Shlomi Vaknin > Meir Mizrahi & Co. Law Office > Ramat Gan, Israel > Lawyer Profile

Meir Mizrahi & Co. Law Office
OZ BUILDING
ABBA HILLEL SILVER ST
RAMAT GAN 52506
Israel
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Work Department

Head of the VAT Department

Career

former national supervisor of the VAT Department, at the management division of the tax authority. Adv. Vaknin has ample experience as a tax expert taking a broad view of the matter considering more than one point of view to the benefit of the client. Adv. Vaknin specialized in a variety of subjects related to VAT tax including obtaining tax preliminary approvals, preparing professional legal opinions, accompanying and representing in tax assessment proceedings, and handling cases before the various Courts in matters relating to VAT tax in both civil and criminal proceedings. Adv. Vaknin has also taken part in forming affiliated agreements between clients he represented and the management division of the tax authority, among some of the clients Adv. Vaknin have only recently represented are local authorities, Israel railways, banks, insurance companies, the Travel Agents Association, the Israeli Water corporations , etc.

Languages

Hebrew, French. English

Memberships

Member of the Bar Association

Education

A graduate of the Law and Business Administration and management faculties of the College of Management as well as a graduate of the Business Administration and Accounting Faculty at the College of Management. licensed lawyer since 2008.

Lawyer Rankings

Israel > Tax

Tax boutique Meir Mizrahi & Co. Law Office has established a strong reputation for tax litigation, winning precedent-setting Supreme Court cases involving the high-tech sector and issues of land tax. Lauded by clients for doing ‘a phenomenal job at analysing the issue at hand‘, the firm has also handled the tax aspects of a string of urban renewal projects and frequently takes on tax work for construction, engineering and railway companies. Former administrator of the land taxation department at the Internal Revenue Service, Meir Mizrahi, the founder and managing partner of the firm, leads the team jointly with Amnon Rafael, who joined the firm following its January 2023 merger with A Rafael & Co. Shlomi Vaknin, whose focus is on VAT, is also a key contact.