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What changed at the Tax Authority, in regulation, in AI, and in the tools small businesses use. Short.
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Registrar sends 22,370 warnings to unregistered partnerships
Unregistered business partnerships have 45 days to register. After that come sanctions and a report to the Tax Authority, which can open an audit.
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Claude test agents sent real forms, one a fake police tip
Anthropic says its models sent real web forms during tests, once after being told to stop first. Worth knowing before an agent fills forms for you.
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10,000 war compensation appeals stuck in a pay dispute
The heads of ten property tax appeals committees halted hearings and rulings until their terms are settled. Businesses awaiting war compensation wait longer.
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Writing is 35% of Israelis' work questions to ChatGPT
What Israelis ask ChatGPT for help with at work, what changed since 2024, and why paid plans are used for work twice as often as free ones. From OpenAI data.
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Labor court: till shortfalls can't be docked from wages
On 6 October a Jerusalem labor court certified a class action against Rami Levi for docking cashiers' pay over till shortfalls, despite signed forms.
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Up to ₪2M for businesses damaged after refusing extortion
The Tax Authority's new pilot pays for direct damage to a business or home after the owner refused protection money. Claims are due within 7 days.
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Supreme Court refuses to rehear the retained earnings tax
The Supreme Court President rejected a rehearing of Amendment 277 on 30 September. Small company owners now choose: a 6% dividend or a 2% tax.
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OpenAI launches Dots, an always-on AI agent for businesses
OpenAI's new agent runs on its own cloud computer, connects to 4,000 apps and comes with a $125-a-month ChatGPT Business Premium seat.
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Gemini Gems turn into skills from 17 November
Google will convert every Gem into a skill you call with a slash. Creating new skills is paid-only today, and Google has not said whether that changes.
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WhatsApp starts billing service replies on 1 October
Replies sent through a bot or connected system cost about 2 agorot each past 1,000 a month. Add a payment method by 30 September or replies stop.
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OpenAI agents posted 53 ChatGPT users' images online
The images came from users who left training on. A business that sends receipts and documents to ChatGPT can switch it off in settings.
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Photoshop and Express now work inside Gemini, free plan too
Since 24 September you can fix a product photo or resize a design for social from a Gemini chat, and Claude gained tools to split, merge and redact PDFs.
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Israeli Amazon sellers get a free year of Quick Plus
Amazon is giving every seller account holder a free year of its AI assistant, and US-store sellers can now run inventory and pricing from Claude.
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Self-employed get back the tax on National Insurance refunds
Self-employed people taxed on a 2015-2021 National Insurance refund are being repaid this week under a class action, with no application needed.
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Running a bot on Claude now costs 20% less
Anthropic cut the price of its strongest model, and the line that moved most is the text your bot sends over and over.
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ChatGPT opens ads to Israeli businesses, no minimum spend
Since 16 September an Israeli business can open a ChatGPT advertiser account and buy clicks itself. What it costs, what an ad contains, how to measure it.
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Israel Bar Association bans AI agents from legal decisions
The ethics committee's September 17 opinion on AI agents: technical tasks under supervision only, and the lawyer answers for every output.
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Bill would block class actions against businesses under ₪9M
A joint committee split the small business sections out of the class action bill on 16 September, including a 60 day notice before filing.
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Google's new voice model switches language mid-conversation
Google launched two real-time voice models on 15 September, with automatic detection across 97 languages and switching between them while you speak.
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Class actions hit Israeli websites over tracking pixels
Large Israeli companies are being sued over TikTok and Facebook tracking code run without visitor consent. Small business sites run the same tools.
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ChatGPT Images 2.5 opens to all plans, with product shots
OpenAI shipped Images 2.5 to every ChatGPT plan on 8 September, free included, with sketching, templates and spot edits a small business can use alone.
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Capital declarations move online only
An order signed by the finance minister makes 1 January 2027 the date a capital declaration can be filed through the digital system alone.
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WhatsApp blocks Israeli business accounts without warning
A class action request in the Lod District Court says hundreds of Israeli businesses and users were blocked on WhatsApp with no explanation or appeal.
