Israel tax authority

Your Taxes: Two permanent homes and a double life? Problematic

The case mainly concerns a husband who was born in Israel in 1948, traveled to England in 1985, and to Nigeria in 1993, where he set up successful agricultural and chicken-breeding companies.

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Israeli State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman at a Finance committee meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 6, 2025.

Gov't call center quality falls, public service scores climb, digital access rises, audit finds

A Magen David Adom vehicle is seen on Jaffa Street outside the Mahane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem, June 8, 2026

Four children admitted to Jerusalem hospital with unspecified illness, investigation is ongoing

Smuggled cigarettes recovered by Israel Police, June 1, 2026.

Azerbaijani ship officers arrested in NIS 7 million cigarette smuggling bust


Two suspects arrested after smuggling 80,000 cigarettes disguised as tissues

The two suspects, 31 and 32 years old, reportedly smuggled the cigarettes from Dubai, evading taxes estimated at about NIS 20 million.

Two suspects arrested after smuggling 80,000 cigarettes disguised as tissues.

Israel Tax Authority cracks down on fake invoices with stricter company ownership reporting

The Israel Tax Authority is also considering significantly tightening sanctions on controlling shareholders who sell companies but do not immediately report this to the Tax Authority.

 Illustration of a sign leading to the Tax Authorities offices in Jerusalem.

Israeli food chain owner, businessman arrested for embezzling, evading $19 m.

Following an ongoing covert operation, the Tax Authority publicized the investigation.

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The dramatic changes proposed to the definition of Israeli, foreign residents - opinion

It is worth questioning why the Tax Authority largely abandoned the original committee’s recommendations without broader consultation.

 THE ISRAEL Tax Authority is apparently interpreting ‘mail’ to include email and downloads from the Internet.

Your Taxes: Avoiding a catch-22 - opinion

Anyone following the Israeli judicial reform process should note what can happen if an executive authority simply ignores the courts and uses a catch-22 excuse when caught out.

 Illustration of a sign leading to the Tax Authorities offices in Jerusalem.

Israeli authorities foil smuggling attempt of unsafe beef, pork fat worth over NIS 1 million

While pork fat has long been used in cosmetics, the products in the seized shipment did not meet the necessary safety standards for food-grade items.

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Gov't launches project to rebuild homes destroyed by Iranian missiles

The project will consolidate costs for home renovations across an apartment complex, aiming to reduce the overall cost to residents and the state.

 A Tel Aviv Apartment destroyed by an Iranian missile, June 16, 2025.

After damages from Iran attacks, Israel's small businesses are stuck in Tax Authority limbo

Many small businesses have been hit and are now effectively in limbo as they wait for compensation.

 An illustrative image of Israelis at a restaurant.

Almost 15,000 homes damaged by Iranian attacks, thousands evacuated

Some 24 buildings were identified as needing to be demolished following damage from Iranian strikes, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said.  

 Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene where a ballistic missile fired from Iran hit and caused damage in Petah Tikva, June 16, 2025

Suspect arrested at Ben-Gurion Airport for smuggling gold worth NIS 1.5 million

Sherif Ravi, a resident of Beit Hanina in Jerusalem, had returned to Israel from Dubai through Ben-Gurion Airport and tried to bring the gold into the country without declaring it.

 Travelers seen at the arrival hall of Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, on April 11, 2018