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Your Taxes: An agreement is an agreement

In Weiss vs Large Enterprises Assessing Officer, the court said the ITA also cannot back out of an agreement with a taxpayer. (The ITA sometimes needs to remember that.)

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Bedouin women sit outside their demolished homes in the Bedouin village of Umm al-Hiran in the Negev desert, in the in the Southern Israel, January 18, 2017.

Negev governance crisis: Polygamy running rampant, contractors exposed to extortion

 Illustration of  Israeli shekels, September 24, 2023

Your Taxes: So you want to acquire an Israeli company?

Destroyed building in central Israel following Iranian missile strikes on February 28, 2026.

Nearly 30,000 property damage claims filed since start of Operation Roaring Lion


You might pay less in taxes in Israel in 2023 - here's why

The Israel Tax Authority recently published an update for tax and pension contributions paid in 2023. This means that your taxes for 2023 should be lower.

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

Tax Authority head: Talks of removing funds from Israel will harm economy

Director of the Tax Authority Eran Yaacov: A change of events could turn the economy in a direction no one had foreseen and harm investments.

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

Can you get a tax exemption for an illegal residence in Israel?

Over the years, many Israeli court decisions have gone against the taxpayer, but in the Stein case, the taxpayer managed to scrape a win.

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Tax Authority director: We will demand customer accounts info from banks

Speaking at the annual conference of The Chamber of Insurance Agents in Eilat, Yaacov said that in the new Arrangements Law, the ITA will propose reforms to handle illegal capital.

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

Tax Authority contacting 19,000 citizens to check eligibility for tax returns

The letters were sent to citizens who, after their payslips from 2016 were examined, are entitled to refunds.

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

Israeli real estate: When is a trust a bad idea?

When doing succession planning for Israeli real estate, the choices may include using a trust, a nomineeship, an entity or direct bequests to the heirs. Each has pros and cons.

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Beware split real estate deals in Israel - the Tax Authority may notice

We can only guess what the taxpayer planned, but the ITA taxed the overall deal their way and the District Court ruled in the ITA’s favor.

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Court: Transfer of Israeli real estate into trust can be taxed - comment

The Supreme Court’s ruling affects anyone who transferred or is considering transferring real property in Israel into a trust, or in the event he is a beneficiary in such a trust.

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Israelis unable to work amid security lockdowns to receive financial compensation

The Finance Minister has doubled down on his prior promise to compensate any worker who has lost income due to rocket fire.

 Rockets are fired toward Israel from Rafah, in the Gaza Strip, on August 7, 2022.

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