Israel tax authority

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

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

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

Your Taxes: Israel moves charities online for tax breaks

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

Ashdod shop owner suspected of laundering money using ATM


Your taxes: ITA lifts veil on personal-service companies

These are complex rules that will affect the Israeli SME sector, and they appear to differ from some of the tax-reform measures just enacted in the United States.

US tax form (illustrative)

Air pollution, defective construction and corruption plague the state

Israel's comptroller reported on the faulty infrastructure creating a threat through out the state.

Israel's high-speed trains will race 100 mph along a network of eight bridges and six tunnels that constitute one of the largest infrastructure projects in Israel’s history

Coca-Cola owes Israeli Tax Authority huge sums of money

Coca-Cola failed to convince the Israeli Tax Authority that payments to the Irish company should not be taxed as "royalties."

A logo is seen on a Coca-Cola bottle

Three El Al employees arrested for fraud, money laundering

The suspects are based in Romania and Poland.

An El Al Boeing 787 Dreamliner; illustrative.

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.

Netafim

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.

money

Knesset approves plan to increase net wages for working parents

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

 Parents and grandparents with a boy on his birthday

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.

Man at an ATM in Israel

Your taxes: Israel and Switzerland speed up info exchange

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

Shekel money bills

JPost Editorial: Politics of fire

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

Fire near Jerusalem.