Taxes

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.

A general view of the the Magistrate's Court in Rishon LeZion on October 28, 2020.
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Lawyer claimed disability residency status to save NIS 450,000 on property taxes

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The Association for Civil Rights petitions against the tax benefits law for settlements

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

Your Taxes: Look before you leap out of Israeli fiscal residency


Your Taxes: Leaving Israel? Leave your pension here

Section 87 seeks to preserve such monies until retirement age (men, age 67, and women, age 64, generally). The penalty for early payout is a 35% tax charge.

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Your Taxes: What Israelis should review before tax year closes

The Israel-Hamas War has added to the government’s budgetary needs. So, taxes won’t be cut any time soon.

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Your Taxes: OECD tries to fix home-office tax traps

Working abroad sounds simple, but new OECD guidance still leaves major tax risks for Israelis and foreign firms.

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Your Investments: Planning after another strong year in the stock market

‘Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.’ – Dalai Lama

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France faces budget crisis as aging population drives spending to 60% of GDP

France once stood out in Europe for its higher birth rate, but that advantage has eroded since the pandemic as the number of children per woman has fallen and retiree numbers climb.

General view of the Notre Dame Cathedral and the river Seine in Paris October 20, 2009

FBI Director Kash Patel faces intensifying criticism after girlfriend reportedly used FBI jet

In previous months, Patel has come under fire for seemingly allowing his girlfriend, Alexis Wilkins, to use an official FBI airplane to travel to her shows.

New Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel speaks as his girlfriend Alexis Wilkins (C) looks on during his swearing in ceremon in the Indian Treaty Room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on February 21, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Your Taxes: R&D centers are big business for Israel

Israel’s new R&D center tax circular could transform the merger and acquisition strategies of acquiring groups with global revenues of over NIS 10b.

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

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.

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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