Owe Back Taxes? Your Passport Could Be on the Line!

What does tax debt have to do with your passport? Seriously delinquent tax debt (SDTD) can put your passport at risk, unless an exception applies. In 2025, SDTD is an amount that exceeds $64,000 (adjusted annually for inflation). The IRS must have filed a Notice of Federal Tax Lien and other remedies must be exhausted. SDTD includes U.S. individual income taxes, trust fund recovery penalties and business taxes for which the taxpayer is personally liable. Under a 2015 law, the IRS may notify the State Dept. and certain contractors involved in passport services when a person owes SDTD. The State Dept. can then deny, revoke or limit a passport. Learn more: https://bit.ly/46gpBwW