Tax Authority
Israeli-media coverage mentioning Tax Authority, translated into English and compared across sources. 48 recent stories.
Israel’s Electric Company Chief Says Prices Stay Low as the Firm Seeks Higher Tariffs
Electric Company chairman Doron Arbeli said Israel’s electricity prices are among the world’s lowest and defended his company’s role in keeping them down. He also said the utility…
Givat Ze'ev council head suspected of public corruption and illegal apartment splitting
Yossi Asraf, head of the Givat Ze'ev local council, was questioned Monday over suspected public corruption and illegal apartment splitting. Police also suspect he blocked enforcem…
Tax Authority to move against tax breaks for yeshivas tied to draft dodgers
Israel’s Tax Authority is preparing to revoke tax benefits from Haredi yeshivas that include draft dodgers. The move follows guidance from Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara and…
Smuggled Cigarettes Worth Tens of Millions Disappear From Ashdod Customs Warehouse
Smuggled cigarettes worth tens of millions of shekels disappeared from a customs-supervised private warehouse in Ashdod over the weekend. Police and the Tax Authority are investig…
State Audit Says Israel Loses Hundreds of Millions a Year From Partnership Tax Evasion
Israel’s state comptroller says weak registration and reporting rules for partnerships are costing the treasury about NIS 340 million a year. The report cites widespread non-regis…
State audit exposes massive failures in budget control, assets and regulation
Israel’s State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman published harsh audit reports on Wednesday. He found major failures in budget oversight, state asset management, pensions, consumer pr…
State Comptroller Finds Tax Authority Security Gaps Enable Identity Theft and Fake Invoices
State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman says weaknesses in the Israel Tax Authority’s identification system let criminals steal business identities and issue fake invoices. The report…
State Comptroller Urges Fewer Late-Year Budget Transfers, Flags Flaws in Israel Invoicing System
State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman called on the Finance Ministry to cut back on late-year budget transfers after 30.4 billion shekels in changes were approved in December 2024…
Smotrich unveils compensation plan for businesses hit by extortion
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is advancing a 30 million shekel compensation plan for businesses damaged by extortion and left uncovered by insurance. The scheme, developed wit…
Israel's vape tax collects nothing as black market takes over
Israel’s Tax Authority says its 2021 vape tax has yielded zero revenue and fueled a large black market. It wants to slash the tax on liquids, add a tax on devices, and bring in up…
Police Probe How Contraband Cigarettes Worth Tens of Millions Disappeared from Ashdod Customs Warehouse
Police and the Tax Authority are investigating the theft of smuggled cigarettes worth tens of millions of shekels from eight containers stored under customs supervision near Ashdo…
Brought to Fit One City: How a Tax Break for Beersheba Is Being Tailored
A bill to grant Beersheba residents a 10% tax credit has been postponed in the ministerial committee, while lawmakers also move to expand Golan tax benefits. The article says the…
Israel to Ease REIT Rules to Boost Long-Term Rental Housing
Israel is preparing to ease tax and regulatory rules for REITs to spur long-term rental housing. The committee’s recommendations would let funds sell more apartments without losin…
Local authority chief questioned in suspected corruption probe
Israel Police’s Lahav 433 fraud unit detained a local authority head this morning over suspected public corruption. The case, which began as a covert investigation, has now moved…
Likud Legal Adviser Resigns as Police-Like Checks in Party Fraud Probe May Speed Up
Likud legal adviser Avi Halevi has resigned, and law-enforcement sources say the party fraud probe may now move faster. The case centers on allegations that third parties paid fee…
Veteran car importer says Israelis are hooked on cars
