The IRS has a method of 'last resort' to collect overdue taxes: Revoking your passport

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The IRS has a method of 'last resort' to collect overdue taxes: Revoking your passport
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The State Department can deny a passport application or revoke an active passport if the IRS certifies a tax debt as 'seriously delinquent.'

By law, the IRS must notify the State Department if an individual's federal tax debt is "seriously delinquent."

This is a large federal debt — of more than $62,000 in 2024 — that the taxpayer has repeatedly ignored. "How do you get rich folks' attention regarding paying their taxes? Just make sure they can't summer in Europe," he said.Todd Whalen, a CPA based in Denver, has seen tax enforcement efforts involving passports ramp up over the past three years.

The State Department can limit the passport's use only to return travel to the U.S., thereby preventing the person "from being trapped in limbo" if outside the country, she said.

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