Real Estate Tax Attorney

A real estate transaction is often the most significant financial move in a person's or company's life. Yet many discover too late that a huge portion of their profit has been swallowed by high capital gains tax (mas shevach) or purchase tax (mas rechisha) payments. Israel's Real Estate Taxation Law is among the most complex and intricate in the statute book, and it is frequently updated. Signing a sale or purchase agreement without prior review and meticulous tax planning can lead to excess tax payments of hundreds of thousands of shekels, missed one-time exemptions, and sometimes even turn what appeared to be a profitable deal into a losing one.

The key to a successful real estate transaction is tax planning before signing the contract. Israeli law provides a range of exemptions, reliefs, and legal tools for reducing tax liability. Through proper legal and tax analysis, it is possible to utilize exemptions (such as the exemption on the sale of a sole residential property or a no-consideration transfer to a relative), spread historical capital gains tax over multiple tax years, offset capital losses, and deduct expenses incurred on the property over the years (such as renovations, attorney fees, and mortgage interest). In cases where tax was overpaid, a request to amend the assessment can be filed (up to 4 years retroactively) and tax refunds can be claimed from the Tax Authority.

Don't leave your money on the Tax Authority's table. The law firm of Shlomi Vaknin & Co. specializes in creative, lawful, and precise tax planning in the real estate field. We don't just accompany the transaction technically — we examine your complete financial picture. Our deep familiarity with the latest tax rulings, our experience in managing objection and appeal proceedings before the Real Estate Taxation Authority, and our meticulous strategy — all serve one purpose: to maximize your profit from the transaction and provide you with certainty and peace of mind before you sign.