Those who live abroad or travel in their work need their passports. If IRS claims you owe as much as $50,000 in unpaid taxes, penalties and interest, it won't matter if you don't, actually, under this new provision of law now before Congress you could lose your passport. State Department Could Soon Take Your Passport Away For Owing IRS Taxes : News : Headlines & Global News
Thanks for posting this. My uncle is a US citizen who lives abroad (not in Mexico) and I'm pretty sure he's had issues with the IRS. I'm sure he doesn't want to lose his passport!
