{"id":611,"date":"2025-06-25T09:57:35","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T07:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amuc.co.il\/?p=611"},"modified":"2025-06-25T10:59:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T08:59:58","slug":"what-is-additional-tax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amuc.co.il\/en\/2025\/06\/25\/what-is-additional-tax\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Additional Tax?"},"content":{"rendered":"

As part of the Israeli government's efforts to meet fiscal targets for the years 2025\u20132027, the Economic Efficiency Law (Legislative Amendments to Achieve the 2025 Budget Goals) was published on December 26, 2024:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Legislative Amendments to Achieve the 2025 Budget Goals<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

This law includes an amendment to Section 121B of the Income Tax Ordinance, dealing with \"Tax on High Incomes\" \u2014 hereafter referred to as the Additional Tax.\n\nAccording to Income Tax Procedure No. 5\/2025, the Israel Tax Authority imposes an additional 2% tax on capital income of high-income individuals (those whose taxable income exceeds \u20aa721,560 in the tax year, as defined in Section 121B(e) of the Ordinance).\n\nThis amendment applies to income generated or received from January 1, 2025 onward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Income Tax Brackets and Earned Income<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

According to the 2024\u20132025 income tax brackets, an individual with earned income is taxed as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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These brackets apply to income earned between January 1 and December 31, 2025.\n\nEarned income includes wages, business income, or professional self-employment income.\n\nAdditional examples of earned income:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  1. Pension payments.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Survivor\u2019s pension from someone who was eligible for a pension.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Disability pension received from a pension fund or insurance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Taxable National Insurance benefits (e.g., unemployment, maternity leave, military reserve duty payments, high-risk pregnancy allowance).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Severance or retirement grants.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Death benefits.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Lump-sum payments (capitalization) of pensions listed above.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Rental income from property that, for at least 10 years prior, was used to generate earned income (e.g., business use by the owner or their spouse before passing).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Law Applicability<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    The amendment states that in addition to the existing surtax in Section 121B(a), an additional 2% tax will apply on capital income exceeding the threshold of \u20aa721,560 (for 2024\u20132025).\n\nCapital income includes:\n\nDividends\n\nInterest\n\nCapital gains (including share allocations taxed as capital gains under Section 102 of the Ordinance)\n\nRental income\nAs long as these sources do not qualify as business income.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Examples of the Additional Tax<\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Example 1:
    <\/em><\/strong>A person earns \u20aa1,000,000, of which \u20aa300,000 is from capital sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    3% surtax (Mas Yeseph):\nApplies only to income above \u20aa721,560, i.e., on \u20aa278,440\n\u2192 3% \u00d7 \u20aa278,440 = \u20aa8,353\n\n2% additional tax:\nApplies to capital income above \u20aa721,560.\nBut since the capital income is \u20aa300,000, and does not exceed the threshold alone,\n\u2192 No 2% tax in this case<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Example 2:
    <\/em><\/strong>A person earns \u20aa2,000,000, of which \u20aa1,000,000 is capital income.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    3% surtax:\nOn income above \u20aa721,560 \u2192 \u20aa1,278,440\n\u2192 3% \u00d7 \u20aa1,278,440 = \u20aa38,353\n\n2% additional tax:\nCapital income above \u20aa721,560 is \u20aa278,440\n\u2192 2% \u00d7 \u20aa278,440 = \u20aa5,569<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Payment of the Additional Tax During the Year<\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    According to Section 121B(b) of the Ordinance, no advance payments are required for income subject to the 2% additional tax (unlike regular income tax).\n\nEmployers:\nIf salary payments exceed the ceiling set in Section 323B of the Ordinance (Regulation 6), employers must withhold the additional tax from salary.\n\nOther income (capital):\nNo mandatory withholding or advance payment exists during the year.\nThe taxpayer must voluntarily submit a payment in January of the following year to avoid interest or linkage penalties.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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