Have Unpaid Taxes? IRS Warns May Lose U.S. Passport

The IRS is reminding taxpayers to pay their taxes or face possible loss of their U.S. passports. In partnership with the IRS, the Department of State (DOS) may deny passport applications, renewals, or even revoke passports of individuals with “seriously delinquent tax debts.” This is based on a section of an infrastructure bill, the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, signed into law in 2015. The IRS began sending certifications of unpaid taxes to the DOS in February 2018. Fifty-one thousand dollars in back taxes, penalties, and interest is the general baseline for a “seriously delinquent” debt and the IRS must have filed a Notice of Federal Tax Lien. To avoid passport consequences, the taxpayer can pay the debt in full, enter into one of a number of compromise agreements with the IRS, or have an appeal or a request for innocent spouse relief pending. There are exemptions for those in bankruptcy, victims of tax-related identify…

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