About our firm
Lazar & Co provides a full range of services in Israel to both local and international clients. We specialize in supporting clients to the highest professional standard, with deep familiarity with Israeli regulatory requirements.
The firm
Our firm provides a full range of services in Israel including payroll, audit and assurance, bookkeeping, tax advisory, and audit services.
We currently serve a large number of Israeli clients as well as many international clients with a local presence in Israel — branches, subsidiaries, withholding-tax-only files, permanent establishments, and more.
We deliver services to the highest standard with full awareness of Israeli legal requirements. Lazar & Co is a CPA firm. Our office is located in central Tel Aviv.
Services for foreign companies
- Representation of foreign companies before Israeli tax authorities
- Pre-ruling arrangements before commencing operations
- Oversight of foreign entities' Israeli operations vis-à-vis local stakeholders — strategic partners, suppliers, banks, financial institutions, and government authorities
- Accounting, audit, and statutory recordkeeping
- Selection of legal counsel, insurance brokers, suppliers, and IT systems
- Operational and logistical support
- Special compensation arrangements
- Economic services for foreign corporations — valuations, due diligence, PPA
- Strategic planning and business development support locally and internationally
Our services are delivered by domain experts. The added value to our clients is the ability to engage with a single point of contact across the full spectrum of issues.
Managing partner
Matan holds an M.B.A. with a finance specialization and a B.A. in Business Administration with an accounting concentration from the College of Management Academic Studies. He is a licensed CPA in Israel and a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Israel.
Matan brings extensive experience in economic and accounting projects. He spent several years in audit at Somekh Chaikin (KPMG), where he led audit engagements for large public companies reporting under IFRS and US GAAP standards.
Previously, Matan served as comptroller at one of Israel's leasing companies and as an external advisor. He currently serves on the academic faculty of the School of Business Administration at the College of Management Academic Studies.