Taxes
Will the NIS 200 banknote be canceled?
Tax Authority: "We need to cancel all the 200s." Bank of Israel: "No professional basis justifying the cancellation of any given banknote has been presented to the Governor."
Money waiting for you? The year-end tax guide for employees and self-employed
Reservists lose municipal-tax discounts after wartime protection expires, petition says
Your Taxes: The 2026 aliyah tax opportunity is closing - here's what you need to know
Your Taxes: Is a hotel a real estate play in Israel?
Israeli real estate purchases can face up to 10% purchase tax, with anti-avoidance rules also taxing shares in entities whose assets are primarily Israeli property.
High-tech workers, doctors leaving: Emigration wave hits Israel’s top income decile
Emigration rate among wealthy population nearly doubled compared to previous years, Tax Authority estimates potential tax loss at roughly NIS 700M.
Your Taxes: How Israel taxes SAFE investments in hi-tech startups
Israel’s tax rules can keep SAFE investment discounts untaxed, but startups and investors must meet strict conditions on equity, discounts, transfers and share sales.
Your Taxes: What new olim need to know about Israel's tax exemption
This article discusses what the Knesset enacted, what the Israeli Tax Authority is now saying, and what you can do about it.
Your Taxes: Can AI tax agents replace human experience in the tax field?
No AI agent knows the unpublished positions of Israeli tax officials – accountants find these out on the job or in tax audit meetings.
Your Taxes: Could taxes unlock Israel's constitutional future?
If President Herzog refrained from signing new tax and spending legislation until constitutional progress occurs, maybe this would encourage all concerned to sign up to a constitution.
Israel, Paybox launch Jerusalem's first municipal wallet in push to digitalize taxes, payments
The system, known as MuniBox, will allow residents of Tel Aviv-Jaffa and Jerusalem to pay for most municipal services and taxes via a mobile app.
Your Taxes: How to live longer according to the OECD
By 2060, one out of three people in OECD countries will be at least 65 years old, up from one out of five today, according to the OECD, with careers now spanning decades, up to five generations
VAT on reinsurance transactions and overseas loans
In a panel led by Gal Greenberg of KPMG Israel, VAT Director David Shilon revealed that the Tax Authority considered expanding VAT rules under a legislative amendment to cover additional sectors.
Ability Industries, two officials indicted in NIS 35m. defense-export case
Prosecutors charged the company and two officials with aggravated smuggling offenses and unlicensed defense marketing.
