Key Points
Israel proactively assists Holocaust survivors in claiming tax refunds
Pilot program processed 22 survivors' applications successfully
Total refunds reached approximately 960,000 Shekels
Collaboration between Tax Authority and Survivors' Rights Authority
As part of the pilot, tax refund applications from 22 survivors were processed, who received tax refunds totaling approximately 960,000 Shekels (USD 266,000) as a result of the process.
Representatives of the Holocaust Survivors' Rights Authority assisted the survivors who were located in filling out the forms and transferring them "via the green route" to employees of the Kfar Saba Tax Assessor's Office at the Tax Authority, who processed the applications.
Since 2020, Israel's Tax Authority has been working in what it called a targeted manner among Holocaust survivors, in order to locate survivors who have not exercised their entitlement to tax benefits. (ANI/TPS)