Not declaring incomes to the HMRC

· 9 Jumada II 1439 AH1 min readFatwa 39839English

Question

i havent declared my additional income for may yers as i worked full time and use to pay my tax through my employer.

i use to ger rental income from property and just put it into my account without declaring it to HMRC.

Is this sinfulfull? i have enquired about this with accountants and they have said just forget about it.

im not sure what to do as i dont want to account for any haram income on the day of judgement.

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

You may follow the legal advice of your accountants in your tax related issues.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Tareque Ahmed

Student Darul Iftaa
New York, USA

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

Answered by
Tareque Ahmed
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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