Israeli taxes

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

The Israel Tax Authority has opened an online fast-track option for claims of property damage resulting from Iranian missile strikes, with compensation of up to NIS 30,000 available.

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

Your Taxes: What makes Israeli hi-tech tick

Finance Minister and Head of the Religious Zionist Party Bezalel Smotrich leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, February 16, 2026.

Business owners protest at Knesset as Smotrich raises Israel's import tax exemption

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

Your Taxes: Israel moves charities online for tax breaks


World Bank reports states Palestinian health services face crisis

So far in 2023, the income of the Palestinian public has increased considerably, but expenses have also increased,

 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends the China-Arab summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia December 9, 2022.

How changing foreign tax legislation could impact how much you pay

YOUR TAXES: With the new year approaching, the government wants to take a different bite out of your apples (and income) abroad.

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Your Taxes: Israeli accounting bodies should proceed to shake up these matters

The current Israeli judicial crisis is all about checks and balances. Accountants and auditors (as well as judges and lawyers) are part of these checks and balances.

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Carry on taxing, Israel Tax Authority tells banks after court ruling

The case concerned an Israeli private individual who received dividends on shares he held in Canadian and Australian companies.

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

What do you need to know about buying shares in Israeli companies?

YOUR TAXES: Buy assets not shares in an exit (although this may increase the Israeli sellers’ tax bill)

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Your Taxes: Israel Tax Authority issued instructions for non-taxation of SAFEs

A SAFE is an agreement whereby an amount of money is invested now in a company in return for shares to be issued later, by which time the shares in the company may be worth more.

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An economy lacking bread will also have no Torah - opinion

The less economic ability Israel’s citizens have, the greater the harm to the State of Israel – and that is without even addressing the issue of risk-averse investors.

 FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich addresses the plenum during the state budget debate in the Knesset, last week.

Yair Lapid offers 2% VAT cut instead of billions in Israeli coalition funds

The purpose of Yair Lapid's conference was to present guidelines for an alternative 2023-2024 Israeli budget, days before the government's budget proposal.

 The Knesset Finance Committee, led by Moshe Gafni, is seen debating the City Tax Fund, in Jerusalem, on May 15, 2023.

Passing the Municipal Tax Fund will increase animosity in Israel - editorial

"It is not our job to worry about budgetary resources to solve national crises,” a statement from The Federation of Local Authorities in Israel said.

 WITH 11,000 employees, the Jerusalem Municipality is the capital’s beating heart.

What is the Israel gov't proposed 'Arnona Fund?' - analysis

Local Authorities in Israel announced on Sunday that it was going to cease providing municipal services until the Fund is removed from the Economic Arrangements Bill.

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