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Estimated business zakat calculator
Estimate the trade-goods zakat base and amount from your assets and liabilities. For internal planning, not the statutory zakat return.
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Notice: This trade-goods zakat calculator is for internal planning, not an official zakat return. ZATCA's statutory business zakat base is calculated from equity and long-term liabilities after excluding fixed assets and other items, and can differ substantially from this figure. Use your financial statements and accountant when filing.
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What is included in the base?
Included
- Cash in hand and at the bank.
- Receivables expected to be collected.
- Goods held for sale at market selling value, not cost.
Excluded
- Fixed assets used in the business, not held for sale.
- Bad or doubtful debts.
- New capital that has not completed a zakat year.
For statutory business zakat rules, see the Zakat Collection Implementing Regulations — ZATCA.
After seeing your result
Your base figures start with your invoices
Issuing invoices and recording collections in one place gives you receivables and receipts at the zakat year-end instead of compiling separate statements.
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Tool results are free. Inputs are submitted for saving only when you click to open the result in your account.
How is trade-goods zakat calculated?
Add cash, collectible receivables and inventory at selling price, deduct liabilities due during the zakat year, then calculate 2.5% if the base reaches nisab and a full zakat year has passed.
Why do Hijri and Gregorian rates differ?
Zakat follows the lunar year of about 354 days. A Gregorian year is eleven days longer, so the adjusted 2.577% rate accounts for that difference.
What is nisab?
Nisab is the value of 85 grams of gold when zakat is due. No zakat is calculated below it. Its value changes with the gold price, so you enter it yourself.
Can this calculator prepare a ZATCA zakat return?
No. The statutory business base uses equity and long-term liabilities after excluding fixed assets and other items, and differs from this trade-goods calculation. Use this tool for planning and your financial statements and accountant when filing.