Israeli taxes

Business owners protest at Knesset as Smotrich raises Israel's import tax exemption

The government approved Smotrich's order on Sunday and is expected to be finalized through a vote in the Knesset plenum on Monday evening.

Finance Minister and Head of the Religious Zionist Party Bezalel Smotrich leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, February 16, 2026.
A charity donation box is seen in this illustrative photo taken March 22, 2023

Your Taxes: Israel moves charities online for tax breaks

 Income Tax and Property Tax Department at the Finance Ministry

Your Taxes: Reportable income-tax positions target shelters in US

 UP, UP, and away with El Al profits.

El Al to distribute first dividend since 2017 after state approval


Your Taxes: What internet service providers to the EU need to know

Calculating taxes

Supermodel Bar Refaeli liable for Israeli taxes on foreign revenue

The Israeli cover girl maintains she was living in America with then-boyfriend Leonardo DiCaprio, but the tax authorities claim she was actually living in Tel Aviv and owes back taxes.

Bar Rafaeli and Ruth Westheimer, also known as Dr. Ruth, ring the opening bell at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange during the first-ever Forbes Under 30 Summit Global in May 2018

Your Taxes: Post-election tax agenda

So what should be on the tax agenda of the next government? We comment below on two potentially major issues: the US GILTI tax and the lack of tax tribunals in Israel.

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The Dead Sea Mall is to be the first VAT-free mall outside Eilat

When the project gets underway, the mall will offer a VAT reimbursement counter for tourists – for the first time in Israel – to allow some 3 million tourists who visit the sea each year to save.

The Dead Sea mall

YOUR TAXES: What e-commerce sellers into the US need to know

Approximately 170,000 Americans live in Israel. In total, more than one million U.S. citizens and green card holders – who both live overseas and own more than 10% of a foreign corporation – faced the prospect of paying the tax.

Why is nobody talking about taxes ahead of the elections?

Doron Arbely, the former director general of the Israel Tax Authority and expert on taxation and regulation, fears that Israel's citizens might all be surprised come the day after the elections.

People sort ballot boxes as part of preparations for the upcoming Israeli election, during a briefing for members of the media at the Israel Central Election Committee Logistics Center in Shoham, Israel March 6, 2019

Your Taxes: Revised Israel-UK tax treaty soon

The UK and Israeli governments signed a protocol to amend the income tax treaty between the two countries after Parliamentary and Knesset ratification, expected in around a year.

UK Secretary of State for International Trade, Liam Fox MP (right) and British Ambassador to Israel David Quarrey at Peres Centre for Peace and Innovation, November 27, 2018

Tel Aviv restaurants to strike during Eurovision in taxation protest

The strike is being led by "Restaurants Stronger Together," a grassroots, industry-led non-profit with over 1,000 members aiming to unite the sector.

Tomer Moore, owner of Café Jeremiah and founder & CEO of Restaurants Stronger Together

Your taxes: OECD proposals for a digitized economy

Jose Angel Gurria (R), Secretary-General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), at a news conference with Finance Minister Yair Lapid.

Your Taxes: Tax Authority scraping the barrel?

This may be a nightmare scenario – being forced to find and report income and expense documentation going back 7-11 years.

Shekel money bills