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$50K including penalties (often 100% penalties) and interest (9%, I think.) So technically, if you owed $24K from 5 years ago and add 100% penalty and 5 years interest on that now $48K, you are over the threshold.

As per § 215 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (currently codified at 8 U.S.C. § 1185), it is unlawful for a United States citizen to enter or exit the United States without a valid United States passport... so this is a very serious penalty for financial matters and could lead to causing a citizen to be exiled in a foreign country... which seems to me to be a much greater penalty than is justified for simple inabily to pay.

This especially ironic given that there do not appear to be any passport requirements for non-US citizens to get into the USA, anywmore.

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This especially ironic given that there do not appear to be any passport requirements for non-US citizens to get into the USA, anywmore.

Hmm,interesting, given the fact that the US consulate denied my wife who has a valid Mexican passport a tourist visa...

Can you cite a source for that information?

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Gotta love the way they keep trying to make their own citizens feel like criminals.

In what way?

Aren't Canadians required to pay taxes?

I pay my taxes and have never felt that the US government makes me feel like a criminal.

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How can IRS keep a U.S. citizen out of the U.S.? It can't.

The only thing taking a passport will do is make it impossible to enter a country that wants to see the U.S. passport. Otherwise, if you aren't traveling anywhere, big deal.

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Homeland Security is bound to follow US law, so, yes, Homeland Security / CIS / CBP can and will deny entry for US citizens with revoked passports for owing the IRS more than $50,000.

Under the new US law taking effect in 2016, US citizens owing the IRS more than $50,000 will have their passports "revoked or denied".

US law further stipulates that American citizens must present either a passport or one of 4 other specific US Govt. issued IDs to enter the USA.**

So, if/when the State Department revokes a US passport for non-payment of taxes, Homeland Security will not allow that US citizen to re-enter the USA.

"U.S. citizens and foreign nationals alike (must) present a passport or other acceptable document that denotes identity and citizenship when entering the United States."

** "U.S. citizens can present a valid:

~ U.S. Passport;

~ Trusted Traveler Program card (NEXUS, SENTRI or FAST);

~ U.S. Military identification card when traveling on official orders; or

~ U.S. Merchant Mariner document when traveling in conjunction with official maritime business."

http://www.cbp.gov/travel/us-citizens/western-hemisphere-travel-initiative

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This especially ironic given that there do not appear to be any passport requirements for non-US citizens to get into the USA, anywmore.

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cbviajero is correct.

Mexicans must present passports or an official Border Crossing Card**, to enter the USA.

** "What types of documents are accepted for entry into the United States via land and sea?

  • Canadian citizens can present a valid passport, Enhanced Driver’s License, or Trusted Traveler Program card (NEXUS, SENTRI or FAST).

  • Bermudian citizens are required to present a valid passport.

  • Mexican citizens, including children, are required to present a passport with visa, or a Border Crossing Card. "

    http://www.cbp.gov/travel/us-citizens/western-hemisphere-travel-initiative

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It's just one more thing. Surely there are other solutions; there always have been. I'm talking general terms here.

You can now be locked up almost indefinitely just for suspicion of terrorist activity, or being related to someone who is under suspicion. The Supreme Court is ruling on a law that would allow you to be tracked by GPS without obtaining a warrant. Your phone calls are recorded and key words can set off all kinds of repercussions. Surveillance drones are spying on American citizens on American soil. U.S. citizens can be killed by their own government now; remember al-Awlaki?

In Topeka, Kansas, when the cops stop you for anything now you are required to automatically put your hands in the air. The U.S. just seems intent on making you feel like a criminal, even if you don't recycle your garbage the right way.

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It's just one more thing. Surely there are other solutions; there always have been. I'm talking general terms here.

You can now be locked up almost indefinitely just for suspicion of terrorist activity, or being related to someone who is under suspicion. The Supreme Court is ruling on a law that would allow you to be tracked by GPS without obtaining a warrant. Your phone calls are recorded and key words can set off all kinds of repercussions. Surveillance drones are spying on American citizens on American soil. U.S. citizens can be killed by their own government now; remember al-Awlaki?

In Topeka, Kansas, when the cops stop you for anything now you are required to automatically put your hands in the air. The U.S. just seems intent on making you feel like a criminal, even if you don't recycle your garbage the right way.

Al-Awlaki was a terrorist killed in Yemen,good riddance.

Avoid Topeka,not much to see there anyway.

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Hey, don't get me wrong. I'm glad they wasted him. However, the means to getting rid of him used to be illegal. No more. The chinks and cracks in the structure of society and the rules we live by are being eroded beyone repair through these kinds of actions. Remember, he was an American citizen. That means you could be next if someone so decides.

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