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Zakat Ke Atas Pendapatan FELDA Dan Syarikat-Syarikatnya
Are FELDA and its subsidiary companies obliged to pay zakat on their income?
Short answer
FELDA must pay zakat on its income, taking into account the income of its subsidiaries, if all matters of equity ownership and the subsidiaries' income accounts are controlled by FELDA itself.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM)
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Kompilasi Pandangan Hukum Muzakarah Jawatankuasa Fatwa MKI (JAKIM, terbitan 2016)
- Topic
- Zakat
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
FELDA must pay zakat on its income, taking into account the income of its subsidiaries, if all matters of equity ownership and the subsidiaries' income accounts are controlled by FELDA itself. If a subsidiary's income is managed through a separate account, that subsidiary must pay zakat on its income separately. This was decided by the 71st Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee on 22-24 November 2005.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
FELDA wajib mengeluarkan zakat ke atas hasil pendapatannya dengan mengambilkira pendapatan anak-anak syarikat, sekiranya semua urusan ke atas pemilikan ekuiti dan akaun pendapatan anak-
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM). “Zakat Ke Atas Pendapatan FELDA Dan Syarikat-Syarikatnya”, 24 November 2005. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#zakat-ke-atas-pendapatan-felda-dan-syarikat-syarikatnya. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/zakat-on-felda-and-subsidiaries-income/