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[*] posted on 4-4-2012 at 06:23 PM
Owe the IRS $50K? Your passport may be suspended.


"Only a notice of lien or levy has to be filed by the IRS..."

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2012/04/04/owe-the-irs-bill-w...

Owe The IRS? Bill Would Suspend Passport Rights For Delinquent Taxpayers

LOS ANGELES (CBS) — A bill authored by a Southland lawmaker that could potentially allow the federal government to prevent any Americans who owe back taxes from traveling outside the U.S. is one step closer to becoming law.

Senate Bill 1813 was introduced back in November by Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Los Angeles) to “reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes” . After clearing the Senate on a 74 – 22 vote on March 14, SB 1813 is now headed for a vote in the House of Representatives, where it’s expected to encounter stiffer opposition among the GOP majority. In addition to authorizing appropriations for federal transportation and infrastructure programs, the “Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act” or “MAP-21″ includes a provision that would allow for the “revocation or denial” of a passport for anyone with “certain unpaid taxes” or “tax delinquencies”.

Section 40304 of the legislation states that any individual who owes more than $50,000 to the Internal Revenue Service may be subject to “action with respect to denial, revocation, or limitation of a passport”. The bill does allow for exceptions in the event of emergency or humanitarian situations or limited return travel to the U.S., or in cases when any tax debt is currently being repaid in a “timely manner” or when collection efforts have been suspended.

However, there does not appear to be any specific language requiring a taxpayer to be charged with tax evasion or any other crime in order to have their passport revoked or limited — only that a notice of lien or levy has been filed by the IRS. Boxer vowed last week to push House Republicans to pass the bipartisan transportation bill that would keep the Highway Trust Fund from going bankrupt.

“Thousands of businesses are at stake, and eventually we are talking about nearly three million jobs at stake,” she said in a statement. “There are many people on both sides of the aisle in the Senate who want to get our bill, MAP-21, passed into law, and I am going to do everything I can to keep the pressure on the Republican House to do just that.”




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[*] posted on 4-4-2012 at 06:26 PM


Boxer is, and has been, and always will be, NUTS...



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[*] posted on 4-4-2012 at 06:38 PM


no sh!t.

“Thousands of businesses are at stake, and eventually we are talking about nearly three million jobs at stake,” she said in a statement.

what does this mean? it's amazing how they can twist a story to mean something completely 180 degrees away from the entire story. just like passing a health care bill when Pelosi said they would read it AFTER it passed???? certifiably loco!




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[*] posted on 4-4-2012 at 06:39 PM


All BS since you do not need a passport to travel outside the US by ground.
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[*] posted on 4-4-2012 at 06:42 PM


huh?:O
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[*] posted on 4-4-2012 at 06:44 PM


agreed, but how does owing more than 50k threaten 1000's of businesses?



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[*] posted on 4-4-2012 at 06:45 PM


You do not need a passport to travel by ground. Found this when I passed North last month and had forgotten my passport. Just enough ID to establish citizenship.
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[*] posted on 4-4-2012 at 07:38 PM


I always alleged that this was the case Ralph and I am glad you put it to the test ... it just makes sense that if you are American and have docs like a birth certificate to prove it, you should be able to go "home" ....at least it makes sense to me....




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[*] posted on 4-4-2012 at 07:49 PM


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I always alleged that this was the case Ralph and I am glad you put it to the test ... it just makes sense that if you are American and have docs like a birth certificate to prove it, you should be able to go "home" ....at least it makes sense to me....


I had no chuice other than to go all the way back home and get it. AZ drivers license and and one other piece of ID is all.
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[*] posted on 4-4-2012 at 09:25 PM


The best AIPAC can buy has done nothing to benefit us Californians who still have jobs and pay taxes.
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[*] posted on 4-5-2012 at 04:48 AM


Barbara Boxer is a disgrace to CA.
She is a highly partisan loon who resides on the far left of left.

She should, no doubt be working on crafting a budget (something the liberals have yet to do for over a 1000 days and if your a CA voter, you should be asking her why) rather than obfuscation of passport uses.

Thank you.....that is my political rant for this year.
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Barbara Boxer is a disgrace to CA.
She is a highly partisan loon who resides on the far left of left.

She should, no doubt be working on crafting a budget (something the liberals have yet to do for over a 1000 days and if your a CA voter, you should be asking her why) rather than obfuscation of passport uses.

Thank you.....that is my political rant for this year.


What does Barbara Boxer have to do with the budget of the state of California?

Answer: NADA




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[*] posted on 4-5-2012 at 09:47 AM


Why would anyone except a deadbeat oppose this law? ;D



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[*] posted on 4-5-2012 at 10:03 AM


Especially when there's an exception for repayment arrangements which are current? Seems like they're going after deadbeats who ignore the IRS, which is a really stupid thing to do in the first place.

For the record, I despise Boxer but don't see this law as being particularly unfair. That said, I also don't see how this somehow rectifies a problem facing thousands of businesses.
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[*] posted on 4-5-2012 at 10:03 AM


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Why would anyone except a deadbeat oppose this law? ;D

Because the IRS doesn't need to prove it's case fully before it could suspend your passport. I think they should get to prove they don't owe the IRS any money before they are punished. I've gotten an IRS tax bill for $100K plus before. It tends to ruin your day.




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[*] posted on 4-5-2012 at 10:14 AM


Just a foot in the door. Enforcement will soon require IRS clearance before using your passport.

The whole point of the police state is control.
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Just a foot in the door. Enforcement will soon require IRS clearance before using your passport.
The whole point of the police state is control.

Yep!!!
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[*] posted on 4-5-2012 at 10:25 AM
sad times


This used to be a FREE GREAT USA,,but that's dissapairing fast..k&T
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[*] posted on 4-5-2012 at 11:19 AM


Could it have a little concern of ' flight risk' to
aviod paying Fed Taxes? Probably not, just
a nudge to get deliquient payers to pay.
To return to the US,
you do NOT need a Passport. Birth cert, DL,
nor any other form of Official ID, that is clearly
stated in the US Customs Bldg, at least at
the San Ysidro ped crossing line
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[*] posted on 4-5-2012 at 11:32 AM


They (The Feds) cannot prevent an American from returning to HIS/HER own country... The worst they can do is delay your return by sending you to secondary to varify your claim to be American... and of course at that point, you are already inside the USA... Some people are the victims of crime and have had their ID stolen... Some just forgot, as their is no exit visa (yet) require to leave the USA... but sounds like Boxer and her fellow fascists in power are trying very hard to further inprison us. It wasn't enough to ruin our economy so we cannot afford to leave.:wow:



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