Last week President Obama signed into law the Highway Bill, a five-year $305 billion law that will focus on improving highway and transit projects. Included in that law were two controversial provisions that didn’t receive as much press.Both these provisions were included as offsets that are expected to cover the infrastructure spending.
Aside from the IRS bringing back private debt collectors, the new law gives the State Department the power to deny or revoke the passport of individuals with unpaid disputed tax bills. The passport revocation would only occur after the IRS has issued a lien or levy. If you have a payment agreement set up with the IRS, don’t worry, you’re in the clear. As far as privatizing debt collectors, expect to see an increase in criminals posing as IRS agents or collection companies.
More information on the Highway Bill here .
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For additional questions on how this law may impact you, contact Paul Glantz, CPA at paul@launchconsultinginc.com