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Americans Must Pay Income Tax or Face Loosing Their Passport
Posted on November 22, 2015 by Timothy Walker • 0 Comments

Americans Must Pay Income Tax or Face Loosing Their Passport – Philippines Lifestyle - Philippines Lifestyle

WASHINGTON D.C. – Congress will enact a new law denying or revoking passports of US citizens who have not paid their taxes.

The law is aimed at denying Americans who have serious tax debts and have at least $50,000 (USD) in unpaid federal taxes, including penalties and interest which would be adjusted for inflation.

The new law is expected to take effect in January of 2016 – the State Department said it will block Americans with “seriously delinquent” tax debt from receiving new passports and will be allowed to rescind existing passports of those who fall into that category.

A list of those taxpayers who will be immediately affected will be compiled by the Internal Revenue Service using the $50,000 threshold as a marker.

The rescinding or renewal of a passport would also apply if the taxpayer is subject to a lien which advises creditors of a debt owed to the IRS.

The same holds true for those who are under a levy by the IRS, where the government has the right to seize assets.

The same ‘does not apply’ if the taxpayer is in the process of trying or attempting to resolve his tax debt with the IRS – those paying installment payments, the taxpayer is contesting the debt, or the taxpayer is in court attempting to resolve the issue at hand.

The measure to bring American tax payers to their knees is expected to raise nearly $400-million dollars over the first 10 years of its implementation.

In 2014 alone, the IRS sent out almost 855,000 notices to US citizens abroad. How many were actually ‘undelivered’ is unknown.

Those behind the bill remind US citizens the importance of their passport when registering children in schools, registering in a hotel, opening a bank account among many other things. However, many of those living in the Philippines realize that the use for a passport is minimal, and many of the rules in foreign countries do not apply here.

No doubt, the new rule will have many Americans living in the Philippines, and numerous other Asian countries in a predicament.

Many Americans live in Asian countries in poverty conditions, living day today, or month to month on retirement, military and other type social benefits from the government.

If anything, many would be hard pressed to even worry at all about a law that controls their passport when in fact they are not or have not been on the ‘radar’ for years, even decades at best.

 

Sort of changes things a little on some answers on another thread.

Jack

 

I often wonder if I'm wasting my time here when I could be living in a country where I could possibly receive a citizenship just from "@ss in seat" time.

 

The US expects 'friendly' foreign country to deport its citizens whose passports are cancelled, the Philippines is prompt to comply.

It's apparent that they also view Americans abroad as somewhat traitorous for abandoning the 'Homeland.'

 

Yes, agree. Canada and Australia already do to some extent!

 

When I arrived here, my monthly payment was 12% short for 3 months! It seems I had forgotten to clear up all my kids school loans before I left! Since I did not know I had any loans against me I inquired! They stated, all the way from virginia, that these loans are due before you retire! If you had cosigned your kids loan agreement that is!! Well I had to pay off that loan before I could receive my full allotment! They will only take a maximum withholding of 15% ! And that depends on how much is owed!! If you do not owe any taxes or school loans or alimony!! Then you should not have to worry!! At least till they think up some other screwball way to screw us!!

Edited by Administrator to remove all caps.