Gross & Co.’s Tax department provides counsel, planning, and support in all areas of income tax, capital gains tax, betterment tax, purchase tax and value-added tax – both for companies and individuals.
The professional team includes skilled experts in locating dedicated tax solutions specific to the client’s field of activity – often driving the work strategy for the client, based on the understanding of his business and legal needs, including providing tax advice and planning for investors and shareholders.
The Tax department advises clients on various issues, such as company formation and relevant jurisdiction to incorporate, financing, investments, licensing and mergers & acquisitions. In addition, the team handles international tax consulting and planning, structured transactions and financing, foreign investment in Israel and Israeli investment abroad, capital market taxation, encouragement of capital investment laws, taxation of employee and service provider incentives, tax benefits for expatriates (“Olim”) and returning residents, taxation of funds, intellectual property taxation, taxation of complex real estate transactions and more.
The team has significant working relationships with leading local & international accounting firms and the tax authorities in Israel. Additionally, we have extensive experience accompanying Hi-Tech companies – from their early stage throughout their sale, IPO, or any organizational change they may carry out.
The team also provides support to other departments in the firm for all aspects relating to the client’s ongoing activities, international commercial transactions – including mergers & acquisitions, project finance, technology transactions, emerging growth companies, public offerings of securities in Israel and foreign jurisdictions, debt finance and private placements.
The department advises on foreign investments in Israel and Israeli investments abroad.
The legal services also include tax advice on private capital issues, employee benefits, and executive compensation programs for individuals.