Veteran importer Tzvi Neta says Israelis remain deeply attached to cars, even during war, as Misgar Tnuah leans on Suzuki and Changan for growth. He discussed the collapse in elec…
Income Tax Relief for People With Disabilities: What Many Israelis Miss
An Israeli article explains that many people with medical disabilities pay income tax despite being eligible for a legal exemption. It outlines the income and disability criteria…
Tel Aviv garden apartment sells above asking after one day on the market
A three-room garden apartment in Ramat Yisrael, east Tel Aviv, sold for 4.25 million shekels, above the 4.09 million asking price. The home was sold in one week to a young local c…
Treasury Drafts Next Budget Push on Insurance Brokers, Tax Breaks, and New Levies
Israel’s Finance Ministry is preparing a major 2027 budget package that could revive reforms on insurance broker pay, financial regulation, and tax breaks. The ministry is also pl…
Lowering Buyer Tax Won't Bring Property Investors Back, Writer Says
An Israeli opinion article says cutting purchase tax on investment apartments will not revive the housing investor market. It argues that investors have shifted away because of hi…
Israel Civil Rights Lawyer Warns of Discriminatory Tax Law and Election Fears
Association for Civil Rights in Israel lawyer Gadir Nicola says the government is passing discriminatory laws and flooding the courts with cases. She warns the next election could…
State Prosecutors Charge Suspect in Russian-Speaking Elder Scam Network
Israeli prosecutors have indicted Oleg Pogosyan, 31, of Bat Yam, over alleged involvement in a fraud network that targeted Russian-speaking elderly people nationwide. The scheme a…
State Watchdog Flags Poor Public Service at Several Agencies
Matanyahu Englman released a follow-up report on public service at seven major Israeli bodies, finding that websites improved but call centers remain a major weakness. Israel Elec…
Galgalatz Host Reveals She and Her Partner Owe NIS 40,000 in Income Tax
Yasmin Yishbi said in an Instagram video that she and her partner Omer Ben Rovi are in overdraft and owe NIS 40,000 in income tax. She posted the message on Tuesday night and said…
Israel Electric Corporation Tops State Comptroller’s Service Survey, Population Authority Lags Behind
Israel’s State Comptroller service survey placed Israel Electric Corporation first among seven public bodies, while the Population and Immigration Authority finished last. The Tra…
A Year After Operation 'With the Lion,' Thousands Remain Displaced and Damage Reaches 3.7 Billion Shekels
A year after Operation "With the Lion," Israel is still paying for widespread damage from Iranian missile strikes, with 39,715 building claims and 3.7 billion shekels in direct co…
Barclays Hotels Seeks NIS 400 Million Bond Sale Despite Omitted Criminal Tax Case Against Owner
Barclays Hotels is seeking to raise NIS 400 million in bonds for its Dead Sea Atlantis project and debt repayment. The company’s controlling owner, Moti Green, is on trial for all…
Russian-Speaking Seniors Defrauded in Elaborate Nationwide Scam Case
Israeli prosecutors indicted Oleg Pogosyan, 31, saying he helped run a nationwide fraud ring that preyed on Russian-speaking seniors. The group allegedly impersonated officials, c…
Northern Businesses Warn of Cash Crisis as War Damage Claims Lag
Northern business owners told the Knesset Finance Committee that war-related claim delays are pushing many toward closure. The Property Tax Compensation Fund said it has paid near…
Indictment Filed Over Threats Against Tax Authority Worker at Prison
Prosecutors indicted Victor Attia, 63, of Netanya, for allegedly threatening an Income Tax worker who visited Shikma Prison to deliver a hearing summons. Attia is already detained…
Israeli Treasury Extends Full Compensation for Northern Businesses Through May and June
Israel’s Finance Ministry and Tax Authority will extend full compensation for northern businesses through May and June 2026. The aid covers frontier communities and broader northe…
Tel Aviv Court Says Nigerian Businessman Owes Israeli Taxes
