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Owe Back Tax? Your Passport May Be Revoked & Driver’s License Suspended

Peter E. Alizio IRS Collections, NYS Collections

Since 2013 the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance (NYSDTF) has been working collectively with the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to collect past-due taxes. At the federal level in 2015 section 7345: Revocation or Denial of Passport in case of Certain Tax Delinquencies was added to the Internal Revenue Code permitting the IRS to send information to …

Driver License suspension for back tax debt

NYSDTF Driver’s License Suspension Program

Peter E. Alizio NYS Collections

License Suspended for Unpaid Taxes (Long Island, NY) Since 2013 the Department of Taxation and Finance (“Tax Department”) and the Department of Motor Vehicles (“DMV”) have been working collectively in furtherance of a Driver’s License Suspension Program. This program takes the position that driving is a privilege and if you do not pay your taxes, you could lose that privilege. …

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OWE THE IRS $50,000 IN BACK TAXES LOSE YOUR PASSPORT

Peter E. Alizio IRS Collections

IRC Section 7345: “Revocation or Denial of Passport in case of Certain Tax Delinquencies” was added to the Internal Revenue Code about a year ago (December 2015).  This law gives the IRS the ability to certify taxpayers that owe: seriously delinquent tax debt*.  Once certified, the IRS will transmit a certificate to the Secretary of State that will have the …