Taxes

Your Taxes: Mulling a return to Israel? Here's what you need to know

Israelis living abroad are starting to return to their homeland. Here is a review of some Israeli tax aspects that partly depend on how long they resided abroad.

New immigrants from North America arrive on a special " Aliyah Flight" on behalf of Nefesh B'Nefesh organization, at Ben Gurion airport in central Israel on August 14, 2019.
Amir Yaron, Governor of the Bank of Israel.

'Taxes will need to be raised': Bank of Israel Governor's bad news following rate cut

 Income Tax and Property Tax Department at the Finance Ministry

Your Taxes: Does Israel need to tax billionaires?

Passengers at Ben Gurion Airport.

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


‘My form of Zionism’: Jerusalem nonprofit helps new olim build businesses in Israel

MATI Jerusalem gives new immigrants the guidance, tools, and confidence they need to launch successful businesses and keep them growing.

Eli Bentata​, chair of the MATI Jerusalem Board, opens the organization’s new office in Jerusalem.

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.

182 rooms, including 37 rooms with private pools. NYX Dead Sea Hotel

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.

Ben Gurion Airport, May 17, 2026

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.

 Money and a calculator

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.

Aliyah from France, which was saw 1,500 to 2,000 people moving to Israel every year, increased in 2025 to 3,300.

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No AI agent knows the unpublished positions of Israeli tax officials – accountants find these out on the job or in tax audit meetings.

A conceptual illustration of global data networks, proxy servers and artificial intelligence technologies powering modern web data collection.

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.

New Israeli Shekel bills are seen in front of an upwards-trending graph (illustration)

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.

Digital Payment.

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

A photo shows a view of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) headquarters in Paris on September 22, 2025

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.

Chen Schreiber.