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District Court: Changing a business model after purchasing company shares does not always constitute a tax event
June 22, 2022 / Hanna Daher
The Israeli court's ruling further details and explains the complicated tax issues that may arise from business restructuring and from transactions that create such restructuring.  
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Categories: Tax
Everything to Know about the Purchase Tax Hike on Israeli Real Estate Investors
November 17, 2021 / Daniel Shlomovitz
Earlier this month, the Israeli Ministry of Finance approved the outline for a hike to the purchase tax imposed on real estate investors, once again, to tax brackets of 8% and 10%. The Ministry of Finance has since updated that the purchase tax hike will take effect on Sunday, November 28. The ministry’s goal with this move is to “dissuade” investors from purchasing investment apartments and lower the demands in the residential housing market.
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Categories: Private Clients | Private Clients Tax | Real Estate
Israeli-UAE Tax Treaty
July 17, 2021 / Nir Ziman
On May 31, 2021, Israel and the United Arab Emirates signed a tax treaty. This is the first tax treaty between the states. It is expected to go into effect on January 1, 2022, after passing the necessary ratification processes in the Knesset and the government.
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New law Memorandum: New tax incentives for public high-tech companies and investors
November 8, 2015 / Harel Perlmutter
In order to promote the technology and biomedical industries and to restore the Israeli stock exchange to its position as an efficient and attractive arena for capital raising to companies, an ad hoc committee was formed to analyze feasible tax incentives.
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Categories: High Tech | Tax
Second Phase of Financial Assistance Grants for Third Sector Kicks Off
November 24, 2020 / Sagi Gross, Daniel Kleinman
Several days ago, the second phase of financial assistance grants for third-sector companies kicked off. Compared to the first phase, the size of a company's revenue for grant eligibility was expanded, as were the period of harm and the maximum assistance threshold.
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Categories: NPO | Tax Incentives and Grants
Haifa District Court: Repurchasing of Shares Is Not a Tax Event for Remaining Shareholders
November 17, 2020 / Harel Perlmutter
In a bold step, the Haifa District Court rejected the Israel Tax Authority’s position on a company’s repurchasing of shares, and in effect split with a ruling of the Tel Aviv District Court, who considered a similar issue several years ago.
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It Is Time to Come Back Home: Investors Can Now Enjoy a Reduced Purchase Tax
August 2, 2020 / Liat Keisary Yahalomi
Israeli Minister of Finance Israel Katz’s plan to reduce purchase tax for investors has gone into effect. Until now, under plans advanced by the previous Minister of Finance, Moshe Kahlon, for lowering housing prices and pushing investors out of the real estate market, the purchase tax for investors went up from 5% to 8% for an apartment that was not the purchaser's sole apartment.
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Categories: Private Clients | Private Clients Tax | Real Estate | Tax
Taxation of Hedge Funds in Israel – A Short Guide to the Perplexed
July 2, 2020 / Hanna Daher, Harel Perlmutter, Roy Engel
A hedge fund is an entity comprised of several investors seeking to invest in financial assets to achieve a common profit, where the execution of the investment may change from one fund to another, in accordance with the investment strategies put in place by the fund manager.
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Categories: Capital Markets | Hedge Funds | Tax
Israel Tax Authority Reliefs in Light of Coronavirus Pandemic
March 25, 2020 / Harel Perlmutter
In light of the coronavirus pandemic affecting the economic market, the Israel Tax Authority has published several reliefs for taxpayers.
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Categories: Private Clients | Tax
Court Rules an Employee whose Shares in a Company Are Held by a 102 Trustee Has No Shareholder Rights in the Company
March 5, 2020 / Harel Perlmutter
The Haifa District Court recently held, in a precedential decision, that an employee who received shares in a company held by a trustee in accordance with section 102 of the Income Tax Ordinance has no shareholder rights.
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Categories: Employee Tax Benefits | Tax
Amending Protocol to Israel-UK Tax Treaty to Take Effect in Early January 2020
January 2, 2020 / Harel Perlmutter, Hanna Daher
An amending protocol to the 1962 Israel-UK tax treaty is effective as of January 1, 2020.The protocol includes a long list of significant and fundamental amendments and updates.
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Categories: International Taxation | Tax
Israel-Serbia Double Taxation Treaty to Take Effect in January 2020
January 1, 2020 / Harel Perlmutter, Nir Ziman
The treaty for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income between the government of Israel and the government of the Republic of Serbia is expected to take effect on January 1, 2020.
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Categories: International Taxation | Tax
Israel-Australia Double Taxation Treaty Enters into Force on January 1, 2020
December 31, 2019 / Harel Perlmutter
The Minister of Finance signed in December 2019 the order bringing the double taxation treaty into effect on January 1, 2020.
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Categories: International Taxation | Tax
The End of Sanction-Free Voluntary Disclosure
November 27, 2019 / Hanna Daher, Harel Perlmutter
The sanction-free voluntary disclosure procedure will come to a close at the end of 2019. Provided the Israel Tax Authority (ITA) and the State Attorney’s Office decide not to extend this procedure, this may be the last opportunity to declare and report true income, and accordingly pay true taxes, without the discloser being subject to criminal sanctions.
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Categories: Private Clients Tax | Tax
Dramatic Decision on the Taxation of Trusts in Israel
July 31, 2019 / Harel Perlmutter
The Tel Aviv District Court handed down a decision a few days ago rejecting the Israel Tax Authority’s (ITA) position on the conveyance of real estate properties to trusts. This decision dramatically changes the taxation of trusts in Israel.
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Categories: Private Clients | Real Estate | Tax
Precedential Court Ruling on Option Plans for Employees
July 17, 2019 / Harel Perlmutter
A precedential judgment was handed down on option plans for employees in respect of section 102 of the Income Tax Ordinance. The court ruled that when a tax assessor is notified of the allocation of options in accordance with section 102 and fails to respond within 90 days, the plan is approved and the assessor cannot later claim that this is not so, except in very exceptional cases.
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Categories: Employee Tax Benefits | Start Ups | Tax
Israel and Australia Signed a Double Tax Treaty
April 16, 2019 / Nir Ziman, Harel Perlmutter
A double taxation treaty was signed between Israel and Australia in the end of March 2019, after years of prolonged negotiations, expectations, and wonder about the obstacles.
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Categories: International Taxation | Tax
Israel Tax Authority Issues New Rules for Recognizing Property Betterment Expenses
December 23, 2018 / Maya Zisser
The Law for Reducing the Use of Cash, which is scheduled to come into effect on January 1, 2019, will have a significant impact on the real-estate sector.
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Categories: Real Estate | Real Estate Taxation | Real Estate Transactions
Tax Aspects of Business Restructuring - New Tax Circular
December 18, 2018 / Harel Perlmutter
Recently, the Israel Tax Authority published a circular discussing business restructuring in multinational groups.
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Categories: Corporate | International Taxation | Tax
Companies Required to Amend Option Plans
December 13, 2018 / Daniel Lorber
A new circular by the Israel Tax Authority determines the terms for granting options to employees when the vesting of such options is contingent upon performance milestones or the occurrence of an IPO or exit event.
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Categories: Corporate | Employee Tax Benefits | High Tech
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