Private Investment Funds in Israel
/The State of Israel has encouraged foreign investments in Israel for many years. One of its primary tools is the special tax regime applicable to private investment funds. If listed conditions are met, a range of tax benefit benefits are granted to the fund and its investors. These include exemptions from Israeli tax for non-Israeli limited partners with respect to (i) income derived from non-Israeli investments, (ii) capital gains, dividends, and interest form venture capital investments, and (iii) income derived from the realization of Qualified Investments. Anat Shavit, a partner of FBC & Co., Tel Aviv, and Yuval Peled, a senior associate at FBC & Co., Tel Aviv explain the conditions that must be met.
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