Material calculator changes are recorded here so users can distinguish current methodology from older versions. Dates describe site updates, not professional certification.
CurrentAugust 1, 2026
Version 2026.08.8 — Homepage hierarchy cleanup
Simplified the homepage after the property-cluster expansion so first-time visitors see a curated path rather than a directory of every page.
Fixed the misplaced “Buying property in Israel” heading so it now introduces the property cards.
Reduced homepage cards from 27 to 18 and removed repeated mortgage links.
Grouped the remaining links into core calculators, property, moving and guides.
Kept the complete mortgage cluster discoverable through the dedicated home-buying hub and internal links.
PreviousAugust 1, 2026
Version 2026.08.7 — Property-cluster accuracy and calculator controls
Refined the mortgage cluster after a content and calculator audit.
Separated official LTV ceilings from lender-specific underwriting and relabeled the 50% nonresident option as a conservative site stress test.
Removed unsupported generalizations about nonresident interest premiums, spouse treatment and mandatory account arrangements.
Reworked the mortgage-offer page around figures copied from written standardized approvals, with the blended-rate model retained only as an optional rough check.
Completed the zakaut terms section and clarified that the eligibility certificate does not replace commercial mortgage approval.
Added purchase-type/LTV validation and explicit editable VAT handling to the home-buying cash calculator.
Updated methodology, cross-links, cache versions and automated QA.
PreviousAugust 1, 2026
Version 2026.08.6 — Property and mortgage search cluster
Expanded the property section around the mortgage and purchase-tax demand already visible in Search Console.
Added a buying-a-home hub, total-cash calculator and maximum-LTV down-payment calculator.
Added English guides for mashkanta mechanics, foreign buyers, mortgage-rate comparisons, choosing a bank, oleh mortgage benefits, zakaut and foreign-buyer purchase tax.
Added a three-offer mortgage comparison worksheet and a worked ₪2.4 million mortgage example.
Kept all content neutral and source-backed; no mortgage lead-generation or inactive affiliate language was added.
PreviousVersion 2026.07.3July 18, 2026
US-oleh National Insurance exemption and payroll-rate correction
Rebuilt the Amendment 262 guide with direct legal, National Insurance, Kol Zchut and IRS sources.
Replaced the single automatic checkbox with a dated, same-income eligibility workflow and clear “potentially eligible” status.
Added the exemption estimate to the freelancer calculator while retaining health tax and the correct income-tax deduction interaction.
Clarified that employer contributions, approval, withholding and refund procedures are not determined by the calculators.
Corrected the 2026 full-tier employee health-tax rate from 5% to 5.17% and regenerated all seven fixed salary examples.
PreviousJuly 17, 2026
Search-intent planning guides
Added four original landing pages covering aliyah cash requirements, salary needed to live in Israel, osek patur versus osek murshe, and Israeli mortgage affordability. Added internal links and structured FAQ data.
Version 2026.07.2July 16, 2026
Trust and methodology update
Expanded the About page with a publisher identity, source hierarchy, data classifications, editorial-independence statement and limitations.
Added calculator-level information panels showing version, verification date, source type and known limitations.
Expanded the Methodology & Sources page with verification steps and worked examples.
Added organization structured data without publishing personal contact details.
Version 2026.07.1July 16, 2026
Salary, self-employed, property and city expansion
Added a salary-and-tax content cluster with seven worked gross-to-net examples.
Added purchase-tax, freelancer net-income, and pension/keren hishtalmut calculators.
Added seven city financial guides with editable household budgets.
Corrected the new-oleh purchase-tax cap edge case so transactions above the statutory cap fall back to the ordinary sole-residence calculation.
Version 2026.07.0July 16, 2026
Core calculation audit
Replaced the incorrect flat benefit assumption with the enacted annual caps and 2026 proration logic.
Corrected salary top-rate handling so the 47% bracket plus 3% surtax produces a 50% combined rate on the applicable slice.
Updated employee National Insurance and health-tax thresholds and rates for 2026.
Replaced the unsupported city conversion multiplier with an editable household-budget model.
Added methodology, official sources, mortgage and moving-budget tools.
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Version 2026.08.5 — Present-tense monetization cleanup
Removed public preparation language for partnerships that are not active, while retaining useful neutral planning tools.
Changed the disclosure page to cover the site’s current Google AdSense use only.
Removed pending-partner language, future commission explanations and provider-specific shipping prompts.
Kept the money-transfer quote worksheet as a neutral comparison tool without recommendations or rankings.
Kept advertising separate from calculator formulas, assumptions and result ordering.
PreviousAugust 1, 2026
Version 2026.08.4 — Homepage present-tense cleanup
Removed release-oriented language from the homepage so first-time visitors see a stable current product rather than an internal changelog.
Replaced “Expanded August 2026” with a permanent source-backed descriptor.
Removed the “New in this release” announcement from the hero.
Removed novelty badges from homepage cards while retaining informative “2026” and “2026 law” labels.
Kept release details here in version history, where returning visitors can review them without adding uncertainty to the homepage.
PreviousAugust 1, 2026
Version 2026.08.3 — Foreign reporting clarification
Reviewed the substantive improvement raised during external feedback rather than displaying the feedback as a testimonial.
Removed the testimonial block; external feedback is used to review substantive accuracy rather than as promotional copy.
Clarified that Amendment 272 repealed the special reporting exemptions for eligible people becoming Israeli residents on or after January 1, 2026.
Clarified that the 10-year tax exemptions for qualifying foreign-source income and gains under Sections 14 and 97 remain separate from reporting.
Added the distinction between annual income reporting and including foreign assets when a capital declaration is required.
Added a prominent reporting warning to the main 2026 benefit calculator and expanded the FAQ and methodology sources.
PreviousAugust 1, 2026
Version 2026.08.2 — Full release audit
Completed the seven-part release pass covering technical SEO, trust content, contextual navigation, static performance hardening and automated QA.
Added breadcrumbs, WebPage and Breadcrumb structured data, complete social metadata and clean canonical URLs across indexable pages.
Added related next steps throughout the site and introduced the First Month in Israel calculator.
Added a neutral money-transfer quote worksheet, current provider-availability notes and a clear advertising disclosure policy.
Removed invalid CSS residue, strengthened mobile and focus styles, retained the original typography and preserved the AdSense publisher script exactly once per HTML page.
Ran internal-link, sitemap, metadata, JSON-LD, JavaScript syntax and calculator-function tests. Live Core Web Vitals and third-party behavior still require post-deployment measurement.
PreviousAugust 1, 2026
Version 2026.08.1 — Canonical URL normalization
Unified canonical tags, Open Graph URLs, structured-data URLs, internal links and the XML sitemap around clean HTTPS URLs without .html.
Added explicit permanent redirects from legacy .html URLs to clean URLs.
Excluded the custom 404 page from indexing.
Preserved AdSense, calculator logic, analytics integration and the Assistant / Frank Ruhl Libre typography.