Alone is always expensive: Why professional guidance in a VAT investigation is not a luxury but a necessity
A VAT investigation is not just another form to fill out. It is a dramatic event that could shake up anyone’s private life, your business, your account – the tax authorities have many and varied tools, many powers enshrined in law, and investigative mechanisms that sometimes resemble episodes in a crime series – only in […]
VAT Investigations: Everything You Need to Know and How to Get Out of It Safely
For most business owners, the term “VAT investigation” sounds like something that happens to others. Until it happens to you. A suspicious phone call, a sudden visit to the office, or a seemingly innocent request to hand over documents — and suddenly you’re in the eye of the storm. VAT investigations are not only a […]
What is a tax investigation?
A tax investigation is essentially an economic investigation and is carried out by the investigation departments of the Tax Authority in the various districts. There are tax investigations that incorporate additional criminal offenses besides tax offenses, in which case the investigation will be conducted in cooperation with additional investigative agencies, for example the Israel Police, […]
Tax offenses – fictitious tax invoices
A tax invoice issued illegally – for a service or sale made under false pretenses – is called a ” fictitious invoice “. Buying a fictitious invoice and reporting it as input means reducing the amount of VAT that the trader must pay, and reducing payments to the Income Tax and the National Insurance Institute, […]