Taxes
Your Taxes: Reportable income-tax positions target shelters in US
A reportable income-tax position is a position contrary to a position published by the ITA if the tax advantage exceeds NIS 5 million in the tax year or NIS 10m. over four years.
Your Taxes: Will Israel's proposed property tax crash again?
Your Taxes: New Israeli taxation rule calls for immediate action
Bahrain unveils massive reform package to tackle $50 billion debt crisis
Important developments for US citizens living in Israel - opinion
The US and Israel have instituted new legislation on the topics of investments, taxes, and real estate.
Your Taxes: Withdrawals from savings - opinion
The Israeli government has amended tax laws to allow backdated pension contributions and early withdrawals from study funds due to the war.
Why Wiz walked away from Google's $23 billion deal
Your taxes: In this case, Google had a cash pile of more than $110b. and presumably wanted Wiz and its cloud security technology to help stay ahead. But Wiz has other options, such as an IPO.
Assessing the impact of a second Trump presidency on US and Israel
A second Trump presidency could transform the American economy while bolstering Israel's regional ties through expanded diplomacy. However, plenty of challenges could undermine this hope.
How to disprove a wrongful tax evasion accusation
Your Taxes: Businesses should always have a commercial rationale for their acts.
Your Taxes: The end of cost plus in Israel? - opinion
The Israeli Tax Authority (ITA) has just won a significant victory in the District Court against the use of the “cost plus” basis of compensation.
Does the day after the war start with the Magna Carta? - opinion
Clearly, Gaza could do with a dose of democracy. Israel does have a democracy but lacks a constitution.
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange to align trading week with global bourses
The announcement comes as shares have recovered from the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel that pushed the broad Tel Aviv 125 index.
BYD electric car: $20,000 in China, $40,000 in Berlin, $44,000 here
Israelis pay high prices for Chinese electric cars, not just due to taxes, but because the Chinese rely on global subsidies for their domestic market.
Baseball is back - and so is financial optimism
Let’s use optimism, before reality strikes, to get our children on the path to financial independence. It’s a win-win: They become financially secure, and we don’t need to support them.
