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Supreme Court Rules Full VAT for Services to Foreign Residents in GFI Securities Case

  • Supreme Court ruling in GFI Securities Limited case
  • Financial intermediary services transaction involving Israeli and foreign residents
  • Transaction considered as providing one service to both parties
  • Denies benefit of zero VAT rate for service to foreign resident
  • Overturns district court verdict from August 2021
  • Legal question regarding VAT on fee collected from foreign bank
  • GFI ruling favored by district court, overturned by Supreme Court
  • Joint service to foreign and Israeli residents negates zero VAT rate
  • Brokerage deal considered as one-service transaction by Supreme Court

Source: barlaw.co.il

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