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Kiryat Shmona petitions High Court to extend war compensation for businesses struggling to recover

The municipality argues that allowing residents to return did not restore the customers, workers, and income that businesses depended on.

Residents of the northern city of Kiryat Shmona check missile attack damages at the city's Central Bus Station and Mall, Kiryat Shmona, Northern Israel on November 27, 2024.
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Your taxes: Capital declarations go online

The Omani pilot-terrorist who attempted to carry out an attack on a Flydubai flight.

The lesson from the nightmare flight – and the disturbing detail still not fixed

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Your Taxes: How tax insurance helps businesses and investors manage risk


What to remember for inheritance and gift planning for Israeli-US citizens

Your taxes: For US citizens living in Israel, the complexity of estate planning is compounded by the need to navigate both US and Israeli tax laws.

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Israel's Tax Authority lost a major showdown. Here's what happened

YOUR TAXES: US, Canadian and UK donors, and their heirs, may want to check out the potential estate tax planning possibilities arising from this case.

 US and Israeli currency (1 dollar bills and 1 shekel coins respectively) are seen in this illustrative photo of money.

Saving for retirement? Israel introduces new benefits for pensions

Updates to deposit limits for pensions and professional development funds, along with the retirement process in Israel going digital.

 Thousands of additional shekels can be saved every year with tax exemption

Waves of Jerusalem real estate being bought by foreign investors

Experts have suggested that rising global antisemitism may be the impetus for the increased interest in housing in Israel’s capital.

A MAN pets his cat as he sits by the window of his Jerusalem apartment during a nationwide quarantine in March.

How Israel does tax issues with states in accordance with treaties

The competent authorities are not obliged to agree to anything, nor do Israel’s treaties stipulate mandatory arbitration.

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

Your Taxes: How to know if you are still an Israeli resident

The bill would be especially important to tourists who spend lengthy periods in Israel and anyone who relocates abroad from Israel for work/family reasons.

Calculating taxes

Herzliya resident arrested for embezzling income totaling NIS 6 million

The investigation concluded that between the years 2013 and 2021, Ben-Ari received approximately NIS 50,000 per month in bank transfers and cash, which she did not report over the years.

Illustrative photo of the 200 New Israeli Shekel bill.

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.

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Could Israel's banks be doing more to help their customers?

Israel’s Competition Authority recently announced its suspicion that the country’s five largest banks have neglected to share these benefits with their customers.

 WILL OWNERS of bank accounts benefit from the latest measures instituted by the country’s banks?

5 kilos of gold seized by the Israel Tax Authority at Jordan Allenby crossing

Five gold bars were seized at the Allenby border crossing following an intelligence tip off, this comes months after 100 kilos of gold were seized at the same border crossing.

The five gold bars seized by the Israel Tax Authority, June 22 2023.