No Satam investigated: Writer did not record 110 thousand shekels in income from writing satam

7 June 2022   

The Bookkeeping Department at the Jerusalem 1 Tax Office recently conducted an operation to examine the level of compliance with bookkeeping and income recording regulations and the law to reduce the use of cash. The operation was conducted in the neighborhoods of Talpiot, Romema, the city center, Beit Vegan, Mevaseret Zion, and in the Ramla Lod Market - which takes place every Monday in the Malha area. During the operation, several cases of business owners who did not record income or did not report their activities to the Tax Authority at all were discovered. An audit conducted at Sofer Satam revealed that he does not keep books, does not report to the tax authorities and is not registered in the tax systems at all. The businessman was investigated during which he admitted that he did not record income of 110 thousand shekels from two Torah scroll writing transactions. An audit conducted at a daycare center found that income of 60 thousand shekels received in the past month in checks and bank transfers from parents was not recorded. The business owner claimed that she did not have time to record the income. In an audit of a bike sales and repair shop, it was found that payments of 3,000 shekels received in Bit were not recorded in the business books from 2021. The business owner said in response that he did not know that income had to be recorded in Bit and thought that "it was enough that it entered the account." As part of the audit at the Ramla Lod Market, an unusual case was recorded when a stall owner ran away after realizing that visitors were on their way to him. His details were later located in the Tax Authority's databases and he was summoned for further investigation. Investigation at the tax assessor's offices.