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Your Taxes: Trump’s tax amnesty raises questions for Israeli taxpayers

BY LEON HARRIS — Fri, 29 May 2026 16:29:44 GMT

Trump’s tax settlement casts a spotlight on Israel’s tax amnesty program, its limits, and the risks facing taxpayers without full documentation.

Your Investments: Aaron’s menorah teaches us patience is key to long-term wealth

BY AARON KATSMAN — Fri, 29 May 2026 16:29:18 GMT

Aaron’s menorah offers a timeless lesson in patience, showing how lasting financial success is built through discipline, consistency, and time.

Shekel gains sharply despite interest rate cut

BY EITAN GERSTENFELD/GLOBES/TNS — Wed, 27 May 2026 13:21:50 GMT

The Iran war led to a 3.3% contraction in GDP (on an annualized basis) in the first quarter

“Rabitabank” OJSC secures USD 7 Million funding from Enabling Qapital

BY IN COOPERATION WITH RABITABANK OJSC — Tue, 26 May 2026 16:30:34 GMT

The financing agreement will support SME development, expand access to financing, and strengthen sustainable business growth initiatives in Azerbaijan.

Your Taxes: How California’s new software tax may hit Israeli tech companies

BY LEON HARRIS — Fri, 22 May 2026 18:31:14 GMT

California Gov. Newsom proposes expanding the state’s 7.25% sales tax to pre-written software, potentially impacting Israeli and other foreign software companies starting 2027.

Your Investments: Shavuot lessons, from Torah to retirement planning

BY AARON KATSMAN — Fri, 22 May 2026 18:27:13 GMT

Shavuot celebrates receiving the Torah. Beyond cheesecake, the holiday teaches restraint, morality, and living wisely, including lessons on finances and desire.

Your Investments: Financial freedom and Jerusalem unification

BY AARON KATSMAN — Fri, 15 May 2026 20:56:44 GMT

Seeing tens of thousands of our youth celebrating something of substance, in the era of social media and smartphones, is very moving.

Your Taxes: How Israel’s new war compensation system works

BY LEON HARRIS — Fri, 15 May 2026 20:54:01 GMT

The new law is complex. In practice, an accountant typically enters data into the ITA system, and it crunches the numbers.

Israel’s inflation dynamics remain under control

BY MATAN SHITRIT AND IN COLLABORATION WITH PHOENIX FINANCIAL — Mon, 11 May 2026 09:45:33 GMT

A strong shekel, alongside structural energy factors, is moderating external price shocks.

Your Investments: Prosperity in Israel takes time, but aliyah is worth it

BY AARON KATSMAN — Fri, 08 May 2026 15:52:14 GMT

No one walked into Israel and achieved instant prosperity overnight. The land required effort, faith, and sacrifice. But, ultimately, it offered something deeper than comfort.

Your Taxes: An agreement is an agreement

BY LEON HARRIS — Fri, 08 May 2026 15:51:32 GMT

In Weiss vs Large Enterprises Assessing Officer, the court said the ITA also cannot back out of an agreement with a taxpayer. (The ITA sometimes needs to remember that.)

How Israel’s new reporting rules change the olim tax holiday - opinion

BY ANAT SHAVIT AND LIOR GAL — Mon, 04 May 2026 12:11:45 GMT

Israel’s new reporting rules pierce the olim tax holiday, exposing foreign assets and raising real risks for globally active newcomers.

Your Taxes: Israel’s lower mid-market is tempting international M&A buyers

BY MOTI WILL FISCHTEIN — Fri, 01 May 2026 20:16:17 GMT

Bargaining factors: Several factors are contributing to what can best be described as a ripening of the market.

Your Investments: Second chances, respect, and newlywed finance

BY AARON KATSMAN — Fri, 01 May 2026 20:16:10 GMT

Build a shared plan. That means creating a realistic budget, setting priorities, and agreeing on a strategy for saving and investing.

