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IRS gains power to get passports cancelled

 

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On December 4, the President signed into law a bill Congress passed entitled "Revocation or Denial of Passport of Certain Tax Delinquencies." This month, If a person has federal tax debt amounting to $50,000 or more, the IRS can get your passport cancelled by sending a message to the State Department. That amount includes includes interest and penalties .

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That is too much authority to give this agency, which already has fear-invoking rights of property seizure.   I don't see what a revenue collection agency has to do with a citizen's right to have a passport.  Maybe the person owing taxes needs to conduct business overseas to pay the Treasury what it says it is owed?  How could they do this if they can't travel?

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I don't like it either. The IRS has made mistakes before and I'm sure taxes and penalties add up quick if the person doesn't pay in time

Plus people from certain states  might need their passports to act as ID because they won't be able to get into federal facilities with their state drivers license only and might not be able to fly soon .

http://www.latimes.com/nation/...-20160103-story.html

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There are so many business men into Tax Avoidance schemes that the Government cant watch them all.  So I suppose a warning off Uncle Sam saying  - " Hey - I'm serious - behave or I'll ground you" could stop their lavish life styles.

If everyone paid their Tax due notice then we wouldn't have all the cutbacks on services.

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