In civil appeal 476/17, Amit Amishvili Rafi v. Assessing Officer Tel Aviv 4, the Israeli Supreme Court upheld the ITA's position to classify the taxpayer as an Israeli resident despite staying only 30 days (!) ...

Guy Sagiv co-heads the Family Wealth Management Group at the Yigal Arnon & Co. law firm and has been advising high net families and individuals on their estate planning for more than a decade.

Anyone purchasing an apartment is obligated to pay a purchase tax.

The Tel Aviv District Court recently delivered a decision in a tax appeal of Broadcom, finding that the burden of proof is on the taxpayer regarding whether a transaction has to be treated as an intellectual property...

As part of the approval of Israel's budget for the years 2017-2018, the Israeli Tax Authority published an initial draft of its proposed legislative tax initiatives at the beginning of August.

On January 17, 2019, Israel and the UK signed a significant Amending Protocol to the 1962 Income Tax Treaty between the two contracting States.

When a transaction is made between unrelated parties, the difference in interests results in the price and the conditions of the transaction reflecting the market conditions.

Many Israeli residents who have a US citizenship are also beneficiaries of a US trust.

The first thing you will need to check when selling a property is that you are registered as the owner of the property and that your identification details are correct.

Congratulations. You have finally found your dream home in Israel and you may even have agreed a price. But if you thought that was the end of the process, think again.

In Israel, unlike the United States, there is no strict procedure forcing the parties in a real estate transaction to conduct examinations about the status of the property

That means the founder gets a benefit of $3, from the company, for each stock that is being converted.

As part of its continuing efforts to develop legislation regarding the taxation of non-Israeli persons providing digital services in Israel, the Israel Tax Authority recently published....

The current wording of section 1 of the ITO provides that a body of persons would be deemed an Israeli resident if it was either incorporated in Israel or if its business is managed and controlled in Israel.

In recent years we have witnessed a trend of changes regarding terminations payments and stock options taxation, led by the Israeli Tax Authority ("ITA").

On March 27th the government of Israel published temporary Regulations (#8432) intended to provide relief in the realm of taxation in connection with the Coronavirus pandemic. These specific regulations mainly provide extensions...

Past decades have seen an increase in the role played by equity based awards in the various incentive packages offered by companies to their employees and service providers.

This determination may open various tax planning arguing that the settlor can still argue for personal benefits.

The Israel Tax Authority says landlords letting apartments for short-term visitors should be paying more tax—if the policy is upheld, it could reduce the number of properties available in Israel through Airbnb and similar sites.