Your Investments: Avoid repeating financial blunders

BY AARON KATZMAN — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:24:28 GMT

My heroes are the ones who survived doing it wrong, who made mistakes but recovered from them. – Bono

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

BY LEON HARRIS — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:20:57 GMT

Over the past year, Google acquired Wiz for $32b., Palo Alto Networks acquired CyberArk for around $25b, and there were many smaller deals.

Israel’s hidden strength: Institutional capital pools

BY DAVID ALEXANDER AND IN COLLABORATION WITH PHOENIX FINANCIAL — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:26:04 GMT

How long-term savings improve national resilience

The banking system

BY MARC REISS AND IN COLLABORATION WITH MIZRAHI-TEFAHOT BANK — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 17:21:25 GMT

Banks are essential to the modern economy and in Israel, they are a key part of the country's remarkable development.

Your Taxes: OECD, G20 launch plan to expose untaxed real estate funds and income

BY LEON HARRIS — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:46:18 GMT

A new OECD initiative aims to close real estate loopholes, exposing untaxed funds, rental income, and capital gains. This could affect anyone with global property investments.

Your Investments: Can you attain financial freedom in Israel?

BY AARON KATSMAN — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:45:41 GMT

As Israelis gear up for Independence day, it’s a great time to look at your own financial situation and make sure that you are on the road to financial independence as well.

S&P 500 closes at fresh record, recovering all losses since start of US-Iran war

BY REUTERS — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:17:53 GMT

The S&P settled at 7,022.95, up 0.8%, LSEG data showed, surpassing its previous closing high in January. It also hit a new intraday record of 7,026.24.

Dollar falls below three shekels for first time in over 30 years, annual inflation rate declines

BY STEVEN SCHEER/ REUTERS — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:30:31 GMT

Avraham Novogrocki, president of Israel’s Manufacturers’ Association, which represents some 1,500 firms and 400,000 workers, said the strong shekel posed a risk to the economy.

BHI extends $88m bridge loan for Midtown Manhattan tower acquisition

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:08:19 GMT

Bank Hapoalim’s US arm said the financing will support Idan Ofer’s real estate arm and Metro Loft in the acquisition and conversion of 845 Third Avenue into a 529-unit rental property.

Your Investments: Financial modesty

BY AARON KATSMAN — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:08:51 GMT

"When someone saves your life and gives you life, there’s gratitude, humility; there’s a time you’ve been so blessed you realize you’ve been given another chance at life..." - Pat Summerall

Your Taxes: The budget’s tax breaks

BY LEON HARRIS — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:08:42 GMT

Olim already enjoy a 10-year Israeli tax holiday for foreign-source income and capital gains. Starting January 1, 2026, olim may also be exempt from Israeli tax on Israeli-source income.

Revised income tax brackets boost March salary

BY ELA LEVI-WEINRIB/GLOBES/TNS — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:24:37 GMT

Income tax brackets in Israel are designed to tax those who earn more at a higher rate than those who earn less.

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

BY LEON HARRIS — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:13:32 GMT

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

Leumi, Shestovitz take stakes in Profit Finance Group with NIS 670 million investment

BY TOBIAS HOLCMAN — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:50:12 GMT

Leumi Partners and Shestovitz Properties acquired NIS 670M in Profit Finance Group, which manages NIS 100B. Founders Elberg and Banai retain control after a massive valuation leap since 2021.

Pentagon denies report of Hegseth-linked pre-strike defense investments

BY REUTERS — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 03:39:49 GMT

Hegseth's Morgan Stanley broker contacted BlackRock in February about making a multimillion-dollar investment, while the Pentagon's spokesperson called the story "entirely false and fabricated."

Despite the war: Israeli high-tech opens 2026 with approximately $3.1 billion in funding

BY ARIEL FEIGLIN — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:47:09 GMT

Behind the stability in overall capital lies a shift in the market structure. The number of deals remains relatively low, and capital is increasingly concentrated in a smaller number of companies.