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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.
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Your Taxes: New Israeli taxation rule calls for immediate action

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Your Taxes: Leaving Israel? Leave your pension here

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


Drip irrigation, jewel of Israeli tech, sells for $1.5b

As part of the deal, the parties said they have agreed to maintain Netafim's core activity in Israel, including continued production and R&D activity, for at least the next 20 years.

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Your Taxes: VAT quandary for VCs

Now the whole VAT issue has been thrown open by a recent tax ruling and a recent court case.

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Knesset approves plan to increase net wages for working parents

The boost in tax credit points will take effect retroactively, beginning January 1, 2017.

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Clock ticking on the Tax Authority’s amnesty program

The program gives Israelis the option to voluntarily disclose previously unreported overseas earnings or bank accounts without incurring criminal penalty.

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Your taxes: Israel and Switzerland speed up info exchange

Affected Israeli taxpayers and their advisers need to be both speedy and creative.

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JPost Editorial: Politics of fire

The public’s trust in government depends on truthful and honest administration.

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Your Taxes: Control and management

On August 29, the Israeli Tax Authority issued a supplement dated March 31 to its original circular 4/2002 of March 3, 2003.

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NIS 8.6 billion reported through voluntary tax disclosure scheme

In September of 2014, the authority launched a voluntary disclosure procedure that would allow Israelis who had failed to report path to come clean without facing criminal charges.

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Tax Authority nabs 8,000-person list of Israeli HSBC accounts

Having a Swiss bank account is not illegal in Israel as long as it is reported to authorities and taxes are paid.

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Your Taxes: Tax Authority homes in on tax evaders who own short-term rentals

The ITA says it carried out an operation involving 58 audits in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa and Eilat and found that 33 percent of home owners did not report their income.

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