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Amendment 168

View of the luxury towers in the Hatzameret neighborhood of Tel Aviv. September 22, 2016. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
March 6, 2018, 9:37 am
Israel is ‘one of the world’s most generous tax havens,’ complains tax chief
Amendment 168, also known as the ‘Milchan Law,’ may have attracted tax evaders to Israel, warns Tax Authority director Moshe Asher, who has tried for years to cancel it
By Simona Weinglass
A February 26, 2018, State Control Committee panel devoted to Amendment 168 to the Tax Ordinance (Simona Weinglass/Times of Israel)
February 27, 2018, 12:32 pm
Israel was nearly sanctioned over ‘Milchan Law,’ top finance official says
At Knesset panel, chief economist reveals Israel was threatened with blacklisting by 2 global banks in 2014 over law at center of Netanyahu graft probe
By Simona Weinglass
Arnon Milchan (left) and Benjamin Netanyahu at a press conference in the Knesset, on March 28, 2005. (Flash90/ File)
February 19, 2018, 2:42 pm
Why ‘Milchan law’ at core of PM graft case is about so much more than tax breaks
Amendment 168, which Netanyahu allegedly sought to extend, opens a back door for money launderers. Who is blocking the Tax Authority from canceling the law’s key clause — and why?
By Simona Weinglass
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a tour of the Jerusalem Police headquarters at the Russian compound in Jerusalem, October 7, 2015. (Mark Sellem/Pool)
February 14, 2018, 4:58 pm
Tax breaks, visas, et al: The 6 frauds for which police want Netanyahu charged
A guide to the list of alleged bribery offenses for which investigators recommend the prime minister be prosecuted — some previously leaked, others shocking new revelations
By Raoul Wootliff
Arnon Milchan, left, and Benjamin Netanyahu on March 28, 2005. (Flash90)
February 14, 2018, 1:18 am
What is the ‘Milchan Law’ that Netanyahu is accused of advancing for bribes?
Police say PM sought to accelerate amendment on tax exemptions for new immigrants; critics say law has helped turn Israel into a paradise for tax evaders and money launderers
By Simona Weinglass
Illustrative image: Money laundering (iStock)
February 15, 2017, 8:28 am
Did a little-noticed tax exemption law turn Israel into a criminals’ paradise?
In 2008, the Knesset passed an amendment exempting new immigrants from tax on income abroad. Critics say it opened the doors to tax evaders and money launderers
By Simona Weinglass
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