Tax
"A high-quality practice of very responsive lawyers who have a keen awareness
of business needs."
Chambers and Partners legal ranking
APM & Co. are the foremost legal Taxation practice in Israel. Led by Adv. Doron Levy, our Tax practice provides ongoing counsel to companies and individuals on a broad range of taxation issues whilst planning and creating optimal multi-jurisdictional tax structures in accordance with Israeli tax legislation and international tax treaties.
Our experts offer clients tax services for various intricate transactions such as M&A, changing of structure, capital markets, financing transactions and others, ensuring the most efficient tax structure.
Over the years our Tax practice has acquired a unique scope of expertise, which our clients have grown to rely upon. We have a proven track record consulting on all taxation aspects of the establishment of trusts and foreign companies, as well as intergenerational capital transfers. Furthermore, we are renowned for our unmatched capabilities in tax litigation, often representing clients before the Tax Authorities as well as courts and tribunals. The accumulation of this varied experience allows us to better handle taxation class action suits, the results of which have led to fundamental tax changes in Israel.
Adv. Levy, a distinguished tax attorney, is also co-author of "International Tax", a leading Israeli tax treatise based on a wealth of experience earned through years of practice. Considered to be the most comprehensive in its field, the treatise discusses all aspects of cross-border taxation including residency, rules of origin, foreign controlled companies, foreign business corporations, foreign tax credit and transfer of pricings, trust taxation, tax aspects relating to holding companies, immigration taxation and tax treaties.
As part of APM & Co.'s multi disciplinary approach, our notable Tax practice offers its specialized services to all of the firm's clients in all of the various fields, allowing them to benefit from more inclusive and integrated legal advice.
Taking under consideration the nature of the service, our experts provide their counsel while adhering to and maintaining the strictest level of confidentiality.
Our Services:
Our attorneys provide clients with comprehensive legal advice and litigation services on all taxation issues:
- International taxation
- M&A
- Changes of structure
- Capital market taxation
- Financing transactions
- Re-organization
- Transfer of pricings
- Equity instruments designed for employee compensation
- Realty taxation
- Capital taxation
- Private Equity fund taxation
- VAT
- Customs
- Municipal taxation
- Establishment of trusts and foreign companies
- Intergenerational capital transfer
- Taxation class action suits
News   about this expertise
Is the era of double taxation in urban renewal over?
July 9th, 2019
Adv. Racheli Guz-Lavi, a partner in the Tax department, with everything you wanted to know about transactions for the sale of TAMA shares (and Vacate &Build) and the inconsistent policy of the director of real estate taxation.
For the full article from the tax journal click here....
Read More Will the Knesset dissolution harm the tax benefits in the periphery?
June 11th, 2019
At the end of the month, a temporary order regarding tax benefits in some municipalities are due to expire, and in the present situation of dispersal of the Knesset, there is a question mark regarding the extension of its validity.
Adv. Racheli Guz-Lavi, a partner in the tax department of our firm, told Ynet that although there is a...
Read More A precedent-setting decision: The sale of shares in TAMA 38 companies is exempt from purchase tax
February 26th, 2019
The sale of shares in TAMA 38 is not subject to purchase tax – so the District Court ruled in a recent ruling while rejecting the Tax Authority's position on the matter.
Adv. Racheli Guz-Lavi, a partner in the firm's tax department, was interviewed on the subject for "Globes".
Click here, to the full article....
Read More Publications   about this expertise
Adv. (CPA) Racheli Guz-Lavi in Calcalist, Discusses the Supreme Court’s Ruling that a Waiter’s Income from Tips belongs to the Waiter and not the Business
May 2nd, 2013
Adv. (CPA) Guz-Lavi, a partner in our firm’s Tax department, reviews the implications of the Supreme Court’s ruling in The National Insurance Institute of Israel vs. Esther Cohen. Among the topics discussed: income tax, national insurance, VAT, minimum wage, pension contributions, and severance payments.
For the full ...
Read More When to Register a Company and How Much will it Really Cost you?
April 24th, 2012
Adv. (CPA) Racheli Guz-Lavi, a partner in our firm’s Tax Department, explains in a post published on Geektime about the laws, taxation and other procedures you should be familiar with when founding and registering a company.
For the full post click here (Hebrew post)....
Read More Events   about this expertise
Adv. Doron Levy a to Participate in Panel in Globes Real Estate Conference 2014
Adv. Doron Levy, a senior partner and head of our firm's Tax department, will participate in a symposium regarding the new reform in Israeli real estate tax law.The topic of discussion: The reform in Real Estate Tax as a money pump or as a policy tool fighting money laundering and tax evasion in the real estate field.
For registr...
Read More Recognition   about this expertise
APM & Co. was ranked in seventeen practice areas in the 2018 edition of BDI
June 11th, 2018
APM & Co. was ranked in seventeen practice areas in the 2018 edition of BDI, a leading and influential Israeli legal directory:
ENERGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE
MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
CLASS ACTIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
HIGH TECH AND VENTURE CAPITAL
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND TENDERS
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
TAX
...
Read More APM & Co.'s Tax in the 2018 Edition of Legal 500
June 7th, 2018
APM & Co. has been ranked in the 2018 edition of the Legal 500, a leading international legal directory, for its exceptional achievements to the field of Tax.
The guide noted:
Doron Levy’s tax team at Amit, Pollak, Matalon & Co. handles the tax aspects of M&A for public and private companies and has experience in ...
Read More APM & Co. was ranked in seventeen practice areas in the 2018 edition of DUN'S100
March 29th, 2018
APM & Co. was ranked in seventeen practice areas in the 2018 edition of DUN'S100, a leading and influential Israeli legal directory:
REAL ESTATE
CONSTRUCTION
URBAN RENEWAL
BANKING AND FINANCE
LITIGATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION
INSOLVENCY AND BANKING LITIGATION
CLASS ACTIONS
MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
CORPORATE
TAX
ADMINIS...
Read More Presentation   about this expertise
Taxing Controlled Foreign Companies- Issues & Solutions
December 1st, 2012
A presentation by Adv. Doron Levy, head of our Tax department, which was presented at the yearly tax conference organized by Deloitte Brightman Almagor Zohar.
For the full presentation click here (Hebrew presentation)....
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