What's happening in Rosh HaAyin: The accountant didn't believe he would be caught

Accountant Shlomo Tzedekia, a resident of Rosh HaAyin, was arrested on suspicion of failing to report in a client's personal tax return an income of approximately 60 million shekels from the sale of shares, thereby causing non-payment of a surtax of about 1.8 million shekels. He was released under restrictive conditions.

Accountant Shlomo Tzedekia, a resident of Rosh HaAyin, was arrested on suspicion of failing to report in a client's personal tax return an income of approximately 60 million shekels from the sale of shares. According to the suspicion, Tzedekia represented a client who was a significant shareholder in a company specializing in innovative technologies, and accompanied the sale of shares to an American company. Computer processing at the intelligence headquarters of the Tax Authority's Investigations Division revealed that in 2023–2024, the client received cumulative proceeds of about 60 million shekels from the sale of shares. The funds were transferred through a trustee who withheld tax at source at a rate of 30%, but the income was not included in the personal return. As a result of the non-reporting, a surtax of 3% on the income above the threshold, amounting to about 1.8 million shekels, was not paid. Tzedekia was released under restrictive conditions: a ban on contacting other involved parties for 60 days, a personal commitment of 200,000 shekels, a third-party guarantee of 150,000 shekels, and a bond of 10,000 shekels. The Tax Authority emphasizes that withholding tax at source does not exempt from the obligation to report and pay the surtax.