Tax

IDF indicts two soldiers for smuggling cigarettes, stealing ammo, tax offenses linked with Gaza

The IDF charged two Sergeant First Class-ranked suspects with smuggling cigarettes, stealing ammunition, and committing tax offenses, including money laundering, in connection with Gaza.

Humanitarian aid enters the Gaza Strip via the Kerem Shalom Crossing, November 17, 2025; illustrative.
Former US president Barack Obama and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel visit a campaign office in Chicago February 19, 2015. Obama appeared side-by-side on Thursday with then-Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel, his former chief of staff.

From ally to critic: Rahm Emanuel rethinks US-Israel ties - opinion

 Illustration of  Israeli shekels, September 24, 2023

Your Taxes: So you want to acquire an Israeli company?

 Thousands of additional shekels can be saved every year with tax exemption

Your Taxes: The budget’s tax breaks


Travel tax? The good news for owners of plug-in vehicles

The Tax Authority is re-examining the intention to impose the streetcar tax on all charging vehicles. On the agenda: reduced tax for plug-in vehicles.

  Some of the flagship vehicles, like Wey, no longer reach a practical range of more than 100 electric kilometers

Health taxes are to be reflected by your income: higher income means higher health taxes

Discover Israel's progressive healthcare tax reform: higher-income earners to pay more, lower-income earners less. Mental health services are prioritized.

 An illustrative picture of money.

Norway to transfer Palestinian Authority tax funds from Israel

The temporary solution will allow payments to resume and prevent a financial collapse for the PA, Norway said.

 PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a meeting of the PA leadership, in Ramallah. No president should be in office for so long and certainly without a mandate from the people, says the writer.

Mail service in the North halted as evacuees struggle to get vital documents

Since the beginning of the war, there has been no mail service in the North, and critical documents aren't reaching those displaced in hotels.

 Mailboxes (illustrative image).

IRS urged to suspend UNRWA tax status amid October 7 investigation

The request came as the United States, along with numerous other countries, suspended UNRWA funding following a UN Watch report that claimed staff participated in October 7.

A WOMAN shows a $100 bill she received as aid from Qatar, during a lockdown amid the coronavirus outbreak in Gaza City in September.

Israeli cabinet votes for Norway to hold contested Gaza fees in escrow

“The frozen funds will not be transferred to the Palestinian Authority but will remain in the hands of a third country,” the PMO explained.

 A Palestinian whose house was destroyed during Israel's offensive, shows money distributed by Hamas in Jabalya in the northern Gaza Strip January 28, 2009.

Treasury's plan: Foreign contractors & loans to boost periphery construction

The Treasury's program to revive periphery demand includes discounts on new apartments, subsidies for veterans, exploring foreign contractors, and government-guaranteed loans for struggling builders.

 Kiryat Gat

Israelis will have to spend more when shopping abroad

The Finance Ministry seeks to scrap VAT exemption on overseas purchases, for a potential increase of NIS 3 billion in revenue; Israeli retailers welcome the move, but what about the citizens?

 Packages from abroad

We’re worth what we give: A tax expert's charity and action - opinion

Brian White is one of the top (if not the top) tax experts in the UK, a man of action, and a man of charity both in the UK and Israel.

 BRIAN WHITE chose this special-needs minibus over a Patek Philippe watch.

Things to consider as the tax year comes to an end

The Israel-Hamas war is adding to the government’s budgetary needs. So, taxes won’t be cut any time soon.

Calculating taxes