What is the ruling on paying a sum of money to a company that temporarily deposits a sum of money into the client's account to fulfill the bank balance requirement for obtaining a commercial license, and then withdraws it after the license is issued, in exchange for its efforts in obtaining the license?
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Paying money to a clearance company to obtain a business license is permissible as an agency for a known fee. However, the company's deception to evade the condition that the license holder must possess a bank balance is not permissible, as it is cheating and fraud. It appears that the state stipulates this condition for considerable interests, so it is not permissible to violate or circumvent it.
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