Israeli Employee Tax Refund
Verified99/100Guide salaried Israeli employees through the voluntary tax-refund process with Reshut HaMisim. Reads Form 106, detects refund triggers (mid-year job change, unemployment, maternity leave, military reserve duty, Section 46 donations, yishuv mezakeh, undeclared credit points, disability, alimony, early keren hishtalmut withdrawal), estimates the refund using 2026 brackets and the 242 ₪/month credit-point value, generates a per-trigger document checklist, and fills Form 135 or routes the user to the online refund portal. Knows the 6-year retroactive window (Section 160 ITO). Use when a salaried employee asks about Israeli tax refund, החזר מס לשכירים, Form 135, missed credit points, miluim refund, or refunds for previous tax years. Do NOT use for self-employed Form 1301 filers (use israeli-tax-returns), payroll math (use israeli-payroll-calculator), stock options (use israeli-stock-options-tax), crypto (use israeli-crypto-tax-reporter), or VAT (use israeli-vat-reporting).
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Hundreds of thousands of salaried Israelis overpay income tax every year and never claim the refund. Mid-year job changes, unemployment, maternity leave, reserve duty, donations, residence in a yishuv mezakeh, and missed credit points all create a gap between what was withheld and what was actually owed. This skill detects refund triggers from Form 106, estimates the refund using 2026 brackets and the 242 ₪ credit-point value, generates a per-trigger document checklist, and produces a filled Form 135 or guides the user through the online refund portal.
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npx skills-il add skills-il/tax-and-finance@v1.2.0-israeli-employee-tax-refund --skill israeli-employee-tax-refund -a claude-codeWhen to Apply
- You had two or more employers in the same tax year
- You had an unemployment, chalat, or maternity leave period during the tax year
- You served 30+ days of reserve duty in a closed tax year
- You donated 207 ₪ or more to a Section-46-approved institution and never claimed the credit
- You live in a yishuv mezakeh and the credit was never applied
- You never filed a refund request for any closed tax year from 2020 onward
Try These Prompts
I changed jobs in 2023 and worked 6 months at each. Check how much tax refund I am owed for that year based on Form 106 from both employers.
I served 65 days of reserve duty in 2025. How much tax refund am I owed under Amendment 283 and should I claim it in 2026?
I donated 8,000 NIS to a Section 46 approved nonprofit in 2022 and never claimed the credit. What is the process?
I lived in Kiryat Shmona for all of 2024. Am I owed a yishuv mezakeh refund, and how much?
Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
Added three tax credits that are never applied at source: discharged-soldier credit points, Section 45(a) for a disabled (natul yecholet) child/spouse, and Section 44 for maintaining a relative in an institution. Added a route to מענק עבודה (EITC) and a warning that filing a refund request opens the tax year to assessment.
Jul 6, 2026
Factual corrections: Bituach Leumi typically UNDER-withholds tax (not over), refund originates from salary side. Updated children credit-point table to 2024+ enhanced schedule (2.5/4.5/4.5/3.5/2.5/2.5 for ages 0-5, mother gets 2 for ages 6-17). Added 1.1.2026 Section 46 digital reporting rule. Added evidence.json (29 entries) for fact verification.
May 18, 2026
Content update from CPA review: 2026 Section 9(5) disability exemption ceilings (445,200 / 81,960 / 684,000 ₪), Bituach Leumi income-replacement clarification (maternity/unemployment/work-injury/pregnancy-preservation are fully taxable and aggregate with Form 106), Section 35 olim credit-points schedule per Amendment 262 (8.5 points over 54 months), and concretized Section 40g academic credit schedules for bachelor and master degrees.
May 12, 2026
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