HLB Ijaz Tabussum & Co. Chartered Accountants

What HLB Ijaz Tabussum & Co. Chartered Accountants does

HLB Ijaz Tabussum & Co. Chartered Accountants is a Pakistan-based chartered accountancy and advisory firm founded in the 1970s, headquartered at 303 Sawan Road, G-10/1, Islamabad, and operating across four offices (three in Pakistan and one in Afghanistan). The firm is led by Senior Partner Ijaz Akber (FCA), who has headed the practice for 37 years, and employs 220 staff structured as four partners, six directors, eight senior managers, ten managers, nineteen assistant managers and supervisors, thirty-nine seniors, ninety-four semi-seniors and juniors, and forty support staff. It is the exclusive Pakistani member of HLB International, a global advisory and accounting network spanning 140+ countries with 2,210 partners and 20,110 staff.

The firm delivers six core service lines: Audit & Accountancy (statutory, internal, cost, and forensic audit), Taxation Management (income, sales and wealth tax filing, planning, and appellate representation), Management Consultancy (project financing, feasibility, HR audit, performance evaluation), Special Audits & Investigations (fraud, creditworthiness, fixed asset and inventory verification), Assurance Services (USAID pre-award assessments), and Corporate Affairs & Secretarial Practices (incorporation, public offerings, M&A advisory). Its technology stack is limited to internally developed computerized accounting packages used for bookkeeping, financial statement preparation and periodic reporting — there is no disclosed AI, SaaS, or platform product.

Revenue is generated on a project- and quote-based professional services model with no publicly disclosed pricing. The firm derives engagements from its regulatory panel registrations — State Bank of Pakistan, SECP, FBR, PCAOB (USA), ICAP, ICAEW, ACCA, JICA, EU-Pakistan, TDAP, and the stock exchanges — and serves public listed companies, multinational subsidiaries, government ministries and authorities, banks, insurers, energy and telecom firms, education institutions, and a deep NGO/donor portfolio including USAID, UNFPA, Oxfam GB, Save the Children, and Islamic Relief. The firm is privately held as a partnership under the Institute of Chartered Accountants Ordinance, 1961, with no external private equity or venture capital ownership.

Name

HLB Ijaz Tabussum & Co. Chartered Accountants

Legal name

HLB Ijaz Tabussum & Co.

Website

https://hlbpakistan.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

HLB Ijaz Tabussum & Co. is an Islamabad-based chartered accountancy firm and exclusive Pakistani member of HLB International, providing audit, tax, advisory, special investigations, and corporate secretarial services to listed companies, multinationals, government bodies, banks, and NGOs across Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Islamabad

HQ country

Pakistan

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Audit & Accountancy Services: Statutory audit, internal audit, cost audit, investigation and forensic auditing, preparation of interim management accounts, training of accounting staff, and system improvement services.
2. Taxation Management Services: Full range of taxation services from filing annual returns to appellate tribunal representation. Includes income tax, wealth tax, sales tax, and tax planning and advisory services.
3. Management Consultancy Services: Project financing, financial management, management audit, HR audit, performance evaluation, accounting system design, corporate budgeting, feasibility reports, payroll services, and business model design.
4. Corporate Affairs & Secretarial Practices: Secretarial services, public offerings, corporate finance, incorporation services, listing applications, prospectus preparation, merger and acquisition advisory.
5. Special Audits & Investigations: Special audit of receipts and expenses, fraud investigation, credit-worthiness assessment, fixed assets verification, inventories verification, and special reports for annual accounts.
6. Assurance Services: Pre-award assessments for USAID/Pakistan providing assurance on organizational structure, accounting systems, internal controls, and compliance capabilities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

HLB Ijaz Tabussum & Co. is a chartered accounting and advisory firm that delivers six core service lines: Audit & Accountancy (statutory, internal, cost, and forensic audits), Taxation Management (income tax, sales tax, wealth tax, and appellate representation), Management Consultancy (feasibility, project financing, HR audits, and business model design), Special Audits & Investigations (fraud and credit-worthiness reviews), Assurance Services (pre-award assessments for USAID-funded projects), and Corporate Affairs & Secretarial Practices (company formation, public offerings, M&A advisory). Services are delivered by 220+ qualified staff through offices in Pakistan and Afghanistan, with international reach via HLB International network affiliation.

