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Trusts in Israel: Travel Through Generations
From Bible Time to High Tech CountrySTEP Conference Hungary
Alon Kaplan Adv., LLM., TEP.April 2014
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Travel through generations
Bible
Post 2nd Temple
Ottoman Rule -
15th-20th Century
Jews and Muslim charity
and waqf
End of Ottoman Rule Trust and Land
in Palestine
1901-1917
British Mandate
1922-1948
Israel 1948-1980
Israel 1980-2014
Sir Herbert Samuel and Winston Churchill at tree planting ceremony, on site of Hebrew University, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, 1921 (American Colony, Jerusalem. Photo Dept.)
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Bible to 2nd Temple Period“…and you shall take a wife for my son there. And if the woman is not willing to follow you, then you will be released from his oath”; Genesis 5-9.
Trust:Assets:
Clothing, silver, gold, nose ring
Purpose: Get me a Wife !
AbrahamSettlor
IsaacBeneficiary
ElazarTrustee
Isaac (1000 KM) Rebecca
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Post Temple Period
The Guardian
The Shalish Developments of Jewish Law
The Guet Messenger
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Ottoman Rule in the Middle East(15th Century – early 20th Century)
The use of Waqf by Jews and Muslim
The Waqf
Charitable trusts and Private Waqf- Sharia Court
Waqf in 19th Century used by Jewish community in Jerusalem
for Private Trusts.
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“A tale of five cities...”
Jerusalem
Budapest
Basel
London
Tel Aviv
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“A tale of five cities...”Trust in the service of the Zionist movement
1. Budapest
T. Herzl was born in Budapest in 1860 and later moved to live
and work in Vienna.
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“A tale of five cities...”Trust in the service of the Zionist movement
2. Basel
1897 – Zionist Congress
Emerging of the Zionist Movement
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“A tale of five cities...”Trust in the service of the Zionist movement
3. London 1901-1907
1. Jewish Colonial Trust
The financial entity of Zionist movement
2. Keren Kayemet Leisrael 1907
British company to act as the purchasing
agent of land in Israel
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“A tale of five cities...”Trust in the service of the Zionist movement
4. Tel Aviv 1909-1922
Keren Kayemet finances purchase of first land in Tel Aviv.
Jacobus Kaan acts as trustee to purchase land for 60 settlors.
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“A tale of five cities...”Trust in the service of the Zionist movement
“Lottery of shells”
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British Mandate of Palestine1922-1948
§46 of King Order in Council 1922
The Charitable Trust Ordinance 1924
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Israel - Jerusalem1948-1980
Continued use of Article 46 application of Common Law
Law of Agency 1965
Law of Trust 1979
Law and Administration Ordinance 1980 ended the use of
Article 46 of King Order in Council
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Israel - Jerusalem1980-2014
Exchange Control Regulations - End 1998
Territorial Taxation 2003 - Until 2003
Change of tax system 2003 - Starting 1.1.2003
The committee for taxation of trusts 2003
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Trust in Israel1979-2004
Trust created by law (Liquidation of Company; Trustee in
Bankruptcy)
Trust created by contract.
Testamentary Trust
The Hekdesh Trust created by a notarial Trust Deed.
Trust created by Court declaration (Court declares Trust Property)
Trust of special economic activities: Bonds, Employee incentives
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Taxation of Trusts Timeline
No estate taxes; No gift taxes
Taxation of Trusts Timeline
2003 – Worldwide taxation
Prior to December 2006 – New Immigrants
– limited benefits
December 31, 2009 - Regulations for trust
reportingArrangements Law -
January 1, 2014
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Israeli Laws Applicable to Trusts and Estates
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www.mmg-israel.com
Member, Morgan & Morgan Group www.morimor.com
www.mmg-zurich.com
www.alonkaplan-law.com
Member, International Network Morgan & Morgan Attorneys at Law
www.morimor.com
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Thank You.
Alon Kaplan Adv., LLM., TEP.
