Israel tax authority

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

Israeli shekel

Your Taxes: Leaving Israel? Leave your pension here

 Work from home (illustrative)

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


Israel bans use of cash for purchases larger than NIS 6,000

Cash deals exceeding 6,000 NIS will be illegal, as part of the effort to fight against money laundering and criminal activity.

 Illustration photo of the new 200 New Israeli Shekel (NIS) bill. February 7, 2016

Former Mossad head to receive tax refund of NIS 100,000

The tax authority initially refused to grant the application, so a class action lawsuit was filed in March 2018. Shavit's accountant drew his attention to his right to a refund.

FORMER DIRECTOR-GENERAL of the Mossad Shabtai Shavit speaks in Tel Aviv in 2017.

Israel has a new stealth tax on digital products - what you need to know

This affects international exporters and Israeli importers of digital products.

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

Corona grant repayments to the Israeli Tax Authority - opinion

The grants were a desperately needed lifeline for many Israeli businesses

Illustrative photo of Israeli money

Israeli real estate tax proposals - opinion

The aim is to encourage sales and supply and hence bring down home prices. The public has until 23:59 p.m. February 3 to comment on the proposals.

Real Estate

Treasury revenue from cars climbs to NIS 44b in 2021

With record new vehicle sales in Israel in 2021, purchase tax earned by the government on new cars in the first 11 months of the year amounted to NIS 10.8 billion, up 20% from 2020.

 Cars brought on cargo ships, imported from abroad, seen parked at the port in the Southern Israeli town of Ashdod, before being transported away for sale. June 23, 2014.

The great international tax reform – Part 3 miscellaneous - opinion

Below we briefly review proposed miscellaneous measures. Other proposals for companies and individuals were outlined in earlier articles.

Calculating taxes

What are Israel's new COVID-19 accelerated depreciation rules? - opinion

The aim of the accelerated depreciation regulations is to encourage investment in the Israeli economy.

Calculating taxes

Making a bad investment on another's behalf: Whose loss is it? - opinion

By not reporting the first investment on the first capital declaration, the taxpayer forfeited the right to later claim a loss on that investment.

Calculating taxes

Who is an Israeli resident for tax purposes? - opinion

The question of who is a resident is multi-faceted. Don’t expect the ITA to agree with you without a high majority of the factors supporting your claim.

Calculating taxes