Do you need or want to apply for or renew a passport?
Then you need to make sure that your taxes are paid up and current.
The State Department can deny and has revoked U.S. passports of individuals with federal tax debts in excess of $51,000 and on whom a tax lien has been filed or a levy has been issued.
This does not include those who are paying their taxes under an installment agreement, individuals in bankruptcy, people who live in a federally declared disaster area, or people with a tax debt that IRS has determined isn’t collectible because of hardship.
The IRS continues to give names of affected taxpayers to the State Department. The agency is also sending notices to people, letting them know their name has been submitted.
Before denying passports, State will give people 90 days to resolve tax delinquencies, such as by paying the debt in full or agreeing to a payment plan with the Service.