Israel tax authority

Employee Union chairman says inspectors will not return to Bnei Brak without security - report

Following the meeting with the mayor, the Tax Authority announced that operations in the city would resume.

Israeli srcurity and rescue forces inspect the damage at the scene where a missile fired from Iran toward Israel caused damage in Bnei Brak, central Israel, March 31, 2026.
Street sign reading women on one side and men on the other, in the ultra orthodox Jewish town of Bnei Brak, July 15, 2026.

Municipality is not 'modesty patrol': Bnei Brak councilman slams sidewalk gender segregation

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men block a road during a protest against the jailing of seminary students who failed to comply with an army recruitment order on Road 4 near Bnei Brak, July 16, 2026.

Tax Authority will immediately stop war damage claims until Bnei Brak mayor condemns mob attacks

Israeli Supreme Court judges assemble to hear four petitions calling for the removal of Israel's hardline National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, alleging that he has undermined the independence of the police, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on April 15, 2026; illustrative

High Court questions yeshiva tax-benefits petition after state policy change


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

Businesses near Gaza to be compensated for indirect costs caused by war

Businesses within 40 kilometers of the Gaza border can choose if they prefer to be compensated through a calculation based on lost turnover or lost wages.

Avi Amar at a rocket explosion in Ashdod

Tax Authority didn’t do its homework on residency - opinion

This was a capital gains tax case that hinged on the residency of the taxpayer.

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Tax Authority holds up refunds with sudden change in bank account policy

Thousands of business owners received a message simply stating that "bank account details for refunds were missing and the details should be updated."

A bank employee counts Israeli Shekel notes for the camera at a bank branch in Tel Aviv

What are Israel's 'tax traps' for gifts, inheritance?

A transfer of an asset, whether as a gift or inheritance, to an Israeli resident recipient is not subject to Israeli taxation.

Calculating taxes

Stock option recharge damage control - opinion

Who pays for hi-tech stock options?

Calculating taxes

How to dramatically improve Israeli tax administration - opinion

In most countries, tax law amendments accompany the annual government budget process. In Israel, the budgetary process is stalled for political reasons.

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Tax Authority working to help Holocaust survivors exercise tax benefits

Some 70% of the affected survivors had not filed any reports or requests for tax returns.

Polish-born Holocaust survivor Meyer Hack shows his prisoner number tattooed on his arm during a news conference at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem June 15, 2009.

Can the Tax Authority force accountants to hand over information?

Lawyers have legal privilege, accountants don’t

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Tax breaks for service platforms in Israel

US tax form (illustrative)