Q: With regards to calculating one's zakaat in a business setup, sometimes one's zakaat date falls a few days before one pays his vat and taxes. Sometimes, the amount of the vat and taxes can reach an amount of one million or two million. Can one subtract this amount when calculating his zakaat, just as one subtracts his debts?
Q: I have been paying taxes for 5 years close to 1200 to 1400 dollars a Month.
I got laid off and now im taking social services until I find a job because I had no savings. I get about 780 a month. I gave them my friends basement address but I live with my parents. My friend even signed the letter. The thing is the amount I get for rent, is that halaal for me or do I have to make my friend make intention of it being a girl?
Q: In India we have to pay house tax every year, so can we pay this tax using interest (riba) money?
Q: May I use interest money to pay airport taxes?
Q: Is it permissible to work for a tax collection authority?
Q: Will it be correct to pay taxes and duties imposed by govt. in India (such as income tax, sales tax, service tax, dutis on commodities etc.) from interest given automatically on ordinary saving accounts by the banks in India? Particularly where a bank account is compulsorily required.
Q: I am a working girl. Just one month ago I started working into travel agency and according to government regulations we have to charge 1.45 % government service tax on hotels and 4.35% on completed package on the products we sale to the clients so recently have sold a complete package but while making the bill for the package my boss has told me charge only 1.45 % while the real charge is of 4.34% tax so now I wants to know whether it is right or wrong. I am just an employee there and I work for a salary but I want to know wether the salary I get will it be counted as halaal to me or not. Because every employee gets there salary from the profit which the company makes and they do their business in this way. The salary is jaaiz for me or should I leave the job?
Q: I work as a customs officer who collects tax from people. I had heard that it's haraam and I really want to know the truth.
Q: Here, in South Africa, when a person passes away, he has to pay 20% estate duty of his total estate to the government. Many a time, this amount runs into millions and is an extremely exorbitant amount to pay. I was recently advised by a colleague to take out life insurance so that upon my death, the policy payout will cover the estate duty. Please advise if doing this will be permissible.
Q: In the country where I live, if you are a working person, the government will send you tax every three months without you asking for it. Is this money halaal?