Another Travel Ban: IRS Moves to Revoke Passports for Unpaid Taxes
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Re: Another Travel Ban: IRS Moves to Revoke Passports for Unpaid Taxes
#2Nice little minimum security prison Uncle Sam is building here.
Right now it seems so innocuous: you can't leave the country for limited reasons. Expect the reasons to expand in time. Scope creep is routine in Federal law.
I am a tax lawyer, and I am disgusted. Land of the free, indeed. Peh.
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#4Does this mean Trump will be prevented from leaving the country? I honestly don't understand how I'm expected to pay taxes when the highest in the land refuses to pay his.
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Re: Another Travel Ban: IRS Moves to Revoke Passports for Unpaid Taxes
#6Does this mean Trump will be prevented from leaving the country? I honestly don't understand how I'm expected to pay taxes when the highest in the land refuses to pay his.
I think you are confusing "not paying his taxes" with "legally declaring a loss as a tax deduction to offset future earnings".
Yes, it was a bigger deduction than most people, but it was technically and legally within the tax guidelines - guidelines that were left alone by past administrations. If you want to be made at someone that Trump didn't pay tax, blame the tax system and politicians that made it possible.
Re: Another Travel Ban: IRS Moves to Revoke Passports for Unpaid Taxes
#7Nice little minimum security prison Uncle Sam is building here. Right now it seems so innocuous: you can't leave the country for limited reasons. Expect the reasons to expand in time. Scope creep is routine in Federal law. I am a tax lawyer, and I am disgusted. Land of the free, indeed. Peh.
Technically, you can leave on ID besides a passport if you have another qualifying form of identification for land/sea travel to most North American countries.
Re: Another Travel Ban: IRS Moves to Revoke Passports for Unpaid Taxes
#8Nice little minimum security prison Uncle Sam is building here. Right now it seems so innocuous: you can't leave the country for limited reasons. Expect the reasons to expand in time. Scope creep is routine in Federal law. I am a tax lawyer, and I am disgusted. Land of the free, indeed. Peh.
Paying—or at least filing—your taxes is the law in the USA. Generally speaking, breaking laws results in you losing some freedoms. I'm sure there are other crimes for which you would lose the right to travel out of the country.
Anyways, the article states that this would only apply in cases where an individual has over $50,000 in unpaid taxes. Statistically speaking, I don't imagine that very many people find themselves in that situation.
Re: Another Travel Ban: IRS Moves to Revoke Passports for Unpaid Taxes
#9Nice little minimum security prison Uncle Sam is building here. Right now it seems so innocuous: you can't leave the country for limited reasons. Expect the reasons to expand in time. Scope creep is routine in Federal law. I am a tax lawyer, and I am disgusted. Land of the free, indeed. Peh.
"Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country. " [0] UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, article 13. Supported by the US, but not legal binding.
"1. Everyone lawfully within the territory of a State shall, within that territory, have the right to liberty of movement and freedom to choose his residence.
2. Everyone shall be free to leave any country, including his own.
3. The above-mentioned rights shall not be subject to any restrictions except those which are provided by law, are necessary to protect national security, public order (ordre public), public health or morals or the rights and freedoms of others, and are consistent with the other rights recognized in the present Covenant.
4. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of the right to enter his own country." International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Article 12 [1]. Ratified by US.
[0] http://www.ohchr.org/EN/UDHR/Documents/UDHR_Translations/eng...
[1] http://www.ohchr.org/EN/ProfessionalInterest/Pages/CCPR.aspx
Re: Another Travel Ban: IRS Moves to Revoke Passports for Unpaid Taxes
#10Nice little minimum security prison Uncle Sam is building here. Right now it seems so innocuous: you can't leave the country for limited reasons. Expect the reasons to expand in time. Scope creep is routine in Federal law. I am a tax lawyer, and I am disgusted. Land of the free, indeed. Peh.
Paying—or at least filing—your taxes is the law in the USA. Generally speaking, breaking laws results in you losing some freedoms. I'm sure there are other crimes for which you would lose the right to travel out of the country. Anyways, the article states that this would only apply in cases where an individual has over $50,000 in unpaid taxes. Statistically speaking, I don't imagine that very many people find themsel…
I don't know how many people fall in to the category, but some of the millions of American citizens living abroad may. While it is rare to be prosecuted, legally the fines can quickly pile up if while you are living abroad, you forget to report every cent that you own or partially own abroad.