The United States Revenue Service received the right to cancel citizens' passports for tax evasion

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Amid controversy and violent protests surrounding Trump's recent immigration order, the US Congress has quietly given the green light to revoke passports for non-payment of taxes.

The idea is to use the trip as security for paying taxes. This law was proposed in 2012 year, but it was rejected. In 2015, Congress passed it, and Barack Obama signed it.

Now, more than a year later, the IRS (US Tax Service) finally published new details on its website.

If you have tax arrears in excess of $ 50 thousand, the IRS can notify the State Department, which typically will not issue or renew a passport after receiving such notice from the IRS.

The service noted that they had not yet informed the State Department about the debtors, but promised to announce the launch on their website.

Under US law, a "serious delinquent" tax debt is defined as an "unpaid, legally binding federal tax liability" of more than $50, including interest and penalties. The $50 limit will be adjusted annually to account for inflation and the cost of living. The limit does not mean the annual period, but the total tax debt, which is what matters.

Some tax debts are not “serious tax debts”, even if they meet the following criteria:

• Paid on time according to the installment agreement, concluded with the IRS;
• It was paid in a timely manner in accordance with the Offer to conclude a compromise agreement adopted by the IRS, or with an agreement concluded with the Ministry of Justice;
• For which a due process fee is requested in a timely manner in connection with Levy to collect a debt;
• The release of an innocent spouse from liability (including the sharing of liability and a proportionate exemption from liability).

Before you deny a passport, the State Department will run your application within 90 days to allow you to:

• Eliminate all erroneous certification issues;
• Pay the tax debt in full;
• Reconcile payment alternatives with the IRS.

Taxpayer notice. The IRS is required to notify you in writing about sending a tax debt request to the State Department. This notice will be sent by regular mail to the last known address.

The IRS notifies the State Department if:

• tax debt is fully satisfied or becomes legally impracticable;
• tax debt no longer has a serious delay;
• The request is erroneous.

You can also file a lawsuit with the US Tax Court or the US District Court if you do not agree with the IRS request to the Department of State.

Passport. If you need to check whether your US passport is valid or has been canceled, you should contact the State Department by calling the National Passport Information Center: 877-487-2778.

If you need a passport, but you are a debtor, you must pay the debt in full, after which the IRS will withdraw its notice within 30 days from the time the issue is resolved.

Travels. If you are going abroad and you need to solve a passport issue, you should call the telephone number listed on the notice CP 508C. If you already have a US passport, you can use your passport until you have been notified by the State Department that it is taking steps to revoke the passport.

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