Zakah on invested capital in a company, including its profits

Question:
Honorable Shaykh. I would like to tell you that it has been one year. If it is with the profits, do I pay the zakah for each year, or for the two years on the full amount including the profits?

Answer:
First of all, we do not know about this company; is it pure or not? But let us assume it is pure. The profit follows the capital, so zakah is obligatory on it following the capital. You pay zakah on it for the past years, unless the profit did not occur until the last year. For the first year, you pay zakah on the capital only, and for the second year, you pay zakah on the capital along with the profit. However, if years have passed on both the capital and the profit together, you pay zakah on all of it. Yes.