Karimabad and Aliabad, Hunza's main towns, are where most of the valley's hotels, shops, restaurants and offices are. This page covers the tax questions of businesses in the town centres.
This page covers Hunza hotels, cafes and gemstone shops. For the full district guide, see tax consultant in Hunza.
Hotels on the Baltit Fort Road
Karimabad's hotels and cafes below Baltit Fort serve visitors through the summer and autumn. Bookings through platforms leave a record; walk-in guests should be entered in the room register the same day. A short season means one good month can be half the year's income, so a clear monthly summary helps when preparing the return.
Restaurants and Cafes
Cafes serving local dishes and apricot cake to visitors keep daily sales notes and purchase records for flour, meat and fuel.
Handicraft and Gemstone Shops
Shops selling carpets, embroidered caps, shawls and gemstones buy from local makers and miners. Purchase records protect the shop when its stock is questioned.
Tour Operators and Jeep Owners
Operators booking treks to Rakaposhi base camp, the Hopper glacier and Khunjerab earn package fees; amounts passed to hotels and drivers are their costs.
Clinics and Pharmacies in Aliabad
Aliabad's hospital and clinics serve the valley. Private practitioners keep fee registers.
Schools
Private schools in the towns keep fee and salary records.
Apricot Products
Shops selling dried apricots, apricot oil and jams made by local women's groups record purchases from those groups.
Frequently Asked Questions
How should seasonal hotels keep records?
Monthly summaries of room registers and bank deposits.
Do tour operators pay tax on full package prices?
Their income is the package price less amounts passed to hotels and drivers.
Do gemstone shops need purchase records?
Yes, they support the stock held.
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