Discharging zakaat

Q: Does Zakaat need to be given by the wife or the Husband for gold jewellery?

Q:

1) When I gave my zakaat, I gave it with the intention of zakaat and of a worldly benefit e.g. increase in wealth. If my intention was not to please Allah or to attain anything in the hereafter, will it be valid?

Q: Can I buy food / groceries for somebody with the intention of Zakaat?

Q: I have been told that it is possible for us to form a Family Foundation, register it as a donor organization with the Receiver of Revenue for tax deductions for donations.  As the taxes we pay are used in un-Islamic ways by the Govt., e.g., abortions, corruption, mismanagement of funds, etc, it is better for us to pay as little tax as possible.  Since the donations made by the Foundation are tax deductible, it is a way in which Muslims can minimize their tax burden in a legal way when Zakaat is paid.

Q:If a person is eligible for zakaat and he needs to pay school fees for his kids, can I tell him that I will pay the school fees (with zakaat money)?

Q: Can zakaat be paid before the end of the year when it will be due?

Q: My grandfather opened a bank account for me, he used to bank money for me, thus he was in control of my bank account which he opened he used to deposit money every month, pay my zakaat for years but should not tell me is my zakaat paid.

Q: Is it necessary to mention it to the person that we are giving him zakaat? Or we can just make niyyah from our side only?

Q: Will the zakaat be fulfilled if it is given under the pretext of a gift or a loan?

Q: Is it permissible to discharge Zakaat before the expiry of one complete lunar year?