Tax & Accounting
Accounting Services in Islamabad
Last updated: October 2026 · Reviewed by the SARN tax team
The short answer
SARN Consulting provides bookkeeping and accounting services in Islamabad for small and medium businesses: monthly books on a proper chart of accounts, bank reconciliations, payroll, sales tax records and management reports — handled by qualified accountants at a fixed monthly fee.
- Ledgers reviewed by qualified accountants — not data-entry operators
- Fixed monthly fee — call us anytime without watching a meter
- Books built to satisfy the FBR, your bank and your auditors at once
- Same team coordinates with your tax consultant and audit firm
Clean books are the foundation of every tax filing, loan application and investor conversation. Our accounting team in Islamabad maintains your ledgers, reconciles bank statements, and produces monthly management accounts you can actually read and act on.
We work with QuickBooks, Xero, spreadsheets or your existing system, and our lead bookkeeper personally reviews every file before it reaches you.
What's included
- Monthly and annual bookkeeping on your preferred platform
- Bank, payroll and receivables reconciliations
- Management accounts with profit, cash-flow and expense reports
- Year-end closing and schedules ready for statutory audit
- Catch-up bookkeeping for files that have fallen behind
Transparent fee ranges
| Engagement | Typical fee |
|---|---|
| Monthly bookkeeping — small businessEntries, reconciliations and a readable management report | from Rs 15,000 / month |
| Monthly bookkeeping — high trading volumesPriced on transaction volume, fixed for the year | from Rs 25,000 / month |
| Payroll processing (up to 10 staff)Salaries, withholdings, payslips and payroll records | from Rs 8,000 / month |
| Catch-up: rebuilding past monthsDepends on how far behind the records are | quoted after review |
| Year-end finalisation and handoverClean schedules for your auditor and tax return | from Rs 20,000 |
Monthly fees depend on transaction volume and staff count. Your fee is fixed in writing after a free review of your records — and it does not change mid-year.
How it works
Accounts health check
We review your current records — spreadsheets, software or shoebox receipts — and report what is missing, duplicated or wrong. Free of charge.
Setup and chart of accounts
We structure your ledger to match your business and FBR requirements, so every entry lands where both management and the taxman expect it.
Monthly bookkeeping cycle
Invoices, expenses, bank statements and payroll are entered, reconciled and reviewed every month — with a short management report you can actually read.
Year-end handover
Your auditors or tax consultant receive clean, reconciled books, schedules and ledgers — no year-end chaos, no surprise fees.
Why SARN Consulting
Bookkeeping at SARN is done by qualified accountants — led by Asim Ali — not by data-entry operators. Every ledger is reviewed before it is closed, and the same team that keeps your books can coordinate with your auditor and tax consultant, so figures flow without rework. Fixed monthly pricing means you can call us anytime without watching a meter.
Local knowledge, Pakistan-wide coverage
From traders in Aabpara and Melody markets to IT houses in I-9 and contractors working on CDA projects, Islamabad businesses share one problem: records kept for the owner's pocket, not for the FBR, banks or auditors. We maintain books that satisfy all three at once — including sales tax invoice registers for the new digital invoicing regime, and payroll records that survive an SECP or labour inspection.
Recent engagements (anonymised)
Retail trader — from shoebox to system
Nine months of receipts in bags. We rebuilt the ledger in three weeks, set up a sales tax register for the digital invoicing regime, and delivered the first management report the owner could actually read.
IT startup — investor-ready books
QuickBooks monthly cycle plus payroll for twelve staff. When a foreign investor's diligence arrived, the numbers were already reconciled — the deal team answered questions in days, not weeks.
Contractor — mid-year takeover
Took over from a departing bookkeeper in September. January-to-September records reconciled before year-end, so the audit and tax filing landed without a single surprise.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to switch accounting software to work with you?
No. We adapt to the system you already use, whether that is QuickBooks, Xero, Excel or a local package. If your current setup is causing errors, we will recommend a change only when the benefits clearly outweigh the switching effort for your business.
Can you take over a backlog of unrecorded transactions?
Yes, catch-up bookkeeping is a regular part of our work. We reconstruct records from bank statements, invoices and receipts, bring the ledger up to date, and then hand over a clean, reconciled position your auditor or bank can rely on.
How do you keep my financial data confidential?
Access is limited to the named staff working on your file, data is shared only through controlled channels, and we sign non-disclosure agreements on request. Your records are never reused for any purpose outside your engagement.
Do you work with accounting software or spreadsheets?
Both. We maintain books in whatever environment suits your size and budget — QuickBooks, Xero, Excel-based systems or your existing software. What matters is that records are complete, reconciled and reviewable, not which tool holds them.
Can you take over accounting mid-year?
Yes — it is common. We start by rebuilding or reconciling the months already gone, then run the ongoing cycle. You lose no time: the year-end and tax filings still land complete and on schedule.
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Get a fixed quote
Send us your documents — we review them free, then quote a fixed fee in writing before any work starts.