Guide for New and Visiting Faculty

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Following is a list of the countries with which Israel maintains full diplomatic ties: Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Republic of Montenegro Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Samoa San Marino São Tomé & Principe Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovak Republic Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa South Korea Spain Sri Lanka St. Kitts. & Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent & the Grenadines Sultanate of Oman Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand The Netherlands Togo Tonga Trinidad Trinidad & Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom USA Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Zambia Zimbabwe Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Bissau Guyana Haiti Holy See Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Ireland Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea (Repub. of) Kyrgyzstan Laos P.D.R. Latvia Lesotho Liberia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru New Zealand Nigeria Norway Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Albania Andorra Angola Antigua & Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Cyprus Democratic Republic of the Bolivia Bosnia & Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Bulgaria Burkina Fasso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verdi Central African Republic Chile China Colombia Congo Costa Rica Côte d’Ivoire Croatia Congo (Zaire) Denmark Dominica Dominican Republic East Timor Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Estonia F.Y.R.O.M (Macedonia) Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia
Salaries and Taxes As a rule, prior to your arrival you should receive an invitation to the Hebrew University specifying the conditions regarding your salary/fellowship, the fringe benefits, etc. Further specifics can be obtained at the Adviser’s Office. An advance on your salary or fellowship may be obtained upon your arrival. Please consult the Adviser’s Office or your host department. INCOME TAX New immigrants are entitled to special tax credits based on a points system during their first three years in Israel. These tax credits are granted in addition to those given to all residents of Israel. For details on tax concessions for olim, and the credit system of tax exemption, see Employment ("Aliyah Series,” obtainable from the Ministry of Immigrant Absorption, 15 Hillel Street, Jerusalem 94581, Tel.: 6214614, 6214655; Web site: www.moia.gov.il or from any Aliyah Center abroad) or contact the local Income Tax (mas hachnasa) Office, 5 Kanfei Nesharim Street, POB 1170, Jerusalem 91010; Tel.: 6559559; Fax: 6525327. New olim faculty or returning residents can obtain forms to apply for income tax reductions on the first tax year in advance of their first salary. This should be done immediately upon arrival. Alternatively, an application may be made to the Jerusalem tax assessor (pakid shuma) for exemption. Others should apply directly to the Income Tax Authority, Jerusalem District, 5 Kanfei Nesharim St., POB 1170, Jerusalem, 91010; Tel.: 6559559; Fax: 6525327. Visiting Faculty (Professors, Associate Professors, Visiting Lecturers) from countries with which Israel has bilateral agreements permitting income tax exemptions (Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Italy, the UK, France, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Canada, South Africa and Singapore) do not pay income tax in Israel – only in their respective countries. Visiting Faculty from countries that do not have such an agreement are entitled to an income tax exemption (valid for one year) on part of their salary, which is paid as a per diem. The balance is taxable. Should the visitor's stay be extended to a second year, Israeli law requires that tax be paid on this salary. The government fiscal year in Israel starts on January 1st. In other words, in the case of visitors who come for a full academic year (summer to summer), income tax is divided over two fiscal years. You may find that more tax has been paid than the law demands. Requests for tax refunds should be made by the end of December of each tax year on Form 106, available from the Personnel Department. To file an income tax return for your home tax authorities, apply to the Personnel Department for a tax statement. From time to time, a U.S. Internal Revenue Service representative conducts a Tax Seminar and is available for consultation at the U.S. Consulate-General to assist taxpayers with their returns. Organizations such as the AACI, (Association of American and Canadians in Israel, Jerusalem branch office; Tel.: 5617151, Fax: 5661186; Web site: www.aaci.org.il can advise you of these visits. New immigrants may consult counselors at their immigrant organizations, who can generally give up-todate advice on tax matters. Even if you are not an immigrant, these organizations are often helpful (see Chapter Seven for a list of immigrant organizations). For further details, consult the Department of Customs and VAT, 5 Kanfei Nesharim Street, POB 1170, Jerusalem 91010; Tel.: 6559559; Fax: 6525327. They periodically issue Guide 14: Customs Guide for Tourists, which is available by mail from Israel Government Tourist Offices. Another useful booklet is the Ministry of Tourism's Made in Israel, distributed free of charge at Ben-Gurion Airport and at IGTO offices.
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APPENDIX II IMMIGRANT ORGANIZATIONS
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APPENDIX lV GLOSSARY OF USEFUL WORD
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