Members of the Tax Administration Unit of the Tax Authority recently conducted an income registration audit in Jerusalem. As part of the operation, which was conducted by the Jerusalem-1 Assessing Officer, 167 reviews were conducted in businesses from a variety of fields, indicating that 9% of the businesses examined did not record income as required by law.

In the office of a lawyer in the city, bank statements were examined, and it was discovered that he had not registered an amount of NIS 50,000. The lawyer claimed that “once in a while we vacate and issue receipts for several months.”

An examination of the business account of another lawyer revealed that the account had deposited about NIS 2,500 for processing collection files that were not recorded in the business books. The lawyer explained, “This is a mistake in good faith.”

An audit conducted by a company that operates an event hall found that the business owners did not record checks in the amount of NIS 10,000 in the designated tax computer software that exists in the business. The company’s owners claimed, “We could not figure out how to work with the computer.”

The visitors came to the barbershop in the city and discovered that the owner had not registered a sum of NIS 6,000 received for renting another position to another barber. The owner of the barbershop said, “I’ll pass it on to the accountant.”

The visitors took a taxi ride that was not recorded during the entire trip, nor were stops along the way. The driver explained, “I was in the middle of driving.”

In a clinic audit, the visitors discovered that the owner did not record revenues of about NIS 65,000 received for renting a store. The owner of the place explained, “I did not know that a receipt should be issued.”

In another review of an attorney, it was found that he did not register two checks for a total sum of NIS 25,000. The lawyer explained, “Checks do not have a connection to the business even though they are written out to him and marked ‘for deposit only’.

This audit activity was conducted as part of the Tax Authority’s extensive activity against tax evaders and black capital. This is part of the policy of increasing enforcement activity to improve and maintain deterrence, expanding intelligence, among other things by conducting field operations aimed at reporting truth and collecting real tax, thus increasing the level of equality among citizens.

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)