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November 21, 2024

Holding crypto? Your information is on its way to the Israel Tax Authority

Adv. Hanna Daher, a partner in the Tax Department, was interviewed by Globes following Israel's adoption of the OECD's CRS standard, under which countries will share information regarding cryptocurrency.

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November 21, 2024

Israel Tax Authority Issues Executive Order allowing Double Purchase Tax Benefits for Certain Residential Buyers

The Israel Tax Authority (ITA) published a new directive a few days ago that updates the rules for persons classified as disabled, blind, or injured during Israel’s various wars, and families of fallen soldiers.

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November 7, 2024

Navigating Tax Challenges in Startups

In an article for B'Chadrei Charedim, Harel Perlmutter, Head of the Tax Department at our firm, highlights how strategic planning can help minimize costs and optimize financial outcomes.

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October 30, 2024

Amendment to Income Tax Rules on Employee Equity

On September 17, an amendment to the Income Tax Rules (Relief in Issuance of Shares to Employees) was officially published, approximately 20 years from the last amendment. The amendment will enter into force on January 1, 2025 and will mainly affect the processes of approving equity incentive plans and of reporting to the Israeli Tax Authority.

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October 27, 2024

Extension of Purchase Tax for Investors - Interview with Maya Carmi

The Ministry of Finance intends to extend the purchase tax for investors, currently set at 8%, as part of the Arrangements Law for 2025, which has led to strong opposition from contractors. Attorney Maya Carmi from our firm was interviewed by Yedioth Ahronoth and stated, among other things, that the purpose of freezing the tax rate is to disincentivize investors from purchasing apartments, thereby increasing the supply of available apartments and reducing prices, which would allow young couples and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds to buy homes.

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October 14, 2024

Taxing of apartment purchases in buildings slated for demolition

The district court’s position in its recent ruling in the Ahuzat Allenby Ltd. case has significant implications for investors, developers and private individuals who purchase apartment buildings slated for demolition and are looking to change the zoning of the purchased properties.

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October 10, 2024

Tax innovations in Israel during 2024

Over the past year, alongside handling the economic repercussions of the war and issuing financial assistance to war victims and to evacuees, the courts, the legislative authority and the Israel Tax Authority continued their efforts in the legislative arena and issued several significant tax rulings. Following are the most important innovations relating to income tax, real estate tax and VAT.

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October 9, 2024

Appeal Rejected – Coca-Cola Expected to Pay Hundreds of Millions of NIS to the State

Adv. Hanna Daher, a partner in our firm’s Tax Department, describes in an op-ed for N12 the precedent set by the court's ruling in the Coca-Cola case. Hanna notes that this decision could prompt Israeli companies to reassess their agreements and contractual arrangements with foreign entities.

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August 27, 2024

Real Estate Taxation: Tax Aspects in Realizing Real Estate Rights

Maya Carmi Lubartovsky, head of our firm’s real estate taxation practice , participated in another episode of the ACC Podcast Series in collaboration with The new episode covers tax aspects of cash transactions, combination transactions, construction services transactions, the tax advantages and disadvantages of different transaction structures, etcetera.

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August 20, 2024

Real Estate Taxation: Key Things to Know When Conducting a Real Estate Transaction in Israel

As an expert in the field of real estate taxation, Adv. Maya Carmi from our firm, is a guest on the ACC podcast series, providing clarity on all aspects related to real estate taxation. The first two podcasts which were uploaded yesterday, focus on capital gains tax and purchase tax.

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August 19, 2024

Singapore-based Prytek acquires TipRanks at USD 200 million valuation

Advs. Ariella Dreyfuss and Rahaf Awawdi represented TipRanks in a transaction whereby Prytek acquired an additional 40% stake in TipTanks, becoming its controlling shareholder. In 2021, TipRanks raised $77 million, partially through a secondary offering led by Prytek. This transaction was also handled by the firm, with Adv. Hanna Daher assisting in all tax aspects.

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August 4, 2024

Israel: Improved Purchase Tax Benefit for New Immigrants

The amended regulations, expected to come into effect in August 2024, improve the tax benefit track for new immigrants who are purchasing a first residence and are more lenient than the purchase tax track to which every Israeli resident is entitled when purchasing a first residence.

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June 30, 2024

Walla: Maya Carmi Lubartovski Discusses Important Details of Gifting an Apartment

No takebacks, receiving nothing in return, and a cooling-off period—gifting an apartment to a relative offers significant tax advantages. However, it is crucial to fully understand the consequences of this move for both the giver and the recipient of the gift.

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June 16, 2024

Real Estate Taxation Updates: Maya Carmi's Interview with Bizportal

Maya Carmi Lubartovski, the head of our firm's real estate taxation practice, was interviewed by Bizportal about the Israel Tax Authority's planned updates in the real estate taxation field. Among other things, she discussed the consequences of higher purchase tax rates for second apartments and giving apartments as a gift.

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June 16, 2024

New Israeli Court Ruling on Artificial Transactions

Under what circumstances will a court rule a transaction is an artificial transaction for tax purposes? In the case of Shalam Packaging Products Group, the district court rejected the tax assessor’s claims and ruled that the group’s restructuring was a legitimate business action and that the group did not execute the restructuring merely to reduce tax liabilities.

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June 2, 2024

Class Action: Depreciation from Apartment Purchase Value

An Israeli court ruled that the Israel Tax Authority overcharged apartment sellers who rented out their apartments under the tax-exempt track up until their sale, by a total of more than ILS 100 million. This ruling has major consequences, since the State treasury will be forced to refund the tax overcharges to the apartment sellers who are part of the relevant class. The Israel Tax Authority is expected to appeal the ruling.

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May 28, 2024

What Are the Tax Aspects of Prenuptial Agreements in Israel?

Signing a prenuptial agreement has a critical impact not only on the division of property upon divorce, but also on the taxes a couple pays during marriage. It is important for couples to understand the economic advantages inherent in signing a prenuptial agreement and draw one up accordingly.

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May 13, 2024

Tax: Classification of Intercompany Transactions

A tax assessment dispute in Israel has led to a new court ruling dealing with relationships between subsidiaries in a multinational group and classification of the nature of the business activities that the companies provide to each other.

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April 1, 2024

Draft Bill: Increasing Transparency in Israeli Tax Law

The purpose of the draft bill is to increase transparency in the Israeli tax system in order to avoid a negative assessment of the State of Israel by the Global Forum for Transparency and Exchange of Information, as well as to increase efforts to combat unreported capital.

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March 26, 2024

International Inheritance Tax Planning: Harel Perlmutter Interview on “Disputes Program”

Harel Perlmutter, head of our firm’s Tax Department, was interviewed by Yigal Borochovsky and Rachel Shahar for 102FM’s “Disputes Program.” He explained the procedures and necessary reporting when receiving an inheritance from outside of Israel.

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