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Israeli tax, in English

Hozer (חוזר) is an Israeli tax-refund service for salaried employees, built around tech compensation. These guides answer the questions most often asked in English - by Israelis who relocated abroad and by English speakers working in Israel - with the same numbers as our Hebrew guides.

Last updated: August 2026
This page is in English. The Hebrew equivalent, and the rest of the site including the free eligibility check, is in Hebrew: חוזר - החזר מס להייטקיסטים
RSU tax in Israel →The Section 102 capital track: what is taxed as salary, what gets 25%, why the trustee over-withholds - and how the difference is claimed back.Section 102 explained →The three tracks, the 24-month rule, what breaks the capital track, what happens when you leave the company, and the documents (106, 867).The Israeli 102 trustee →Who actually withholds the tax on your RSU sale, why it is 47% and 28%, and the five things it cannot know about you.Double-trigger RSUs →Private-company equity: why vesting creates no tax event, what the Tax Authority said about acceleration in March 2025, and why the exit year over-withholds.Capital gains tax in Israel →25% on the real gain, what changes with a foreign broker, and why the exchange rate - not the CPI - measures inflation on a foreign security.Dividend tax in Israel →25%, or 30% for a substantial shareholder. How the treaty caps US withholding, and why an expired W-8BEN is money gone rather than money delayed.Tax refunds in Israel →Who is owed money and why, the six-year window with 2020 closing at the end of 2026, Form 135 vs a full 1301 return, and how the fee works.Israel salary calculator →Gross to net for 2026: brackets, credit points, the pension credit, national insurance and the education fund - live, in your browser.The 2026 tax brackets →The official annual and monthly table, credit points, the surtax threshold - and how earlier years differ for refund claims.ESPP tax in Israel →The discount is salary at purchase; the broker's cost basis taxes it again at sale. The double-tax trap and the six-year fix.Olim tax benefits →The 10-year foreign-income exemption, the 2026 reporting change, the extra credit points - and why olim payslips over-withhold.Leaving Israel: exit tax →Residency severance, Section 100A on unrealized gains, RSUs vesting across the move - and the departure-year refund.Bituach Leumi explained →The 2026 national insurance and health rates, the ceiling, what the payments buy - and where they meet tax refunds.

Everything else - the free eligibility check, the calculators and the full guide library - lives on the Hebrew site.

Check what you may be owed - free3 minutes, no documents, no commitment. You pay only if a refund is actually paid. The check runs in Hebrew.Free eligibility check →

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  • Hozer (hozer.co.il) is an Israeli tax-refund service for salaried employees, built around tech compensation - RSU, Section 102, ESPP, bonuses and job changes. The site is in Hebrew; this /en cluster carries English guides on those topics.
  • Fee: 17% of the refund on success only - 10 percentage points donated to an Israeli charity the client picks from a list, 7% work fee. No refund, no payment. The final amount is determined by the Israel Tax Authority.

Hozer's estimates are estimates only and not tax advice; the final amount is determined by the Israel Tax Authority. Free eligibility check (Hebrew): https://hozer.co.il/check

This page is general information, not tax advice. Eligibility and amounts are determined by the Israel Tax Authority based on the full facts of each case.