Category: Israeli Corporate Tax Planning

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Nov2018
The Bank of Israel Bank Supervisory Department published draft new instructions to Israeli banks regarding checks required to ascertain whether money was properly taxed. In 2016 certain tax offenses were made “predicate offenses” under Israel’s anti money laundering rules, which Israeli banks administer. In other words Israeli banks were turned ... Read More
November 20, 2018Leon Harris

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Nov2018
Those that look ahead, get ahead. Business profits and taxes need to be monitored regularly, especially towards the tax year-end of December 31. Below is a starter list of planning tips to check out On The Business Side: First, a business plan. What are your goals and are you achieving them? What is your competitive ... Read More
November 19, 2018Leon Harris

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Nov2018
Pension contributions are important in providing for our retirement years. Below is a brief overview of Israeli tax law rules for 2018. Types of Members The tax law distinguishes between “Privileged” and “Non-privileged” members of a provident fund, who may also be employed or self-employed. A privileged member is one who contributes at ... Read More
November 15, 2018Leon Harris

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Oct2018

Your Taxes: Faster Flips

In October 2018, the ITA published a new fast track procedure for cases where the shareholders of an Israeli company wish to flip it. That means putting a foreign parent company (“ParentCo”) above the Israeli company. This happens quite often, especially in the hitech sector. For example, a US pension fund ... Read More
October 22, 2018Leon Harris

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Oct2018
The Israeli Tax Authority has just backed down on a problematic reportable tax position for certain investment funds. But the underlying tax exposure remains. What is a Reportable Tax Position? A reportable income tax position is a position contrary to a position published by the ITA by the end of the year concerned if the tax advantage exceeds NIS 5 million in the tax year ... Read More
October 22, 2018Leon Harris

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Oct2018
Does it seem like the Israeli Tax Authority (ITA) behaves like Big Brother taking your hard-earned money? Do you want to see the tables turned? If so, your wish has just been granted. It turns out the antidote is an even Bigger Brother, in this case, the OECD. which has ... Read More
October 22, 2018Leon Harris

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Oct2018
The Israeli Supreme Court has just turned down not once but twice an appeal against the refusal of the District Court to allow a foreign tax credit in a case involving a US LLC. The result is double taxation. The taxpayer is upset. What went wrong? Background: A Limited Liability Company (LLC) ... Read More
October 22, 2018Leon Harris

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Sep2018
The Israeli Tax Authority (ITA) has issued a new generic Ruling allowing a streamlined procedure for B2B (business to business) e-commerce supplies by foreign businesses to Israeli businesses (Ruling 6369/18). The tax or lack thereof on e-commerce is a hot topic. On June 21 this year, the US Supreme Court ruled in the ... Read More
September 17, 2018Leon Harris

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Sep2018

Your Taxes: Time to repent

If have a skeleton in your closet and need an Israeli tax amnesty, you have only three months until the end of 2018 to request it on an anonymous basis from the Israeli Tax Authority. And it takes time to prepare. Anyone applying for tax amnesty in 2019 will be at ... Read More
September 17, 2018Leon Harris

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Sep2018
The Israeli Tax Authority recently published a series of reminders that businesses in Israel must keep proper account books. Approved Israeli software or printed books must be used – not Excel, Word, QuickBooks or Sage. Otherwise, the Israeli Tax Authority (ITA) not only levies fines, it can also estimate taxable income, ... Read More
September 17, 2018Leon Harris