaries and Rents
6. Working on Company related matters including registering new Companies and preparing Forms 1, 29 and A and submitting to SECP, preparing documentation for Company resolutions, transfer of shares and visiting SECP for obtaining Certified Copies and other related work.
7. Preparing monthly/yearly expenses sheets, Sales and Purchase Sheets, Profit/Loss accounts and Tax withholding data for correspondence with Chartered Accountants and Auditor Firms
8. Replying on behalf of various clients to various notices issued by Government Departments
9. Registering Firms, LLPs, Partnerships , Organizations, Companies
10. Registering individuals, businesses, firms and companies for Sales Tax and NTN.
11. Filing Tax appeals before Commissioner Appeals and Tax Tribunals, preparing documents and case law research for Tax Appellate work. Assisting Senior Advocates in High Court Tax References
12. Working on matters related to Intellectual Property including visiting the IPO, submitting applications
for registration of Trademarks and Copyrights. Preparing replies to objections made by the IPO against any application of Trademarks or Copyright.
13. Visiting various Government Departments including FBR, PRA, SRB, IPO,SECP, etc.
14. Preparing documentation for registration of Foreign Companies including obtaining NOC from the Board of Investment.
Honours And Awards
September 2018 : Member Lahore Tax Bar Association
September 2017 : Advocate High Court (Punjab Bar Council)
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