This standard covers identification of the Zakah base for Institutions (including Islamic insurance companies) as well as the subsidiary and the mother company of the Institution (the company). This will be done through identification of the items of financial statements that should or should not be included in calculation of the Zakah base, and the liabilitiesor allocations that should or should not be deducted from Zakatable assets. The standard also covers payable Zakah rates, disbursement of Zakah funds on the eight categories of Zakah recipients, and the rulings pertaining to disbursement.

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