Zakaat

Q: Does one pay zakaat on the cost price of trading stock or on the selling price of the trading stock? E.g. I sell cars. I paid R10,000 for the car but I am selling the car for R25,000. The book value of the car is R20,000. Do I pay Zakaat on R10,000, R20,000 or R25,000?

Q:

1. If we have bought land at a cost of 10lakhs & we kept that land for a period of 6 years & then we sold at 26.5 lakhs. Do we have to give zakaat on that 6 years? Do we have to give zakat on the profit we got  from it? How much do we have to give 2.5%, less or more?
2. If I have a property and no income is coming from that property then do I have to give zakaat on cost of that property?
3. I have a house in which i am not living, but i rented that house. Do I have to give zakaat on the rent I am getting from that house?
4. We have to give zakaat on gold no doubt. On what rate do we have to give zakaat? On the present rate or on the rate at which we bought it?

Q: I have taken a flat on instalment for 1,850,000 Indian Rs. I have given 500,000Rs out as initial payment. I still have to pay the remaining amount. I have 1,000,000Rs  in hand now which i have to give. Do I need to pay zakaat on it?

Q:  I have a sister who has separated from her husband in the UK. She has 2 daughters under the age of 4 and is living with parents at the moment until she can get a council place.  Can i give her my zakaat as she is not working and chances of her returning to her husband is unlikely?

Q: In South Africa, Government taxes can amout to 40% of ones income. If any, how does this affect our annual zakaat?

Q: If I give my zakaat to an organization, will my zakaat be fulfilled as soon as i give them my zakaat or only once they have distributed my zakaat? If it only gets fulfilled once they distribute it then what happens when in todays time we make an EFT to the organizations zakaat account but they distribute from that account as the need arises? My zakaat could stay in their accounts for years. will my zakaat still not be fulfilled?

Q: Can zakaat and sadaqatul fitr be given to minors who do not possess the zakaat nisaab?

Q: How is Zakaat on paper money calculated?

Q: If someone  has 24, 22 and 18 karat gold jewellary, then how will zakaat be calculated? The price of 24 karat gold is Rs. 3100/g. the price of 22 karat gold is 2900/g and price of 18 karat gold is 2400/g. 

Q: Is it permissible to collect money for deeni organisations and institutes, etc. from people or companies that are dealing (giving and earning) in interest. If it is permissible, then what are the boundaries and limits when collecting from such people?