Materials for journalists, podcasters, and event organizers covering US-Israel tax, Aliyah, cross-border investing, and the financial life of the English-speaking diaspora connecting to Israel. For interviews, expert quotes, or speaking engagements, contact ido@cohen-partners.co.il.
Ido Cohen is the founder and managing partner of Cohen Partners CPA, an Israeli accounting firm specializing in US-Israel cross-border tax and strategic advisory for the English-speaking diaspora. A licensed Israeli CPA with 14+ years of experience, he advises American Jews making Aliyah, US owners of Israeli companies, families inheriting Israeli assets, and dual-jurisdiction investors on the technical issues that live in the gap between Israeli and US tax systems. Cohen Partners is based in Bnei Brak, Israel, and works coordinated alongside US CPAs, US estate counsel, and Israeli legal counsel.
Ido Cohen, CPA (Israel), is the founder and managing partner of Cohen Partners CPA, an Israeli accounting firm focused entirely on US-Israel cross-border tax and strategic advisory work for the English-speaking diaspora. He founded the firm in 2010 with a deliberate mission: to build the kind of senior, English-fluent Israeli CPA practice that he wished existed when he started serving cross-border clients — one that combines deep technical expertise in both Israeli and US tax systems with the cultural fluency needed to bridge them.
Over more than a decade of practice, his work has spanned the full lifecycle of Anglo-Israeli financial life: pre-Aliyah tax planning for olim moving to Israel, FBAR and FATCA compliance for Americans living in Israel, GILTI and Section 962 strategy for US owners of Israeli companies, real estate structuring and inheritance for diaspora families with Israeli assets, and trustee/director services for foreign-owned Israeli entities. He also serves on multiple Israeli company boards and as trustee for several charitable foundations supported by American donors.
Cohen Partners works in coordination with US CPAs, US estate attorneys, and Israeli legal counsel — operating as the dedicated Israeli specialist in cross-border teams. The firm's typical client engagement spans 7+ years and several major life events. Ido is based in Bnei Brak, Israel, and is available for interviews and commentary on Israeli and US-Israel financial topics in both Hebrew and English.
Ido is regularly available to journalists and podcasters for expert commentary on the following topics. Quotes can typically be provided same-day on email; live interviews can usually be scheduled within 48 hours.
For a current list of recent media appearances, podcast guest spots, conference speaking engagements, and published articles, please contact ido@cohen-partners.co.il. We share an updated press list with credentialed journalists upon request.
Ido is available to speak at Aliyah events, Jewish community programs, Israeli business conferences, family office gatherings, and CPA continuing-education events. Below are signature talks; custom topics are available on request.
What every American Jew planning Aliyah should be doing in the year before the move — from the Roth conversion that's now or never, to the brokerage account decisions you can't undo, to the residency-trigger date that determines a decade of tax exposure. Practical, decision-by-decision walkthrough with worked examples.
The American olim's most common compliance failure: kupot gemel and keren hishtalmut as foreign trusts under US law. FBAR, 8938, 3520-A, and the path back through Streamlined Filing. Designed for the Anglo community in Israel and US CPAs serving them.
Why every American who incorporates an Israeli company faces an immediate tax decision worth hundreds of thousands of dollars annually — and why most founders find out about it too late. Section 962 vs HTE explained with real numbers. For Israeli tech communities, founders' clubs, and accelerator programs.
Israeli probate, Form 3520, step-up basis, and the practical playbook for the first 90 days after inheriting Israeli real estate, accounts, or business interests. For Jewish federation programs, family wealth events, and estate planning conferences.
What the 1995 treaty actually does for dual taxpayers, the tiebreaker rules for residency, and the treaty-based positions every cross-border practitioner should know. For CPAs, attorneys, and continuing-education programs.
Tax mechanics of buying, holding, renting, and selling Israeli real estate as a US person. Mas Rechisha, Mas Shevach, the foreign tax credit math, depreciation rules, and the structures that work (and don't) for diaspora investors. Workshop format with case studies.
The penalty math that most Americans abroad don't appreciate, the Bittner v. United States decision and what it changed, and the safe path back through Streamlined Filing. Designed for general audiences of Americans living abroad.
When an Israeli arrangement is a "trust" under US law, the throwback rules, Form 3520-A, and how American beneficiaries of foreign trusts navigate the most punitive corner of US tax law. For estate planning and trust counsel audiences.
Useful figures for journalists working on US-Israel financial topics. All figures sourced from public Israeli government data, IRS publications, and Cohen Partners' aggregated practice data.
High-resolution professional headshots of Ido Cohen (multiple poses, suit and casual, color and B&W) available for editorial use. Email ido@cohen-partners.co.il with a brief description of the publication and intended use.
Cohen Partners CPA logo files (light, dark, monochrome variants) available in PNG, SVG, and EPS formats. Brand guidelines provided on request.
Photographs of the firm's Bnei Brak office and Tel Aviv-area work spaces available for editorial features. Site visits welcome by appointment.
Original tax data visualizations, calculations, and charts (e.g., the GILTI math, FBAR penalty stack, Aliyah exemption timeline) available for editorial use with attribution.
Email: ido@cohen-partners.co.il
Phone (also WhatsApp): +972-50-938-3080
Email is fastest. Most quote requests answered same business day (Israel time, Sunday–Thursday).
Email: ido@cohen-partners.co.il
Include event date, location, audience size, audience profile, and topic of interest. Speaker fee structure varies by event type — pro bono availability for Jewish community and educational programs.
Email: ido@cohen-partners.co.il
For deep-dive research projects (book chapters, long-form features), background conversations are available on a non-attribution basis.
BSR Towers 4
Bnei Brak, Israel
10 minutes from central Tel Aviv. Visitors welcome by appointment. Studio-quality video recording space available for podcast guesting.