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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.
 Thousands of additional shekels can be saved every year with tax exemption

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


Reduced tax rate for early training fund withdrawals until year-end

Tax Authority offers reduced tax rate of up to 15% for early withdrawals from training funds until year-end, aiming to assist households during challenging times.


How to disprove a wrongful tax evasion accusation

Your Taxes: Businesses should always have a commercial rationale for their acts.

Calculating taxes

Your taxes: Paying tax on bitcoin and other virtual currency profits

The Israeli Tax Authority has developed a new procedure for the good guys to pay tax on their virtual currency gains.

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What to remember for inheritance and gift planning for Israeli-US citizens

Your taxes: For US citizens living in Israel, the complexity of estate planning is compounded by the need to navigate both US and Israeli tax laws.

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Israel's Tax Authority lost a major showdown. Here's what happened

YOUR TAXES: US, Canadian and UK donors, and their heirs, may want to check out the potential estate tax planning possibilities arising from this case.

 US and Israeli currency (1 dollar bills and 1 shekel coins respectively) are seen in this illustrative photo of money.

Saving for retirement? Israel introduces new benefits for pensions

Updates to deposit limits for pensions and professional development funds, along with the retirement process in Israel going digital.

 Thousands of additional shekels can be saved every year with tax exemption

Waves of Jerusalem real estate being bought by foreign investors

Experts have suggested that rising global antisemitism may be the impetus for the increased interest in housing in Israel’s capital.

A MAN pets his cat as he sits by the window of his Jerusalem apartment during a nationwide quarantine in March.

How Israel does tax issues with states in accordance with treaties

The competent authorities are not obliged to agree to anything, nor do Israel’s treaties stipulate mandatory arbitration.

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

Your Taxes: How to know if you are still an Israeli resident

The bill would be especially important to tourists who spend lengthy periods in Israel and anyone who relocates abroad from Israel for work/family reasons.

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Herzliya resident arrested for embezzling income totaling NIS 6 million

The investigation concluded that between the years 2013 and 2021, Ben-Ari received approximately NIS 50,000 per month in bank transfers and cash, which she did not report over the years.

Illustrative photo of the 200 New Israeli Shekel bill.