According to recent reports, Israel's tax authority is preparing to issue tax assessments within a year to Facebook and Google based on their digital presence in Israel. In speaking with Israeli Newspaper Haaretz, Israel Tax Authority (ITA) Director General Asher Mosher has said that the work has begun on calculating taxes based on the position set out in 2016 regarding significant digital presence. The position of the ITA was issued as Circular No. 4/2016 ({News-2016-04-19/A/3-previous cove…