Muhammad Raza Merchant

Mr. Muhammad Raza Merchant is a Senior Advocate High Court, a certified Income Tax Practitioner and is a renowned Tax & Corporate Lawyer. He has done his Masters of Law (LL. M) and is a practicing as a Tax & Corporate Lawyer. Besides holding a degree of Masters of Law, he has also done Masters of Commerce (M. Com).

Mr. Merchant started his practice of Tax & Corporate Consultancy under the name and style of M/s. M. M. Merchant & Company over 44 years ago of which he is a founder member and CEO. Apart from tax and corporate consultancy, Mr. Merchant’s expertise in the field of accounting and auditing led to successful establishment of accounting division under his portfolio where he not only advises various small to medium size entities in compilation of accounts.

In practice, within a short span of time, he achieved great milestones, which is a dream of most practitioners. He not only looked after the cases of both individual and corporate sector at the adjudication level, but also successfully handled cases at Commissioner Appeals, Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue and High Court of Sindh.

He is currently looking after a diversified range of clients and is primarily focusing his practice on the Direct and Indirect Taxes alongside he also advises on matters relating to corporate advisory with matter relating to Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan, mergers & acquisitions, arbitration, dispute resolution and family issues.

He is regularly and pro-actively involved in recommending proposals to the Federal Government regarding Direct and Indirect Taxes provisions adversely affecting the business community. He is always suggesting ways and means to the Federal Government to increase its tax net to cater with the emerging needs of economic growth.

He is a member of High Bar Association of Sindh and is also a very senior member of Karachi Tax Bar Association, a body of 1,600 Advocates, Chartered Accountants and Income Tax Practitioners for the last more than 30 years.

He is also advising members of FPCCI and KCCI on budget proposals and issues related to both Direct and Indirect Taxes.