Governmental Investment Incentive policies

The main standard investment incentive policies are:

• Government funding from 30% to 66% for R&D projects
• Government risk-sharing (through government-supplied guarantees) covering up to 2/3ds of all investment items (e.g., construction, machinery, equipment, running-in expenses, working capital, marketing, advertising expenses, acquisition of know-how, etc.)
• Grants of 20% for sub-contracted R&D work in Israel by foreign companies.
• Government Grants of up to 38% of the investment in fixed assets.
• Tax Holidays of up to 10 years
• Small business encouragement, including up to $250.000 in loans to enterprises of 75 employees or less.

More detailed information available from the Government of Israel Economic Offices.

Several of Israel's CPA firms publish an in-depth annual report on Israel's Investment and tax incentives. The most important are:

Igal Brightman and Co.(insert web address)

Kesselman & Kesselman. (PWC subsidiary)(insert web address)

Raveh-Ravid & Co.(insert web address)

Yehuda Raveh & Co.(insert web address)