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Offline ABX

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You Now Can't Leave the U.S. Unless the IRS Lets You
« on: July 16, 2018, 01:57:00 pm »
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...It should not be surprising, then, that the US government is now cracking down on Americans who have outstanding tax bills — by holding their passports hostage. This could affect more than 360,000 Americans.
Former Congressman Bob Barr notes this week :
In an extremely troubling move three years ago, the Republican-controlled Congress handed the Internal Revenue Service the power to strip individuals of one of the most important and tangible rights possessed by American citizens – their passports. The Service is now starting to use this hammer.
Barr rightly points out that, given we already know the IRS uses its power to target political enemies, this new power of the agency is especially troubling.
He also asks how long other agencies might demand similar power from Congress, such as the power to stop a citizen's ability to "secure a driver’s license, obtain[...] a loan from a federally-insured financial institution, or clear[...] a background check prior to purchasing a firearm?".....

https://mises.org/wire/you-now-cant-leave-us-unless-irs-lets-you

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Re: You Now Can't Leave the U.S. Unless the IRS Lets You
« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2018, 08:03:16 pm »
All the more reason to hold several passports from several countries.  It's quite easy to do, and legal.

I hold Israeli, US, and Singapore because I travel so much.  Differing countries have differing visa options.
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Re: You Now Can't Leave the U.S. Unless the IRS Lets You
« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2018, 10:43:10 pm »
From a friend several years ago now.

http://www.actionamerica.org/taxecon/ticktick.shtml

Very good explanation of why the IRS is acting as it is  here.
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Re: You Now Can't Leave the U.S. Unless the IRS Lets You
« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2018, 10:49:22 pm »
I don't see why people would have a problem with this...are we just supposed to let tax cheats leave the country and escape punishment?
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Re: You Now Can't Leave the U.S. Unless the IRS Lets You
« Reply #4 on: July 16, 2018, 10:56:10 pm »
Quote from: txradioguy on July 16, 2018, 10:49:22 pm
I don't see why people would have a problem with this...are we just supposed to let tax cheats leave the country and escape punishment?

They didn't say cheats, they said anyone who has an outstanding tax bill. Cheats implies criminal behavior, but hundreds of thousands of people who aren't criminals or cheats have outstanding bills with payment arrangements with the IRS. Having an outstanding bill is not a crime.
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Re: You Now Can't Leave the U.S. Unless the IRS Lets You
« Reply #5 on: July 16, 2018, 11:01:02 pm »
Quote from: AbaraXas on July 16, 2018, 10:56:10 pm
They didn't say cheats, they said anyone who has an outstanding tax bill. Cheats implies criminal behavior, but hundreds of thousands of people who aren't criminals or cheats have outstanding bills with payment arrangements with the IRS. Having an outstanding bill is not a crime.

No it's not.

The article I read on this one a couple weeks ago talked about the IRS targeting people who owed high five or six figure amounts of back taxes that hadn't done anything you described.

I'm paying off my tax bill from 2017 in installments...I still have my passport.

I think the article you posted doesn't contain all the facts relevant to whom the IRS is targeting.
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