Israel Tax Authority

Taxation authority of Israel

Law enforcement agency

Income Tax and Real Estate Tax Department
Customs and VAT Division
Computerised Processing Service

Employees5,500Jurisdictional structureOperations jurisdictionIsraelSpecialist jurisdictions

Customs, excise and gambling.
Taxation

Operational structureHeadquartersDaniel Tower, Jaffa Road 236, Jerusalem, IsraelAgency executive

Eran Yaacov, Director

Parent agencyMinistry of FinanceWebsitetaxes.gov.il/english

The Israel Tax Authority (Hebrew: רשות המסים בישראל, romanized: Rashut HaMisim B'Israel) is the taxation authority in Israel. It is an agency of the Ministry of Finance.

The Authority was established on 1 September 2004, following a decision by the Government of Israel to merge the tax collection divisions - the Income Tax and Real Estate Tax Department, the Customs and VAT Division and the Computerised Processing Service. The aim was "to consolidate the management of tax collection under one head manager and to authorize it by law to implement the relevant tax law". The authority employs about 5,500 people.