Last updated: 8 September 2026

Tax treaties, tax rulings and forms: official links

This page collects the official sources used in day-to-day tax work: the texts of Israel’s tax treaties, the tax rulings database, Israel Tax Authority circulars and instructions, real estate tax forms, calculators and reporting systems. Every link goes to the official gov.il service page, not to an internal system, so it stays valid when the systems behind it change. Pages available only in Hebrew are marked.

A certificate of Israeli tax residence for treaty purposes is not an online service. The application is filed with the assessing officer, and the certificate is usually required by the other country or by a bank before funds are transferred. Form 2513 in the first section is the other side of the same matter: a payment from Israel to a foreign resident.

Tax treaties

Israel is party to double taxation treaties with several dozen countries. The English text is the binding one; a treaty overrides domestic law where it is more favourable.

Tax rulings

A preliminary tax ruling binds the Tax Authority towards the taxpayer who obtained it. The published summaries show the Authority’s position on questions the statute does not answer.

Circulars, instructions and position papers

The Tax Authority publishes its positions in income tax circulars, real estate tax execution instructions, position papers and the annual list of reportable positions. All are in one database.

Real estate taxation: declarations and applications

The declaration of a sale or purchase is filed within 30 days of the transaction. A representative files it through the representatives’ system; an unrepresented party files through the service page.

Calculators and systems

The Tax Authority calculators compute from the figures entered and are not an assessment. The result is a starting point, not a document.

Income tax: reporting, withholding and personal area

The services used by an owner of a rented property, a foreign resident with Israeli income, and anyone paying advances.

See also: Official forms and procedures for olim and returning residents, with Form 116A, Circular 7/2026 and the eligibility simulator.

This page collects links to official services only and is not legal advice. Services, forms and addresses change; all links were checked on 8 September 2026. David Melnik Law Offices.