Few points to keep in mind in relation to this -
1. Pay your Zakat / Sadaqah / Tainted Wealth to NZF today and benefit from claiming them as tax deductions for this financial year.
2. Scholars have advised that it is acceptable to claim Zakat /Sadaqah donations as tax deductions as they are two separate transactions.
3. When you receive your tax refund, the safer opinion is to pay Zakat on the refund immediately and not one year later as the ATO has "withheld" your wealth for one year and hence Zakat is due on it as soon as you receive it (similar to Superannuation).
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