Effective January 2016… U.S. Passport Seizure For Unpaid Taxes

US-passport

Under an Orwellian new law expected to take effect in January
2016, the State Department will be able to block American citizens from
leaving the country by seizing all passports belonging to people who
owe taxes.  ~ Sean Adl-Tabatabai

The list of delinquents will be compiled by
the Inland Revenue Service (IRS) and will consist of anybody who owes at
least $50,000 in unpaid federal taxes.

Pressfortruth.ca reports:

The
rule has already been passed in similar versions by the House of
Representatives and the Senate.

This plan happens to be tucked-away
within a highway-funding bill
, H.R. 22, that is now scheduled before a conference committee and they are expected to pass it in just a few weeks.

It
is alleged that the new rule is not going to apply to a taxpayer who is
already in the process of resolving any tax debt with the IRS.

This
includes anyone who already has a payment installment plan established,
as well as those individuals who choose to challenge and are engaged in
contesting their debts in court.

The State Department has said
that it could issue a passport for “humanitarian reasons” when it comes
to emergency circumstances.

The new law is expected to take effect early
next year, and it was estimated by the Joint Committee on Taxation that
it could raise over $300 million dollars over the next 10 years.

The
US has also been steadily increasing the cost to a citizen who chooses
to abandon and revoke their citizenship. The renunciation fee has
increased over 422% and it is now going to cost you at least $2,350 to
say goodbye.

Renouncing your citizenship can also prove to be
problematic when you want to travel back home to visit old friends and
family. On top of the basic $2,350 fee that needs to be paid, citizens
can also be expected to be slapped with an “exit tax” when they
renounce.

For many however, they find the trade-off to be well
worth it. An increasing number have been making the decision to trade-in
their passports and opt for something better.

Source

 

November 21, 2015 – KnowTheLies

 

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