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  • Receiving a tax refund on a donation given in behalf of a friend

    I live in Canada and we can claim income tax refunds on charitable donations. On behalf of my friend who does not live in Canada, nor is a Canadian citizen (and therefore cannot claim for tax refund even if he was present himself in Canada and had made that donation himself), I donated an amount to local Muslim Association and I will be receiving.. More

  • Paying Zakat on income after taxes

    ِA Muslim living in an un-Islamic country. Working in a government organization ordering business. On income the government deduct income tax which is 30% as per law of a particular country if gross income exceed in a year one lakh fifty thousand .That is he is paying a good portion of money to government and if saved some amount out of that.. More

  • Taking a job to avoid paying taxes

    What is the ruling about someone who works a job, they pay him cash and he doesn't pay tax on it. His employer pays him under the table. It is not a registered job. The employer tells him if you do so and so I will pay you this much. .. More

  • Regestering a car on fake papers to avoid taxes

    Registering a car on fake papers to avoid taxes. Is it lawful to register a car on fake papers to avoid taxes?.. More

  • Declaring value of goods for purpose of customs and taxes

    Is it allowable to declare the value of goods as less than actual value for the purpose of custom duty and income taxes?.. More

  • Is it Halal to Escape Taxes?

    Assalamualaikum,I have pay 29% of my salary to the income tax department. As we all know, my Zakat obligation is only 2.5%. if I pay the 2.5% Zakat then my income tax is 26.5%. if I allocate all the 29% to Zakat then I don't have to pay the income tax. This is what I am doing now, and the annual amount is approximately 10,000 USD, which much more than.. More

  • Avoiding Taxes and Hiding Profits from Non-Muslim Government

    How can we make business in a non-Muslim country if after paying to all taxes for this country we lose all business (for ex. somebody is trying to sell Halal-meat, but if he pays all taxes he will lose his business, and weak Muslims will still buy Haram-meat? Can Muslims make their business not official (under law) or to hide profits from the government? .. More

  • Not paying income tax

    If one avoids paying income tax every year, and left the country, is it a sin not paying income tax?.. More

  • Paying Zakah as taxes

    Is it permissible to file the charity (Zakah) as a tax deduction (Contribution) in order to receive tax credit for a tax refund?.. More

  • Advance income tax in India

    In India, we have to pay advance income tax in very quarter, on the anticipated profit for the financial year. If we do not pay this tax in advance or pay less than the actual tax by the year end, the authorities charge interest on the amount short paid. If we pay more, then the authorities pay us interest for the excess amount paid by us. You know.. More

  • Taxes on house

    When buying a new house the municipality takes fees of registration (up to 5 % of the house cost). Is it possible not to tell them the real cost figure (lower price) so as to pay less registration fee? Is this fee considered as MOX (tax) which is Haram to gather from Muslims?.. More

  • Paying income taxes in UK

    There are around 2 million Muslims living in the UK, mostly involved in business and well off. In this country there are taxes on everything, wages, private business etc...which starts from 20 to 40% of one's income. When one works for a company then he can not avoid taxes ..but when you have your own buisness then people try not to declare all the.. More

  • Paying Income Taxe in America

    Is the income tax we are supposed to pay in America haram? .. More

  • Al-Kharaaj (wealth collected by Islamic state)

    Dear Sir, Kindly advise me on what is "kharaj" and how will it affect the government's collection of inland revenue. .. More