Towards A Unified Zakat System

Table 6.13(a)Reasons behind low level of Zakat collectionFreq Mean Rank sub-group mean by occu pation SD MIN MAX Chi-sq P. valueAC GV INV AFLack of Zakat 159 4.11 1 3.85 4.32 4.22 4.05. 861 2 5 7.59 regulation. 055Lack of Religious 159 3.55 5 3.54 3.55 3.32 3.78 1.14 1 5 3.14practice. 371Companies try to 159 4.02 2 4.05 4.16 3.96 3.93. 896 1 5 avoid Zakat. 815 . 846paymentsThe need for 159 3.82 3 3.62 3.92 3.88 3.85. 856 2 5 2.71 . 439Zakat regulationhas not yet beenseen as a seriouspublic concern insome GCCcountriesZakat regulation 159 3.44 6 2.44 3.76 3.07 3.51 1.14 1 5 6.27requires thespecialities andhuman resourceswhich thegovernments donot yet possessThe problem of 159 3.62 4 3.74 3.82 IT 3.66 1.10 1 5 5.84enforcementAC= academics GV= governments IN V= investors AF= accounting firms. 099. 120In tables 6.13(a) and (b) the overall result indicatesgeneral agreement in opinion among occupation groups andnationalities (all chi-square values are insignificant atthe 5 percent level). Based on the mean of each item, therespondents place the lack of Zakat regulation as the mostimportant reason for the low level of Zakat collection. Thesecond most important reason is Zakat evasion by companies,while the third most important is that Zakat regulation isnot yet seen as a serious public concern. The fourth reasonis the problem of enforcement.243