What Form 101 is
The Tax Authority calls it the employee card and request for tax relief and tax coordination by the employer. Every salaried employee fills it in. Your employer uses it to work out how much tax to deduct: your credit points, your family, and any other income you have. In purpose it is close to a US W-4 or a UK starter checklist.
According to the Tax Authority, you hand the completed form to your employer within 7 days of starting work, with a copy of your Teudat Zehut including the sefach, and you fill it in again at the start of every tax year. The form itself asks you to report any change in your details within a week. Many employers now use a digital version, with the same sections.
Section by section
These are the headings printed on the current form, in order.
| Section | Printed heading | What goes there |
|---|---|---|
| א | פרטי המעסיק | The employer’s details. Filled in by the employer, not by you. |
| ב | פרטי העובד/ת | Your details: ID number (9 digits), surname, first name, date of birth, date of aliyah (תאריך עליה), address, sex, marital status, Israeli resident, kibbutz membership and your kupat cholim. |
| ג | פרטים על ילדיי שבשנת המס טרם מלאו להם 19 שנה | Your children who are under 19 in this tax year, as listed on your sefach. Column 1 if the child lives with you; column 2 if you receive the child allowance for them. |
| ד | פרטים על הכנסותיי ממעסיק זה | Your start date and the type of pay: monthly salary, salary for an additional job, partial salary, daily wage, pension or grant. |
| ה | פרטים על הכנסות אחרות | Whether you have other income, and if so, at which job you want your credit points to count. |
| ו | פרטים על בן/בת הזוג | Your spouse’s details and whether they have income. |
| ז | שינויים במהלך השנה | Changes during the year, with dates and your signature. |
| ח | אני מבקש/ת פטור או זיכוי ממס מהסיבות הבאות | The reasons you are entitled to credit points or exemptions. Box 4 is for new immigrants. |
| ט | אני מבקש/ת תיאום מס מהסיבות הבאות | Tax coordination: for example, if you had no income this tax year before this job, or you have another salary. |
| י | הצהרה | Your declaration that the details are complete and correct, with date and signature. |
Filling it in as a new oleh
Section ב (bet): the aliyah date
Write your date of aliyah in the field תאריך עליה, exactly as it appears in your Teudat Oleh.
Section ח (chet), box 4
Tick the line that begins אני עולה חדש/ה (I am a new immigrant) and write your aliyah date after the word מתאריך (as of). The form says a copy of your Teudat Oleh is required.
The income line in box 4
Box 4 continues: לא היתה לי הכנסה בישראל מתחילת שנת המס הנוכחית עד תאריך, “I had no income in Israel from the start of the current tax year until”. Fill in the date if it applies.
Other jobs: section ה (he)
If you have a second job, mark where you want your credit points counted. The form’s notes say that if you leave this blank, the employer must deduct tax at the maximum rate.
Sign section י (yod) and hand it in
Sign, date, attach the copies, and give it to payroll within 7 days of starting. Then check your first payslip for the credit points: see the payslip guide.
Words on the form
- טופס 101tofes me’a ve-achatForm 101. People say tofes me’a ve-achat, or just “the 101”.
- כרטיס עובדkartis ovedEmployee card, the form’s official title.
- מעסיקmaasikEmployer.
- שנת המסshnat ha-masThe tax year. In Israel it runs January to December.
- נקודות זיכויnekudot zikuiTax credit points. See tax credit points.
- מדרגות מסmadregot masTax brackets.
- תיאום מסteum masTax coordination when you have more than one source of income, arranged with the Tax Authority.
- פקיד שומהpkid shumaAssessing officer; also the name of the local tax office that handles your file.
- מספר תיק ניכוייםmispar tik nikuyimThe employer’s withholding file number.
- משכורת חודשmaskoret chodeshMonthly salary, for employees paid by the month.
- משכורת בעד משרה נוספתmaskoret be-ad misra nosefetSalary for an additional job.
- משכורת חלקיתmaskoret chelkitPartial salary, for short daily hours.
- בחזקתיbe-chezkati“In my custody”, about children who live with you.
- קצבת ילדים מב״לkitzbat yeladim mi-bituach leumiChild allowance from Bituach Leumi (ב״ל).
- תושב/ת ישראלtoshav / toshevet yisraelIsraeli resident, man / woman: box 1 of section ח.
- חובה לצרףchova letzarefMust be attached.
What to ask payroll
Male form first, female form second.
| English | Hebrew | Say it |
|---|---|---|
| Where do I fill in the aliyah date? | איפה ממלאים את תאריך העלייה? | eifo memalim et taarich ha-aliya |
| I attached a copy of my Teudat Oleh. | צירפתי צילום של תעודת העולה. | tzerafti tzilum shel teudat ha-oleh |
| Can I fill in the form online? | אפשר למלא את הטופס אונליין? | efshar lemale et ha-tofes online |
| I have another job. | יש לי עבודה נוספת. | yesh li avoda nosefet |
| I had no income in Israel this year until now. | לא הייתה לי הכנסה בישראל השנה עד עכשיו. | lo hayta li hachnasa be-yisrael ha-shana ad achshav |
| Did you add my oleh credit points? | הכנסתם לי את נקודות הזיכוי של עולה? | hichnastem li et nekudot ha-zikui shel oleh |
| I got married; I need to update the form. | התחתנתי, אני צריך / צריכה לעדכן את הטופס. | hitchatanti, ani tzarich / tzricha le-adken et ha-tofes |
| Who handles salaries here? | מי מטפל בשכר אצלכם? | mi metapel ba-sachar etzlechem |
| Where do I sign? | איפה לחתום? | eifo lachtom |
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Frequently asked questions
When do I have to submit Form 101?
Within 7 days of starting a job, and again at the start of every tax year. If your details change, the form asks you to report it within a week.
What do I attach to Form 101?
A copy of your Teudat Zehut with the sefach, plus the documents each line asks for. For the new-immigrant box in section ח, a copy of your Teudat Oleh.
Where is the oleh box on Form 101?
On page 2, in section ח (chet), box 4: the line that begins אני עולה חדש/ה, “I am a new immigrant”, followed by your aliyah date. The date also goes in section ב (bet).
I forgot to claim my oleh points. Can I get the money back?
Yes. The Ministry of Aliyah and Integration’s rights guide says you can claim a refund retroactively for up to six years through the Tax Authority’s website.
Official sources
Rules, amounts and deadlines change. Check the official page before you act on anything here.
- Israel Tax Authority: Employee card, Form 101 (Hebrew)checked September 29, 2026
- Israel Tax Authority: Form 101 (PDF, updated 11.2025)checked September 29, 2026
- Ministry of Aliyah and Integration: Rights guide for new olim (Hebrew)checked September 29, 2026