Tax Benefits of Debt: a Cese of Pakistani Firms

A Project Report
On
Tax Benefit of Debt
A Case of Pakistani Firms
By
Mahjabeen (4426-FMS/MBA/F09)
Saima Mushtaq (4370-FMS/MBA/F09)
A project report submitted to the Department of Accounting & Finance, Faculty of Management Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
(FINANCE)

Faculty of Management Sciences
International Islamic University Islamabad
May 2012
A Project Report
On
Tax Benefit of Debt
A Case of Pakistan’s Firm
By
Mahjabeen (4426-FMS/MBA/F09)
Saima Mushtaq (4370-FMS/MBA/F09)

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
(FINANCE)

Submitted To
Dr. Taqadus Bashir

Faculty of Management Sciences
International Islamic University Islamabad
May 2012

Copyright© 2012 by Ms. Mahjabeen and Ms. Saima Mushtaq
All rights are reserved. No part of this project report can be reproduced in any form or any means such as photocopy or electronic media etc. without prior approval of authors.

Dedication
“We dedicate this project to our parents without their patience understanding, support and most of all love; the completion of this project would have not been possible”

Supervisor’s Certificate
This is certified that Ms. Mahjabeen (4426) and Ms. Saima Mushtaq (4370) of MBA-19 have completed their project report entitled “Tax Benefit of Debt” under my supervision. I have checked this report and found it bonafide work of authors.

___________________
Dr. Taqadus Bashir
SUPERVISOR
Lecturer
Faculty of Management Sciences
International Islamic University Islamabad

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Ms. Hameeda Toor
Head of Finance
Faculty of Management Sciences
International Islamic University Islamabad
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Ms. Tasneem Fatima
Chairperson
Faculty of Management Sciences
International Islamic University Islamabad
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We are thankful to Almighty Allah who gave us the strength and potential to complete the

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