Taxes

Your Taxes: The budget’s tax breaks

Olim already enjoy a 10-year Israeli tax holiday for foreign-source income and capital gains. Starting January 1, 2026, olim may also be exempt from Israeli tax on Israeli-source income.

 Thousands of additional shekels can be saved every year with tax exemption
“Businesses are relocating from high-tax states to Florida and Texas”

Redomestication: How businesses are escaping California, New York, and Washington State

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Your Taxes: Good news for Israelis with foreign rental income

Minister of Finance and Head of the Religious Zionist Party Bezalel Smotrich leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, February 23, 2026.

Knesset advances bill granting five-year tax exemption to olim, returning residents


Jewish schools, families poised for windfall under new federal tax-credit program

The $1,700 federal tax credit to support private school tuition delivers a long-sought victory to Orthodox Jewish advocacy groups and other religious education proponents.

Orthodox Jewish children get off a Yeshiva school bus, as New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a public health emergency in parts of Brooklyn in response to a measles outbreak, in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City, US, April 9, 2019.

Your Taxes: Claim your rights regarding purchase tax on a new home - opinion

Not paying purchase tax on unbuilt property is easier than claiming it back.

 Concept of green finance flourishing businesses invest money and coins into sustainable ventures, nurturing growth of nature-friendly projects and ensuring prosperous future. green finance growth.

Your Taxes: Government grabs an employee fringe benefit

The government apparently needs to finance the war partly at the expense of employees – notwithstanding the lengthy service of many on IDF reserve duty.

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Your Taxes: Deductions for prepaid property rent and expenses - opinion

Here’s how to navigate the process.

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Your Taxes: How to get off tax fines

Israel’s tax authority fines can be heavy, but there are ways to reduce or eliminate them. Here’s how to navigate the process and seek relief.

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Making aliyah to Israel next year? Here are some tax changes to keep in mind - opinion

Stay informed: Keep up with news of the specific reporting requirements from the Israel Tax Authority.

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

Your Taxes: Happy Independence Day, Start-Up Nation!

The innovative Israeli spirit is tied to the IDF, which teaches Israelis to improvise and get things done.

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Netanyahu denies pushing tax exemption regulations for Milchan

Netanyahu is suspected of allegedly pushing for several regulatory changes that would have been beneficial to his friend while in a position of power.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks on at his criminal trial testimony hearing in the Tel Aviv District Court yesterday.

How Israel caps Palestinian economic growth - analysis

Had Israel's control over the West Bank not occurred in 1967, the Palestinian economy could have been twice its current size – probably even more.

 Israeli security forces guard while Palestinians make their way through the Israeli Qalandia checkpoint to attend Friday prayers of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque, near the West Bank city of Ramallah on March 21, 2025.

Your Taxes: Charity goes digital

The tax breaks are not changing but the implementation is being upgraded.

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