Tel Aviv District Court rejected Chaim Tzach’s claim that he was not an Israeli tax resident from 2009 to 2017. The court said his ties to Israel, including time spent there and f…
Lawyer Suspected of Faking Disability-Based Tax Break on Home Purchase
Rafael Yitzhak, a Ramat HaSharon lawyer, is suspected of falsely claiming a disability-based tax break on a 2024 home purchase. The Tax Authority says a surprise inspection found…
Two Months After Operation Lion’s Roar, Aid Rules for Nonprofits Still Unpublished
More than two months after Operation Lion’s Roar ended, the compensation rules for nonprofits have still not been published. The Knesset approved the framework on May 4, but organ…
Wife of sports agent Pini Zahavi detained in alleged NIS 3 million rental-income tax case
Tali Pratuk-Zahavi, wife of sports agent Pini Zahavi, was detained by Israel Tax Authority investigators over alleged concealment of about NIS 3 million in rental income. The cour…
Kissufim Says 90% of Residents Will Return Home This Week as Knesset Tracks Gaza Border Recovery
At a Knesset oversight meeting on Tekuma reconstruction, Kissufim said 90% of its residents will return home this week after three years of evacuation. Lawmakers also reviewed com…
Banks Push Back on Proposal to Shield New Investment Accounts
Israel’s banks are opposing a proposal to exclude them from a new unified investment account being designed by the Arbitrage Committee. The committee is weighing temporary protect…
Teen vaping surges as e-cigarette reform stalls in committee
Israel’s Health Ministry reported a sharp rise in teen e-cigarette use in 2025, while a reform bill to regulate and tax the market remains stalled in the Knesset Finance Committee…
Justice Ministry Urges Tax Authority to Publish Real Estate Deals Faster
A Justice Ministry appraisers committee is pressing Israel’s Tax Authority to publish real estate transactions immediately, rather than after tax-review delays that can last up to…
Albar Convicted in Vehicle Import Fraud Case, Faces Proposed NIS 18 Million Fine
The Tel Aviv District Court convicted Albar in a plea deal over fraud, customs, and tax offenses tied to parallel vehicle imports. Prosecutors seek an NIS 18 million fine, while c…
Naor Zion’s “Stolen Car” Turns Out to Have Been Seized Over a Tax Debt
Naor Zion publicly accused police after thinking his car had been stolen from Tel Aviv. It later emerged the vehicle had been seized by the Israel Tax Authority over an unpaid deb…
Knesset to Debut Debate on Electric Car Sales Slump, and What Israel Must Fix
Israel's Knesset is set to debate the collapse in electric vehicle sales after deliveries fell sharply this year. The article blames regulatory uncertainty, unstable taxes, weak i…
Avishai Ovadia Warns of a Wave of Stalled Housing Projects and a Possible Market Break
Avishai Ovadia says Israel faces a wave of stalled real-estate projects and a broader housing market risk. He argues prices are falling more than official figures show, banks are…
Five-room Givatayim apartment sells for NIS 5.65 million at asking price
A five-room, 125-square-meter apartment in Givatayim sold for NIS 5.65 million, matching its asking price after about six weeks on the market. The seller was an investor, and the…
Tax Authority Appeals Order to Refund Contractors Hundreds of Millions of Shekels
The Israel Tax Authority has appealed a Haifa District Court ruling that exempted developers in Mechir Lamishtaken tenders from purchase tax, saying the decision could affect hund…
Crime boss allegedly ran an extortion and laundering network from prison
Police suspect Yossi Buskila, a 30-year-old inmate from Migdal HaEmek, ran a northern crime network from Shaata Prison. Investigators say the group handled gambling, gray-market l…
Crime boss Kotair Odeh faces a Sh20 million tax debt while in prison
Kotair Odeh, serving 18 years in prison, owes Israel’s tax authority 20 million shekels and faces three other criminal cases. The state says the debt stems from his crime organiza…
Haredi Cities Lead Israel in Claiming Working Income Tax Credit
A Tax Authority study says 30% of Israelis eligible for the working income tax credit do not claim it, with the highest take-up in Haredi cities. It finds that prior use is the ma…