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Towards A Unified Zakat System

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then they must be discounted since they are the firm'sdebts for previous periods, paid during the period underconsideration. Debts are generally considered as discountedelements.5.2.9.5 Wages, salaries and similar itemsAccording to (Yahya, 1988) wages, salaries and similaritems (such as awards paid out for personal services) areconsidered as deductible costs when calculating the firm'snet profits, provided that their amounts are reasonable andnot exaggerated, in accordance with the procedures observedby the Saudi Department of <strong>Zakat</strong> and Income. They shouldalso be related to the firm's activities. This also allowsdiscounting academic fees paid by firms to their employees,in the region of 5,000 Riyals per employee.According to Al-Sultan (1997), the <strong>Zakat</strong> department'saction in relation to wages, salaries and similar itemsagrees completely with accountancy procedures andprinciples; and with the <strong>Zakat</strong> pool of trade activity.5.2.9.6 End of service awardsAccording to the Saudi Organisation of Certified PublicAccountants (1997), the Saudi Department of <strong>Zakat</strong> andIncome allows the discounting of end of service awards171

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