By law, the IRS certifies taxpayers with “seriously delinquent” tax debts to the Department of State affecting passport status and renewal when certain conditions or thresholds are met. The IRS will send a Notice called a...more
One of the little-known tools in the IRS collection tool belt is the ability to revoke a taxpayer’s passport where the taxpayer has a “seriously delinquent tax debt.”...more
The Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, signed into law December 4, 2015, created new Internal Revenue Code § 7345 which requires the IRS to notify the United States State Department when an individual is...more
Los Contribuyentes Estadounidenses con facturas de impuestos vencidas que han sido identificados por el IRS corren el riesgo de perder los privilegios de pasaporte de los EE. UU. ...more
Certain US Taxpayers that have been identified by IRS with overdue tax bills maybe at risk of losing US passport privileges. IRS has been trying to encourage US Taxpayers that are seriously behind on their taxes to pay what...more
Last week, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) published another friendly reminder that it was recently vested with the authority to revoke passports and deny passport applications for those with “seriously delinquent tax...more
La habilidad del IRS de poder negar o revocar los Pasaportes de los Contribuyentes con "deuda tributaria gravemente morosa" es un problema serio que actualmente enfrentan los Contribuyentes de los Estados Unidos....more
A “seriously delinquent tax debt” will affect the ability of a U.S. citizen to use, or apply for, a passport. Section 7345 of the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) permits the Secretary of State to deny, revoke or limit a...more
Under the new Section 7345 of the Internal Revenue Code coming into effect in January 2018, Congress has given the IRS the power to “certify” the names of delinquent taxpayers to the State Department for purposes of denying...more
According to the US Department of State, there are approximately nine (9) Million US passport holders living overseas. There continues to be a misimpression by certain US Taxpayers living overseas that they are not required...more