Keep IRS From Taking Your Passport

The Internal Revenue Service recently reiterated its warning that taxpayers would not be able to renew their passport or receive a new case because of a federal tax of $ 52,000 or more. In January 2018, the IRS began implementing new procedures for people with "strictly bad tax debts." If you have a severe unpaid tax to pay, the IRS may notify the State Department. In general, the State Department does not issue or renew the passport after receiving the certificate of federal receipts. The IRS cannot carry the passport correctly, but you can tell the State Department to do it. You can argue if it's a good idea, but it's the law. Even a decree did not do it. The law change took place in FAST (Fixing America), which adds 7345 to the tax code. This is not limited to cases of tax evasion or even cases where the IRS thinks you are trying to avoid taxes. The bill was proposed and rejected in 2012. But by the end of 2015, Congress had voted, and President Obama had signed it.

Now that you're up to date, here's how you can prevent the IRS from seizing your passport. The first two methods are obvious, so let's get into the strings of the trade.

• The IRS may revoke or refuse renewal of your passport if you are "in serious trouble" in your tax account. Overdue debt is greater than $ 50,000, interest and penalties included. Note that an earlier debt of $ 15,000 can easily reach $ 50,000 with interest and penalties. Also, once the passport has disappeared, the payment of debts of less than $ 50,000 does not affect. You must pay in full before collecting your passport and travel privileges.
• Try to solve your debts with a compromise offer: Make a sensible proposal based on your income and expenses. The processing and negotiation of an OPC can add one or two years to the collection process. During this period, the IRS is prohibited from revoking the passport. Sending an application from the Tax Court or the ICO interrupts the recovery status. In other words, delaying collections by these methods extends the state of the collection.
• Allow the statute to run: You will never want to extend the status if you only have one or two years, download it. When the debt expires, the government will be obliged to return the passport.
• Keep your IRS dispute going: keep fighting; the debt will not be predefined. Respond to all warnings as quickly as possible, resolve disputes, search for collections, file files with a tax court, and generally delay and delay. This can disrupt the system for years by keeping your passport. 
• File for Bankruptcy: Most personal income taxes can be liquidated in bankruptcy. If your tax debt exceeds three years, it does not count as tax evasion, and you have filed a tax repayment for the debt to be canceled at least two years before the deletion of the declaration of bankruptcy. 
• Buy or get a second passport before losing your US passport: If you have a second passport in hand, the loss of your travel document in the United States will have minimal impact. You can leave the United States. With this passport, the IRS has no control over you. You can travel to any country that allows you to enter your second passport without a visa, which should be the largest part of the world.
• Negotiate an agreement several times: Whatever the size of the debt, if you abide by the terms of the contract and make payments, you will not become a serious criminal. Even if the mortgage is $1 million and you pay $ 200 a month, you will not lose your passport. A divided contract is a complex subject. Payments are based on income and expenses. If you make a lot of money, you will not receive a payment contract. If your passport is in danger, contact a professional.
• Become a permanent resident of a foreign country before the IRS takes your passport, what we call a travel ban in the IRS because it can force you to stay in the United States, or worse  to be deported. If you are a permanent resident of a foreign country, you may not be required to return to the United States. Permanent residence will strengthen your bargaining position. However, you will not be able to travel outside your country of residence because you do not have a valid passport. Also, you will not have to return to the United States. Nonetheless, you can stay where you are, and you can open negotiations with the IRS from abroad. Note that you must have a permanent legal residence before losing your US passport. If the IRS strikes you before you have permanent status, you will have to go home.

There are many protections for taxpayers regarding IRS collections. A series of protections are the hearings of the right process. If you apply for a timely hearing on a debt collection privilege, you can at least save time negotiating an agreement with the IRS.