Zakah on Trade Paid to the Zakat Authority and the Disposition of the Remainder

Question:
I say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. I am the owner of a commercial establishment. I pay the obligatory zakah to the Zakat and Income Authority every year in the amount of six thousand riyals. However, this year I appointed a legal accounting firm, and they paid the authority only two thousand riyals, and I was given a certificate of clearance regarding my liability. Should I pay the remaining four thousand riyals to my needy employees, or what should I do with it?

Answer:
It is obligatory for you to pay the zakah on your wealth. You must calculate your wealth and pay its zakah. What the state takes as zakah is counted toward it. If the one in authority demands the zakah, you pay it to him, and it suffices for the payer. You pay the full zakah on your wealth and count what you pay to the state through the Zakat and Investigation Authority as part of your zakah. You then pay the remainder to the poor and the needy. Yes.