VAT assessment objection: When you share the state – and try to get out of it peacefully
The Tax Authority doesn’t just call to ask how you’re doing. And if you’ve received a VAT assessment – that is, a demand for payment based on the authority’s assessment (and not based on a report) – it’s a sign that something in the harmony between your business and the state has gone wrong. Sometimes […]
Tax evasion reporting: Between strategic regret and an act of survival
If you are considering reporting tax evasion to the IRS – yours or someone else’s – you are probably not in the business of contributing to society. This is not an ideological production or a speech about purity. It is usually a calculated move, born of pressure, fear, or an attempt to minimize expected damage. […]
VAT Administrative Fine: Not a Recommendation, Not a Warning – a Payment That Comes with Teeth
One day it just arrives. An official letter from the VAT, with cool legalese and a number at the end of the line. It’s not a demand for tax payment, not a warning or a request for clarification. It’s a fine – one that doesn’t require proof of criminal intent, doesn’t require a prior judicial […]
Book Review: How to Get Through It Without Sweating (Too Much)
It doesn’t come with a court order, it doesn’t usually involve a dramatic arrest, and yet – a book audit is one of the most threatening events in the world of any business owner. It lands suddenly, often without warning, and puts the entire business under a magnifying glass: receipts, reports, ledgers, cash register – […]
Money ransom: A plea bargain in disguise or a smart solution to tax crimes?
Most people hear the term “ransom” and think it’s a scheme. A kind of shortcut for the rich who arrange a smooth exit for themselves from a criminal entanglement. In practice, ransom is a legal, regulated mechanism that, when used correctly, can save careers, businesses, and sometimes even entire lives from a criminal downward spiral. […]
Legal advice with the Tax Authority – Teacher for the Confused
Almost every business owner or entrepreneur in Israel is forced, at one point or another, to deal with an issue related to the Tax Authority. It can be an innocent-looking letter requesting clarification regarding a particular invoice, a request for documents to open an audit, and sometimes even a summons to a hearing or the […]
Why legal support in a VAT audit is not a luxury
The phone rings. On the other end of the line – a representative from the Tax Authority. “A VAT audit is underway for your business.” It doesn’t matter if you’re a store owner, the CEO of a software company, or a freelancer who works from home – this is the moment when the heart skips […]
VAT
VAT is an indirect tax that is added to almost every transaction. It is a tax imposed on the value added in the transaction and constitutes one of the central tax laws in the State of Israel. Being such a central tax that allows traders to conduct a self-assessment and offset the tax they owe […]
Income tax
Income tax is a direct tax imposed on the income of an individual or entity. Tax laws allow for the deduction of expenses incurred in generating the income, so in practice, the tax is imposed on the profit. In addition to deductions for allowed expenses, there are situations where losses from previous years can be […]
Import taxes
In the field of import taxes ( customs, purchase tax, excise duty ) and foreign trade processes, the firm assists its clients in the civil and criminal aspects in all matters related to tax rates, refunds, exemptions and refunds. The firm provides its clients with advice and assistance in all matters related to the import […]