Legal analysis on VAT, customs, and purchase tax developments in Israel: legislation, ITA decisions, and court rulings.
Most delays at Israeli ports are legal, not logistical: disputed valuations, transfer pricing adjustments, undeclared royalties and misclassified goods. How customs values imports, and how to respond when it issues a demand.
Read AnalysisWhat triggers an Israeli VAT audit, how an assessment moves from audit to objection to court, where foreign companies are most exposed, and how to defend the position before the deadlines close.
Read AnalysisIsraeli VAT registration is triggered by activity in Israel, not by having an Israeli company. When foreign businesses must register, when the B2B reverse charge applies, and what fiscal representation requires.
Read AnalysisThere is no simplified online VAT registration for foreign companies in Israel. Registration means Hebrew forms, apostilled corporate documents, a personally liable fiscal representative and a local bank account. Here is the process and where it stalls.
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