Tax

Your Taxes: The Trump technique - bargaining chips

On October 13, US President Donald Trump delivered a speech in the Knesset. It seems 119 MKs were impressed, and one had to be removed.

 US PRESIDENT Donald Trump uses a gavel after signing the sweeping spending and tax legislation known as the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act,’ at the White House last week.
Ann Kaplan Mulholland wearing blue and green tiara, dark turquoise dress, and velvet bag outside Erdem during London Fashion Week on September 21, 2025 in London, England.

Millioniares declares Kent castle an independent micronation in response to UK hiking tax payment

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

Your Taxes: Moving onshore is tax evasion, says court

 The Big Beautiful Bill Is Triggering a Gold & Silver Boom

Your Taxes: How the One Big Beautiful Bill impacts Americans in Israel


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.

The dramatic changes proposed to the definition of Israeli, foreign residents - opinion

It is worth questioning why the Tax Authority largely abandoned the original committee’s recommendations without broader consultation.

 THE ISRAEL Tax Authority is apparently interpreting ‘mail’ to include email and downloads from the Internet.

Your Taxes: Avoiding a catch-22 - opinion

Anyone following the Israeli judicial reform process should note what can happen if an executive authority simply ignores the courts and uses a catch-22 excuse when caught out.

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

Eilat Municipality will encourage new Israeli immigrants to begin their lives in the city

The Eilat Municipality will encourage new Israeli immigrants to begin their lives in the city and work in its hotel industry. A framework combining work incentives and housing is already in motion.

 POOLSIDE AT the Isrotel King Solomon, Eilat

Israel's Constitution Committee debates revised NGO funding bill

The initial version of the bill that passed a preliminary vote in February would have slapped an 80% tax on “foreign state entity” donations to NGOs.

 A plenum session on the state budget in the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament, December 16, 2024.

Winners and Losers of Trump’s Tax Reform

U.S. taxes

Jewish schools, families poised for windfall under new federal tax-credit program

The $1,700 federal tax credit to support private school tuition delivers a long-sought victory to Orthodox Jewish advocacy groups and other religious education proponents.

Orthodox Jewish children get off a Yeshiva school bus, as New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a public health emergency in parts of Brooklyn in response to a measles outbreak, in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City, US, April 9, 2019.

How a tax opposed by Shas sparked climate backlash in the ultra-Orthodox community

A newly published Hebrew University of Jerusalem study found that the well-meaning environmental tax turned into a cultural flashpoint.

 DISPOSABLE PLASTIC tableware are on display at the Osher Ad Supermarket branch in Givat Shaul, Jerusalem.

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.

 Illustrative image of doing taxes.

Service industry staff do not need to pay VAT on tips, Tax Authority confirms

The Tax Authority had initially decided to begin enforcing VAT on tips from June 1, 2025, onwards, but this decision was successfully reversed.

 Tips jar with money on light wooden table in cafe; illustrative

Become Compliant and Claim $1,400: A Six-Week Window for U.S. Expats

U.S. expats have a limited six-week window to become fully compliant with the IRS, avoid penalties, and claim the $1,400 stimulus payment.