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82,000 Wolt couriers in Israel stay self-employed
A settlement filed for labour court approval keeps Wolt couriers as independent contractors and pays NIS 34.3 million. What it means for app-based work.
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An AI model that operates your computer for you
GPT-6 Astra fills forms, works spreadsheets and runs multistep tasks. What reaches ChatGPT plans, what the API costs, and what sits behind an approval program.
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Work grant paid early: the money lands on 9 September
The Tax Authority is advancing the second instalment of the 2025 work grant. Around 130,000 recipients, about 260 million shekels, self-employed included.
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Bank of Israel rate cut to 3.25% for business loans
The Bank of Israel cut for a third straight meeting and prime fell to 4.75%. What drops on its own in business credit, and what does not move.
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No ChatGPT ads for Israeli businesses, rivals abroad are in
The ChatGPT advertiser system opened in 47 countries and Israel is not one of them. What that blocks for a business selling abroad, and what stays open.
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AI agent on a business computer: one site ran hostile code
A security researcher showed that asking an AI tool to summarise a website led it to download and run hostile code, in 60 to 80 percent of attempts.
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Who is liable when AI-written content infringes copyright
Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell claim Claude reproduces protected text verbatim. What that means for a business publishing AI-written content.
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Accountant suspected of stealing from clients
A court lifted the publication ban on the suspect's details. Two parts of the case reach any business that hands its filing to a representative.
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A reserve month costs the economy 68,000 shekels
The Finance Ministry's chief economist updated the cost of reserve duty. How few reservists are self-employed, and how advances set your benefit.
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What AI takes from your accountant, and what stays
A new assessment splits the accounting firm's work into the half that automates and the half that needs a licensed signature.
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Compensation fund filing extended to 31 December
The compensation fund extended the filing date on some indirect-damage tracks from Operation Roaring Lion. What is open, until when, and what blocks a claim.
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Issuing an invoice from inside a chat with AI
Holdings and HoneyBook opened MCP servers that issue invoices and collect payment from a chat with Claude or ChatGPT, and what an Israeli business still lacks.
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An AI agent that chases unpaid invoices, not here yet
Intuit's August 2026 update adds a Payments Agent that writes reminders and suggests late fees, and an Accounting Agent that categorises transactions.
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Free ChatGPT with no message cap: what it gives a freelancer
From 10 August 2026, unlimited text chat on a free account with GPT-5.6 Luna and a Think button. What that gives a freelancer, and what stays capped.
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AI-generated receipts and the expenses you deduct
AppZen data: in 14 months, receipts generated by an image model went from zero to 70.8 percent of the fakes it caught. Why looking at the image stopped working.
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How much authority to hand an AI agent in a small business
Claude managed a real San Francisco store, fired an employee for the first time and lost $38,814 of $100,000. What that says about handing an agent authority.
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The voluntary disclosure window closes on 31 August
Two weeks left to file a voluntary disclosure request. By late July there were 383 requests covering some NIS 877 million, with no anonymous track.
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Online VAT: daily settlement and same-day refunds
How Israel Invoice 2.0 would work: VAT due when the money arrives, daily netting against inputs, and the buyer paying VAT straight to the Authority.
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A fake invoice costs the business that received it
A construction company director is under investigation over NIS 26 million in suspect invoices. Deduct input VAT from an unlawful invoice and you lose it.
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AI-written marketing copy now carries a hidden watermark
Anthropic said on 11 August 2026 that new Claude models embed an invisible mark in every response. What that changes for a business writing with AI.
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Before you give an AI agent a password to your business
A harmless gym errand ended with another member's reservation deleted. What to check before handing an AI agent a password to a live system.
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From 4% to 100%: AI now checks every tax return
The Authority is moving from sample checks to AI scanning of every return. The voluntary disclosure window closes on 31 August 2026.
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The Tax Authority wants VAT the moment you get paid
A plan called Israel Invoice 2.0 would send VAT to the state at the time of the transaction instead of the 15th. Legislation pending, cash flow affected.