M&A MAG!February 6, 2026 Edition Welcome to this edition of M&A NOTES, a magazine which focusses on the many aspects of business Mergers & Acquisitions. In this edition:• Article: Ready, Steady, Exit!• New book: M&A THIS WAY! Available here: https://mergeacq.com/ma-book/…

The EU Court of Justice has issued a VAT judgment that not only takes a last blast at Britain, it also causes collateral tax damage to US and other non-EU online platforms if they supply services to EU or UK…

The Israeli tax authority (ITA) has just issued instructions for raising 2025 tax installments for most private companies in Israel backed up by a wave of tax payment demands in the post (ITO Section 62A Instructions 23.12.25). Foreign companies owned…

When people work from home or a vacation home, the tax result is often a mess. And a recent OECD solution leaves doubts. People in many sectors can work online wherever they want – at the office, at home or…

Why endure tough times outside Israel, when tax breaks are on offer for up to 10 years in Israel? The world is full of problems. Israel has problems but Israelis learn to cope. As Steve US Special Envoy Witkoff told…

The Israeli Finance Ministry has published controversial proposals to tax undistributed profits of Israeli private companies (Report of the Undistributed Profits Review Committee, September 3, 2024). The Israeli Institute of Certified Public Accountants is outraged – should we be? Background:…

As Olim (new immigrants) and others know, getting money into Israel isn’t easy. All the Israeli banks check that the money is clean and not tainted by crime, terror or tax evasion. The onus is on the bank customer to…

The Israeli Tax Authority (ITA) has continued its tradition of issuing rules with or without Knesset approval. This time the issue is meal expenses for foreign sportspersons. The ITA rules leave many big unanswered questions. Even the Israeli CPA Institute…