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."

NIS 200 banknotes.
Israeli shekel banknotes in a wallet.

Money waiting for you? The year-end tax guide for employees and self-employed

IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon.

Reservists lose municipal-tax discounts after wartime protection expires, petition says

 Illustrative image of doing taxes.

Your Taxes: The 2026 aliyah tax opportunity is closing - here's what you need to know


Israel pushes to outlaw possession of over NIS 200,000 in cash

Opponents of the move claim that it severely violates privacy and limits economic freedom.

 New Israeli Shekel banknotes and coins, illustrative. November 9, 2021

Your Taxes: Beware of ‘trapped profits’ taxation in international cases

Trapped profits refer to undistributed profits on which “only” 23% company tax was paid. In many cases, the profits were plowed back into the business of the company concerned.

 Stacking green finance opportunities can lead to economic growth with money and coins representing the benefits of this sustainable concept. finance, green, money, coin, growth, stack, opportunity.

US Pres. Donald Trump committed to $2,000 tariff payoff, warns US faces 'economic disaster'

Trump said the United States faced an economic and national security disaster if the Supreme Court ruled against his use of an emergency powers law to impose sweeping tariffs.

US President Donald Trump speaks inside the Oval Office, at the White House in Washington, DC, November 12, 2025

Knesset advances first reading for tax benefits bills for Ashkelon, southern Israel, West Bank

The bills will now be brought to the Knesset’s committees for further discussion before being brought back to the plenum, where they will need to pass a second and third reading to become law.

View of buildings and houses in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon, August 27, 2024.

Your Taxes: Why you should use publicly-available company printouts in business deals - opinion

The Israeli business sector will gain more transparency with increased Israel Companies Registry information becoming publicly available.

 View of the Tax Authorities offices in Rehovot on September 15, 2024.

Your Taxes: How Israeli companies can dodge the new trapped profits tax - explainer

This opportunity to reorganize by full or partial liquidation expires soon. But these rules are not the greatest thing since sliced bread.

 Income Tax and Property Tax Department at the Finance Ministry

Your Taxes: What new immigrants and returning residents need to know before aliyah to Israel

“New residents” and “senior returning residents” who lived abroad 10 years are entitled to a package of income-tax benefits.

Calculating taxes

Your Taxes: Clarifications for new Israeli tax amnesty

Consult experienced tax and professional advisers in each country at an early stage in specific cases.

Calculating taxes

Your Investments: Swimming lessons, gambling, and financial success

In many facets of life, patience is needed to achieve success. Creating wealth is no different. You are not going to get rich overnight.

Husband and wife discussing investment plans with financial advisor

Your Taxes: It's time for the maritime areas bill to become law

The bill will help Israel secure crown jewels in the Mediterranean offshore gas fields.

: London-based Energean's drill ship begins drilling at the Karish natural gas field offshore Israel in the east Mediterranean May 9, 2022.