Paying taxes is one of the biggest and most central expenses for any individual, company, or organization. Relationships with official tax authorities have substantial implications that can affect business stability. Therefore, proper tax planning is an integral part of a company's business policy, and as such, the experience, knowledge, and service of your tax advisors are important.
At Barzilay's Tax Department, we offer our clients excellence and expertise, along with high-quality service and a commitment to the client. All this is to provide you with practical, optimal, and relevant solutions for your company's needs. All of this while ensuring quick response times along with long-term thinking.
The Tax department in the firm is one of the leading tax advisory departments in Israel. The partners and employees in the department include certified public accountants, lawyers, and tax advisors who have accumulated extensive experience in tax planning and consulting, some while working for tax authorities. The department's clients operate in nearly all sectors of the economy and are organized in all possible organizational structures: public and private companies, public institutions, authorities, partnerships, individuals, non-profits, financial institutions, etc. The department handles domestic and international tax planning and consulting and represents clients with international operations, infrastructure companies, and others with long-term investment projects, including BOT transactions, and companies with complex organizational structures.
Membership in the international MSI network provides our department with a broad platform for collaboration with tax experts worldwide. This collaboration maximizes our ability to advise and represent clients on tax issues concerning other countries. The department specializes in various tax laws, including income tax laws, encouragement laws, indirect taxation, real estate taxation, national insurance, employee taxation, taxation of public institutions, and more.
Our Tax Department's Areas of Activity:
- Representation before the various tax authorities.
- Planning and support for organizational changes, including mergers, acquisitions, and dissolutions.
- Transfer Pricing – Consulting, Guidance, and Assistance in Establishing Transfer Prices in Intercompany Transactions.
- Real Estate Taxation – Purchase Price Allocation (PPA).
- Expert opinions on current matters or for discussions with authorities – for accounting purposes, for the client's internal needs, including regarding their authority over the opinions.
- US and International Taxation and Assistance with Filing Tax Returns Abroad.
- Representation before U.S. tax authorities for direct and indirect taxation.
- Tax consulting and counseling for individuals – advice on all matters related to employee options and others, including drafting and trustee services for option plans.
- Consultation on incentives and tax benefits under encouragement laws.
