Israel tax authority

Public complaints in Israel soar as state failures compound

Of the complaints in which the commission reached a decision, 56% were found justified - the highest rate since its establishment. Another 7,429 complaints were resolved without a formal decision.

Visitors attend the “Batrei Zuzei” art fair featuring student works ahead of the Jewish holiday of Shavuot at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem, May 18, 2026.
 Illustrative image of doing taxes.

Your Taxes: An agreement is an agreement

Bedouin women sit outside their demolished homes in the Bedouin village of Umm al-Hiran in the Negev desert, in the in the Southern Israel, January 18, 2017.

Negev governance crisis: Polygamy running rampant, contractors exposed to extortion

 Illustration of  Israeli shekels, September 24, 2023

Your Taxes: So you want to acquire an Israeli company?


Nearly 30,000 property damage claims filed since start of Operation Roaring Lion

According to the Tax Authority, 65 compensation fund teams are currently operating across the country to assist civilians whose homes and property have been damaged in the war.

Destroyed building in central Israel following Iranian missile strikes on February 28, 2026.

Your Taxes: You can't have your matzah and eat it, too

Israel's Supreme Court rules that if you enjoy employee share/share option tax breaks, you don’t receive others.

Calculating taxes

Knesset advances bill granting five-year tax exemption to olim, returning residents

Olim, along with returning residents who have lived abroad for at least ten years, will be eligible for the tax exemption.

Minister of Finance and Head of the Religious Zionist Party Bezalel Smotrich leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, February 23, 2026.

Your Taxes: How Israelis can claim fast-track missile damage compensation

The Israel Tax Authority has opened an online fast-track option for claims of property damage resulting from Iranian missile strikes, with compensation of up to NIS 30,000 available.

Aftermath of an Iranian ballistic missile attack following impact of missile fragments in central Israel, March 8, 2026

Your Taxes: Israel moves charities online for tax breaks

Starting in 2026, details of each donation reported are immediately stored electronically on the ITA’s system. The donor can access these details online.

A charity donation box is seen in this illustrative photo taken March 22, 2023

Ashdod shop owner suspected of laundering money using ATM

According police, income from cash sales at the store, which was concealed from the tax authorities, was laundered through the suspect's bank accounts by depositing the cash into an ATM at the store

 New Israeli Shekel banknotes are seen in this picture illustration taken November 9, 2021

Lahav 433, Tax Authority arrest seven for suspected extortion, money laundering, tax fraud

Seven members of the Bakri crime organization were arrested following an investigation carried out by multiple law enforcement agencies, including Lahav 433 and the Tax Authority.

Israeli police arrested senior Bakri crime group members and municipal officials in Nazareth overnight in the “Maze of Money” case targeting extortion and money laundering on December 9th, 2025.

Your Taxes: New Israeli taxation rule calls for immediate action

Unfortunately, the trapped profit rules hardly encourage olim who own companies abroad to migrate to Israel.

 Thousands of additional shekels can be saved every year with tax exemption

Your Taxes: Leaving Israel? Leave your pension here

Section 87 seeks to preserve such monies until retirement age (men, age 67, and women, age 64, generally). The penalty for early payout is a 35% tax charge.

Israeli shekel

Your Taxes: OECD tries to fix home-office tax traps

Working abroad sounds simple, but new OECD guidance still leaves major tax risks for Israelis and foreign firms.

 Work from home (illustrative)