A vocal critic of the Internal Revenue Service’s passport revocation program, the National Taxpayer Advocate recently announced that she had issued hundreds of orders prohibiting the IRS from certifying taxpayers for passport denial or revocation. The IRS began implementing its passport denial/revocation program on January 22, 2018 (see prior coverage here, here, and
Tax Delinquents Beware: Your Passport Is Now Officially at Risk
Individuals who owe more than $51,000 in back taxes are now at risk of losing their U.S. passports under a new law requiring the Internal Revenue Service to notify the State Department of taxpayers with “seriously delinquent tax debts.”
This month the IRS will begin the process of certifying delinquent taxpayers to the State Department,
IRS Delays Start Date for Program to Revoke Passports for Tax Delinquents
The Internal Revenue Service has once again delayed the start date for implementation of a new law authorizing the State Department to revoke the passports of taxpayers with sizeable tax debts. According to an IRS web site page entitled “Revocation or Denial of Passport in Case of Certain Unpaid Taxes” (updated as of
Trends in IRS Compliance Activities Through Fiscal Year 2016
On September 11, 2017, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) issued its final report discussing IRS compliance activities through fiscal year 2016 (the federal government’s fiscal year begins on October 1 and ends on September 30). TIGTA compiles statistical information reported by the IRS and issues the report annually in response to continuing
Taxpayer Advocate Takes Aim at IRS Passport Revocation Program
Yesterday the Taxpayer Advocate published a blog post entitled “The IRS’s New Passport Program: Why Notice to Taxpayers Matters (Part 1 of 2)” which criticizes the Internal Revenue Service’s planned initiative to revoke, or deny, passports of individuals who have substantial tax liabilities. We have previously covered the planned rollout of this program by the
Tax Delinquents Beware: Your Passport May Be at Risk
The Internal Revenue Service is moving forward with implementation of a new law requiring the State Department to deny, or revoke, the U.S. passports of individuals who owe the IRS more than $50,000. The passport revocation measure became law in December 2015, when President Obama signed a five-year, $305 billion highway funding bill that included