Ampeli Tax Law Office

Ampeli Tax Law Office is a leading, dynamic, and professional law firm, specializing in a wide range of aspects of civil and commercial taxation. The firm was established in 2010 by Adv. and CPA Meori Ampeli.The firm’s main areas of expertise are international taxation, Trusts taxation, high-tech and M&A taxation, tax incentives and grants including covid 19 grants, Crypto taxation, VAT, real estate taxation, voluntary disclosure procedure, etc.
The firm provides a broad spectrum of legal tax services, including, inter alia, pre-deal tax planning, legal - tax due diligence, preparing legal opinions and/or obtaining pre-rulings from the tax authorities (if needed). The firm’s team is also highly experienced in representing clients before the tax authorities and the civil courts. The firm provides its services to numerous companies and entrepreneurs, both Israeli and foreign tax residents, in their inbound and outbound transactions and businesses in Israel and all over the world. Accordingly, the firm cooperates with leading accounting, finance and legal firms from the US, EU, Russia, UK, Far-East, etc.
As such, the firm’s services are rendered to public and private companies, Startups, real estate entrepreneurs, private funds, property owners, foreign companies, exporters, foreign investors, wealthy individuals, returning residents, new immigrants, relocating employees, etc. The firm provides services in Hebrew, English and Russian. The firm’s team, headed by Adv. and CPA Meori Ampeli, is skilled, well-experienced, creative and committed to provide legal-tax service of the highest standard and determined to obtain the client’s aims. Due to the firm’s fine reputation, it has become a well-respected and professional go-to office for leading lawyers, accountants and tax firms from Israel and all over the world.
The firm maintains the highest level of professionalism by keeping up with legislation and court rulings in Israel and worldwide and giving ongoing lectures on the most updated tax aspects in Israel and abroad. Moreover, the firm regularly publishes original and up-to-date articles on various tax issues, which are published in leading professional legal and tax magazines.

Practice Areas

International Taxation - The firm’s lawyers possess extensive knowledge of relevant international tax provisions and benefits in Israel, including the Israeli trusts tax regime. They are also well-versed in foreign tax provisions, such as US tax law, tax treaties, the BEPS project, MLI, FATCA, and CRS. The firm assists both foreign and local clients with withholding tax issues in Israel and felps facilitate fund transfers through the banking systems in Israel and abroad. Additionally, the firm provides tax consulting services to numerous new immigrants, returning residents, and foreign tax residents, helping them receive the special tax benefits they are entitled to in Israel. Moreover, the firm provides legal tax opinions in Hebrew and English on various matters, such as residency, permanent establishments, tax withholding, companies’ management and control, CFC rules, and more.

High-Tech and M&A Taxation - The firm provides legal tax services to Start-Up and High-Tech companies, both Israeli and foreign VC’s, Private Equity Funds, entrepreneurs, and employees. The Firms expertise covers a wide range of tax issues related to M&A transactions, including IP taxation and tax implications of changes in a company’s business model. The Firms also specializes in VC taxation, including the taxation of limited partners, as well as assisting with employee relocation, employees’ stock option benefits, tax exemptions for foreign investors, and more.

Real Estate Taxation - The firm advises entrepreneurs, companies, private clients, and real estate service providers (lawyers, accountants) on complex tax aspects in real estate transection, including: urban renewal projects (TAMA 38), exchange transactions involving partial sale of land in exchange for construction services, apartment purchases and sales, real estate cooperatives, VAT considerations in real estate transactions, and distribution of real estate assets in probate procedures, etc.

Israeli Taxation (Income Tax and Tax incentives) - The firm advises individuals and companies on income tax issues, including Crypto currency taxations, capital markets taxation, Voluntary Disclosure Procedure, loss offsetting, capital investment tax benefits (the Law for the Encouragement of Capital Investment, including the eligibility for tax benefits as a “preferred factory” and a “preferred tech-factory”), Covid 19 grants, etc.

VAT - The firm advises individuals and companies in complex VAT issues including zero VAT benefits and VAT exemptions, financial institutions, VAT refund, fictitious invoices, import services and intellectual property, etc.

Leading Lawyers

Adv. Meori Ampeli, Owner and Founder
LL.B., Law (2002); B.A., Accounting (2001); LL.M., Commercial Law (2005), Tel Aviv University. A member of the Israel Bar Association since 2005, Meori is a certified public accountant and a member of the Institute of CPAs since 2004. Meori is also a member of various advocates and accountants tax committees. Meori is highly experienced in providing consultation to the firm’s clients (Israelis and foreign residents) in the main areas of expertise of the firm and representing clients before the tax authorities and in court. Meori is the author of hundreds of articles on tax issues, that were published in leading professionals tax magazines and periodicals. He regularly lectures in professional forums of lawyers, accountants, businessmen and tax consultants In Israel and abroad. Meori is fluent in Hebrew and English.

Adv. Dana Heller, Partner
Dana has an LL.B. (cum laude) and a B.A. in Economics from Tel Aviv University as well as an LL.M. (summa cum laude) in commercial law from Tel Aviv and Berkeley University jointly hosted program. She is a member of the Israeli bar Association since 2009. Dana specializes in real-estate taxation and provides legal counsel and tax planning services for clients engaging in complex real estate transactions, urban renewal projects and financing and development transactions. In addition, Dana has extensive experience representing clients before the court and with the tax authorities. Dana expertise also includes Israeli and International taxation, included, inter alia, advise with regards to M&A transactions, Restructuring and Employee’s equity-based compensation plans. Dana is fluent in Hebrew and English.

Adv. Anna Tsabari, Parner
Anna Tsabari has an LL.B. from the Collage of Management and an LL.M. (cum laude) in commercial law from Tel Aviv and Berkeley University jointly hosted program. Anna is a member of the Israeli Bar Association since 2011. Anna has co-authored numerous articles in reputable taxation publications in Israel, demonstrating her expertise in the field. She has accumulated extensive experience in international taxation, cryptocurrency, company restructuring, and residency taxation in Israel, including matters related to employee relocation, new immigrants, and returning residents. Anna is fluent in Hebrew, Russian, and English.

Adv. Shlomi Shalev
Shlomi has an LL.B. and an LL.M. (cum laude) in commercial law from the University of Tel Aviv.
Shlomi is a member of the Israeli Bar Association since 2010. He focuses on Israeli complex taxation issues including in VAT law, income tax and international taxation and has practical expertise in criminal tax law. Shlomi provides numerous of legal tax opinions to the firm’s clients and has co-authored several articles in professional taxation publications in Israel. Shlomi is fluent in Hebrew and English.