Israeli taxes

Your Taxes: Don’t mix up the red and green channels at Ben-Gurion Airport

Two smugglers who smuggled goods through Ben-Gurion Airport received heavy fines, a suspended sentence, and a criminal record after they appealed an administrative fine.

Passengers at Ben Gurion Airport.
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Ben Gurion Airport, May 17, 2026

High-tech workers, doctors leaving: Emigration wave hits Israel’s top income decile

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Your Taxes: How Israel taxes SAFE investments in hi-tech startups


Your Taxes: Why try the Israel Tax Authority's new tax amnesty?

Your taxes: As always, consult experienced tax and professional advisers in each country at an early stage in specific cases.

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Your Taxes: Unfit homes and other properties due to the war

Israel’s war left thousands homeless as missiles hit homes. New rules offer compensation, tax relief, and landlord aid, but rebuilding will take time.

 Damage caused to a building from a barrage of missiles from Iran, June 14, 2025

Your Taxes: Moving onshore is tax evasion, says court

In a decision that has no winners, an Israeli court ruled that moving a subsidiary company from Dutch to Israeli ownership is tax evasion.

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Israel Tax Authority cracks down on fake invoices with stricter company ownership reporting

The Israel Tax Authority is also considering significantly tightening sanctions on controlling shareholders who sell companies but do not immediately report this to the Tax Authority.

 Illustration of a sign leading to the Tax Authorities offices in Jerusalem.

Your Taxes: New compensation package for Israeli businesses and property owners

How can Israeli businesses claim compensation after the Israel-Iran War?

 People at the scene of damage caused by missiles fired from Iran, in the northern city of Haifa, June 22, 2025.

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.

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Israel's 2026 budget needs balance between defense, civilian spending, finance min says

Israel's budget deficit for 2026 needs to be no more than 4% of gross domestic product, a senior Finance Ministry official said on Tuesday.

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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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Your Taxes: A wartime tax update

Israeli High Court rules landlords can't claim war compensation for evacuated tenants, while Knesset relaxes corporate reorganization tax rules to benefit high-tech M&A deals.

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Doing Business in Israel in 2025, what you need to know

The October 7 war has affected the Israeli economy due to IDF reserve duty, frontline evacuations, and higher taxes needed, so what do you need to know?

 New Israeli Shekel banknotes are seen in this picture illustration taken November 9, 2021.