Israel tax authority
Your Taxes: How to avoid triple tax on IP carve-outs when an Israeli start-up is acquired
When a foreign buyer moves an Israeli company’s IP abroad after a share deal, the combined tax hit can top 80%, but ITA guidance offers ways around it.
Kiryat Shmona petitions High Court to extend war compensation for businesses struggling to recover
Your taxes: Capital declarations go online
The lesson from the nightmare flight – and the disturbing detail still not fixed
Businesses damaged through extortion to be assisted by NIS 35 million program backed by Smotrich
Smotrich's plan includes compensation worth tens of millions of shekels for victims of protection-money extortion, aiming to enable those the have suffered protection payments to refuse to pay.
Your Taxes: Returning to court with new information after tax rulings ruled to be bad faith
In the case of Henry Schwarzbaum Vs. Rehovot Assessing Officer, a court ruled that going to court may be wrong, and going back to court with additional evidence may be bad faith. What’s going on?
Businesses shocked in Kiryat Shmona: State demands $68 million return
Blow to northern businesses: Out of nearly $1.7 billion transferred to the city, the Tax Authority is demanding hundreds of millions back.
Nearly NIS 2B. revealed: Voluntary tax disclosure program comes to an end
Tax Authority ends voluntary disclosure program, which yielded 823 applications revealing NIS 1.89b. in capital to avoid criminal charges.
Your Taxes: Does Israel need to tax billionaires?
In practice, taxation is cat and mouse. New rules result in new tax planning techniques. It is unclear whether family members would each have a $100 million threshold.
Three men arrested on suspicion of importing drones from China for use in drug, weapons smuggling
The investigation centered around a security company suspected of serving as a cover for the drone importing operation, committing customs and Value Added Tax violations.
‘My form of Zionism’: Jerusalem nonprofit helps new olim build businesses in Israel
MATI Jerusalem gives new immigrants the guidance, tools, and confidence they need to launch successful businesses and keep them growing.
Your Taxes: Is a hotel a real estate play in Israel?
Israeli real estate purchases can face up to 10% purchase tax, with anti-avoidance rules also taxing shares in entities whose assets are primarily Israeli property.
Rehovot resident arrested for allegedly operating shell companies, tax fraud, Tax Authority says
Investigators from the Beersheba Customs and VAT Investigations Unit, together with the Tax Authority's Intelligence Unit and with assistance from Hadera police officers, arrested a Rehovot resident.
Your Taxes: How Israel taxes SAFE investments in hi-tech startups
Israel’s tax rules can keep SAFE investment discounts untaxed, but startups and investors must meet strict conditions on equity, discounts, transfers and share sales.
