Taxes

California Gov. Newsom proposes expanding the state’s 7.25% sales tax to pre-written software, potentially impacting Israeli and other foreign software companies starting 2027.

Aid flows almost exclusively to strengthen the military wing and fortify Hamas’s structure, while the burden of civil and governmental management relies on local tax collection from merchants.

The new law is complex. In practice, an accountant typically enters data into the ITA system, and it crunches the numbers. 

Israeli-founded fintech startup April is trying to do what many Americans would consider impossible: make taxes less painful.

Due to safety concerns after the recent assassination attempt on President Trump, Republicans want to pass a bill that includes $1 billion of taxpayers’ money for security adjustments and upgrades.

In Weiss vs Large Enterprises Assessing Officer, the court said the ITA also cannot back out of an agreement with a taxpayer. (The ITA sometimes needs to remember that.)

The founder of Vornado Realty Trust took aim at the New York City mayor after he proposed a new tax on luxury second homes.

Israel’s new reporting rules pierce the olim tax holiday, exposing foreign assets and raising real risks for globally active newcomers.

Bargaining factors: Several factors are contributing to what can best be described as a ripening of the market.

Over the past year, Google acquired Wiz for $32b., Palo Alto Networks acquired CyberArk for around $25b, and there were many smaller deals.