Passport renewal and US back taxes

[gnatman]

This past year, the US Congress passed a law that calls for the revocation and non renewal of a US passport if you are in arrears on your Federal income taxes. Does anyone know if the State Department has begun to implement this on passport renewals?

[ubonjoe]

Moved to the home country forum.

[Shot]

I remember this article, and there was a long thread on it. You can do a forum search , but if I remember correctly it was only for those who owe 50k or more.

[mania]

I remember reading about this coming for years now even back in 2012

Also I believe they can refuse renewal if applicant has not paid their child support

[thaihome]

I believe it started in January 2016, but you have to owe over $50k for renewal to be withheld. For child support you have to be in federal database which requires having been subject to a state court order for unpaid child support.

TH

Edited July 13, 2016 by thaihome

[Rhys]

better get on this haven't file in 15 years..

[GinBoy2]

I'm a little aghast that anyone in their right mind doesn't/hasn't filed with the feds. We all know that you need a passport, and even before all this we all knew that not filing a 1040 was an 'issue'.

I'm not in anyway defending the IRS (a pseudo criminal extortion racket IMHO), but come on, this shouldn't be a shock to anyone.