You thought the TSA was your biggest travel nightmare?

Wrong.

As of 2025, the IRS is officially in the passport business, and if you owe back taxes, they can yank your passport without warning.

More than 800,000 Americans are about to find that out the hard way.
Here’s what’s happening, and what you need to do before you get grounded.

✈️ The Rule That’s About to Wreck Your Travel Plans

Buried deep in the tax code (Section 7345) is a little gem:
If you owe $62,000 or more in unpaid taxes (including penalties and interest), the IRS can label you “seriously delinquent.”

Once that happens, they send your name to the U.S. State Department.
And the State Department can:

  • Deny your passport renewal
  • Refuse a new passport application
  • Even revoke your current passport

No hearing. No warning. No mercy.

And no, you don’t have to be a millionaire hiding on a beach in the Cayman Islands.
This can hit ordinary people — freelancers, small business owners, retirees — anyone who fell behind and didn’t fix it.

🧨 How You Get Screwed (And How to Avoid It)

It starts with a simple IRS letter: Notice and Demand for Payment.

Ignore it?
You get a CP508C notice — the death sentence for your passport.

At that point, you’re officially flagged.
No international trips. No dream vacations. No last-minute family emergencies.
You’re stuck.

BUT , there are ways out.

If you:

  • Enter into an approved payment plan, or
  • Submit an Offer in Compromise, or
  • Are in bankruptcy, or
  • Request Innocent Spouse Relief, or
  • Live in a federally declared disaster zone…

The IRS can’t take your passport.

Translation:
If you’re working with them, you’re safe.
If you’re ignoring them, you’re toast.

🚨 What to Do If You Get the CP508C Letter

1. Don’t panic.
2. Don’t toss it.
3. Don’t “deal with it later.”

Once you’re in good standing, the IRS must notify the State Department and restore your passport rights.

🛡️ Need Help? That’s What We Do.

At TaxDebtConsultant.com, we fight this battle every day.

We can:

  • Stop the passport revocation process
  • Negotiate deals that the IRS can’t say no to
  • Get you back in good standing before you miss your next flight

But the clock’s ticking.

If you wait until they take your passport, fixing it becomes a slow-motion nightmare.

✈️ Ready to Stay Off the No-Fly List?

👉 Book your free consultation at CallTaxEA.com right now.

Don’t roll the dice with your future.
Don’t let the IRS trap you at home.

Handle it.
Now.
Before it’s too late.

Stay sharp,
Carlos Samaniego, EA
TaxDebtConsultant.com