A Complete Profile
About Decent Associates
Decent Associates was founded by Lajpat Khatri in 2013.
Decent Associates is one of the best Law firms in PAKISTAN, providing Tax Consultancy of all the sectors. He is equipped with Income Tax, Sales Tax, Customs Laws, Accounts, Finance, Labour Laws, Social Security Laws, EOBI Laws and Corporate Law etc.
There is no doubt business is growing, therefore, demand for legal and tax advisor is also increasing day by day because scope of the tax is changing frequently throughout the world. We are still known as under-developing country therefore our tax laws are changing regularly for growth in revenue collection and broadening the tax net in the country.
We all are aware of the fact that numbers of law firms are advising the existing and new businesses throughout Pakistan, however, in this competitive world we need professional and expert lawyer for legal advises and adjudication, it depends on knowledge and experience of the lawyers representing these Law Firms.
About Mr. Lajpat's Qualifications
He Never Stopped His Education
During his working career he never stopped his education.
He always tried to continue his education and adding more qualifications with passage of time.
CMA ( Finalist )
Institute of Cost & Management Accounts of Pakistan (ICMAP)
LLB
University of Sindh, Jamshoro
FPFA
Fellow Member of Pakistan Institute of Public Finance Accountants
AITM
Associate Member of Institute of Taxation Management
MBA
Preston Institute of Management Science and Technology (PIMSAT)
B.Com
University of Sindh, Jamshoro
Mr. Lajpat Khatri is a well-known professionally Qualified Lawyer
and Finance Professional having command over the tax Laws prevailing in Pakistan.
He is a person who solely founded this firm by utilizing his experience in this field of Tax, Accounts, Finance and different Provincial and Federal Laws applicable for the businesses and industries of Pakistan. Continuous education makes him most educational professional of the Industry, he has experienced of over 19 years in the field of, accountancy & administration, taxation, consultancy services, management advisory services and feasibility studies, evaluation of systems of accounting and internal controls, compliance with statutory requirements and professional advises on different corporate matters. His Professional Career is full of achievements for development of Company Policies, Accounting Systems, Inventory System, Internal Controls and formulation of SOP’s for Accounts, Finance and Taxation departments of Companies.
From 1999 to 2018
He Started his Professional Career in 1999
in 1999 he started working with Leather Garment as Accountant under supervision of most experienced and Professional Finance Manager. After one year he was offered by the most renowned Television Production House and worked under qualified Chartered Accountant for the period of one and a half year; then he got a chance to move to a Multinational Engineering Company to make his career more strong under supervision of Professionally Qualified Australian Management till the project ends in November 2003 with remarkable achievements. This is not an end of his growth but this was a start of his career. On January 01, 2004, he worked as a Manager Finance of a Trading Company till the end of December – 2004.
New day of New Year (2005) bring remarkable growth of his career and he joined as a Manager Accounts in renowned Motorcycle Manufacturing/Assembling Company named Fatah Motors Limited in Hyderabad, under supervision of Senior Qualified Chartered Accountant. He continued working more than two and half years, during his working there he was promoted and awarded with promotions and rewards and he himself learnt a lot about Auto Sector (Motorcycle Industry) of Pakistan. During the month August 2007 he thinks that his profile is missing the versatility of work, to get experience and exposure of FMCG Industry, he availed the offer of Maaza Pakistan (Pvt.) Limited as Manager Accounts but within the period of six months he was promoted as Manager Finance and he served for around two and half years in the capacity of Manager Accounts and Finance till the January – 2010.
In 2009 November he was offered by Raazy Motor Industries (Pvt.) Limited as General Manager Finance and he has remarkable achievements in Auto Industry of Pakistan due to having experience of working with one of the pioneer companies of the auto industry. To look into the fact and career growth he joined as GM Finance on February 01, 2010. Therefore he is known as most Senior Accounts, Finance and Tax Professional of Hyderabad.
After joining Raazy Motor Industries Private Limited, he felt a need of Legal Professional in industry; therefore in 2011, he decided to continue his education in the field of Law. He got License of Income Tax Practitioner in 2013 and started part-time working for his newly established company ‘Decent Associates’. He served as GM Finance till September – 2018.
In The Fields Of Expertise
What Mr. Lajpat Khatri did before today?
It never satisfied him in broader sense because he think that he worked only for his career growth and this was never be his life target. Therefore started to think in broader sense and decided to serve for the people of Pakistan by making himself available to provide his services in developing their businesses and targeted to resolve the issues of their business in the fields of expertise and he decided to leave the job and started to open full time his business for providing his services in the field of Income Tax, Sales Tax, Customs Laws, Accounts, Finance, Labour Laws, Social Security Laws, EOBI Laws and Corporate Law etc.
Today he is here with his Firm named DECENT ASSOCIATES and his firm is providing following services besides adjudication,:
- Preparation and filing of Income Tax Return, Withholding Statements
- Preparation and filing Sales Tax Return
- Preparation and filing Federal Excise Returns
- Preparation and filing Sindh Revenue Board monthly Sales Tax Return
- Preparation and filing Sindh Revenue Board monthly Withholding Statement
- Registration of Individual/AOP/Company with Federal Board of Revenue and getting Sales Tax Registration number for all.
- Registration of Individual/AOP/Company with Sindh Revenue Board and other Provincial Revenue Authorities of Pakistan
- Adjudication for companies / business before Regional Tax Offices, Provincial Tax Offices of difference Provinces.
- Filing Appeals before Commissioner IR (Appeals), Appellate Tribunal IR
- Filing Appeals before Collectors Appeals and ATIR (Customs)
- Filing Appeals before Honorable High Court of Sindh and Other Provinces
- Filing of Appeals before Commissioner Appeals Sindh Revenue Board and Other Provinces Revenue Authorities
- Formation and Registration of Association of Person with Registrar of Firm
- Formation and Registration of Company Registration with SECP
- Registration of Business/Industry with Labour Department
- Registration of Business/Industry with EOBI
- Registration of Business/Industry with SESSI
Decent Associates is The Bolder Step
Decent Associates is the Bolder Step of Mr. Lajpat's Career
He added with clients of difference sectors and learning by adding the clients of any sector because he loves to work for the peoples of Pakistan by utilizing expertise which will add value in their industry/businesses.
This is not an end; this is beginning because learning never stop and education must go on, every day of life give bitter or better experience.