Product overview

HLB Ijaz Tabussum & Co. is a chartered accounting and advisory firm offering professional services rather than a software product platform. The firm provides six core service lines: Audit & Accountancy, Taxation Management, Management Consultancy, Special Audits & Investigations, Assurance Services, and Corporate Affairs & Secretarial Practices. These services are delivered through a team of over 200 staff members including partners, directors, managers, and qualified accountants. The firm is a member of HLB International network operating in over 140 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Audit & Accountancy Provides statutory audit, internal audit, cost audit, investigation and forensic auditing services conducted in accordance with international standards on auditing. The service is targeted at public limited companies, multinational subsidiaries, banks, NGOs, government bodies, and private sector organizations requiring independent financial statement assurance.
• Taxation Management Offers full range of taxation services including income tax, wealth tax, sales tax filing, tax planning, and appellate representation before tax authorities. Serves corporate taxpayers, high-net-worth individuals, and multinational clients requiring FBR-facing tax advisory and dispute resolution support.
• Management Consultancy Provides project financing, financial management, management audit, HR audit, performance evaluation, accounting system design, corporate budgeting, feasibility reports, payroll services, and business model design services. Targeted at corporates, public sector entities, and development organizations needing strategic and operational advisory.
• Special Audits & Investigations Delivers financial investigations, fraud detection, credit-worthiness assessment, fixed asset verification, inventories verification, and special audit reporting services. Includes special audits under Section 12-A of the Insurance Act, 1938 appointed by the Ministry of Finance for insurance companies.
• Assurance Services Provides Pre-Award Assessment services for USAID and USAID-funded projects in Pakistan, ensuring organizational structure, accounting systems, internal controls, and regulatory compliance meet donor standards. Designed for NGOs and international development agencies seeking donor due diligence on prospective award recipients.
• Corporate Affairs & Secretarial Practices Handles company formation, secretarial services, public offerings, corporate finance, incorporation services, listing applications, prospectus preparation, and merger and acquisition advisory. Targeted at corporates and listed companies needing SECP-facing corporate governance support.

Named customers45 records

Segments12 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• HLB International LimitedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHLB Ijaz Tabussum & Co. is an independent member and exclusive representative of HLB International Limited, an international network of accounting firms and business advisors. HLB International was formed in 1969 and is acknowledged as one of the world's largest multi-disciplinary organizations with representation in over 140 countries through 2,210 partners and 20,110 staff in 660 offices worldwide. HLB International is a member of the Forum of Firms by IFAC, committed to highest quality standards.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Baker Tilly Pakistan (Baker Tilly Mehmood Idrees Qamar): Baker Tilly network member firm in Pakistan. Competes for similar mid-tier audit, tax and advisory engagements for listed companies, banks, NGOs and government clients.
• A.F. Ferguson & Co. Long-established Pakistani chartered accountancy firm and PwC member firm. Directly comparable as a statutory auditor of listed companies, banks and multinationals in Pakistan, with similar SECP/SBP panel credentials and audit, tax and advisory practice mix.
• Ernst & Young Ford Rhodes Sidat Hyder (EY Pakistan): Big 4 audit, tax, transaction and consulting services to large Pakistani corporates, MNCs and public sector. Direct competitor for marquee listed-company and donor-funded audit mandates.
• M. Yousuf Adil Saleem & Co. (Deloitte Pakistan): Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu's member firm in Pakistan. Directly comparable for large-cap audit, advisory and consulting engagements across banking, energy, telecom and public sector clients.
• KPMG Taseer Hadi & Co. KPMG's member firm in Pakistan offering audit, tax and advisory services to listed, banking, MNC and government clients. Closely mirrors HLB Ijaz Tabussum's client mix and panel-based regulatory access.
• RSM Pakistan (RSM Avais Hyder Liaquat Nauman): RSM global network's Pakistan member firm delivering audit, tax and consulting services. Comparable mid-tier network positioning serving listed, private and public sector clients.
• Grant Thornton Pakistan (Grant Thornton Anjum Rahman): Mid-tier global network member firm in Pakistan providing audit, tax and advisory services to listed, private and public sector clients. Comparable positioning as a non-Big-4 network-affiliated Pakistani CA firm competing for similar mandates.
• BDO Pakistan (BDO Ebrahim & Co.): BDO global network's Pakistan member firm offering audit, tax and advisory services. Comparable as a mid-tier network firm serving listed, multinational and donor-funded clients in the Pakistani market.

Others

• HLB International member firms (e.g., HLB USA, HLB UK): Other independent member firms of the HLB International network globally. They are not direct competitors in Pakistan but are the source of cross-border referrals and benchmarking peers within the same network for capability and quality standards.

Emerging players

• PKF Pakistan (PKF Faran Ashraf Siddiqui & Co.): PKF international network's Pakistan member firm providing audit, tax and advisory services. Comparable mid-tier network model, though typically smaller in scale than HLB Ijaz Tabussum.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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