Tax

One lucky Israeli wins NIS 40 million in highest lottery jackpot since 2024

NIS 40 million is the legal maximum in the regular Lotto draw, with the Double Lotto standing at NIS 80 million, making it one of the largest prize pools available in Israel. 

Lottery tickets (illustrative)
SLOT MACHINES at a Barriere Group casino in Enghien-les-Bains, in Paris suburb, on March 12, 2026.

Israeli businessman 'King of Slot Machines' Tony Bargig murdered in Prague

An Israel Police officer standing outside the headquarters of Lahav 433 - The National Crime Unit; illustrative.

Israel Tax Authority official questioned by Lahav 433 over alleged privacy, misconduct offenses

Humanitarian aid enters the Gaza Strip via the Kerem Shalom Crossing, November 17, 2025; illustrative.

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


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

For Americans living in Israel, how will President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) affect your tax situation?

 The Big Beautiful Bill Is Triggering a Gold & Silver Boom

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.