New Passport Needed & Owe IRS
I am 53F & have never had a passport. I have a friend I’ve known for most of my life that is moving to Mexico, so I’ll need a passport to visit her. I discovered that the IRS can block the issuance of a passport due to back taxes.
I owe around $20k dating back many years. I have been chronically underemployed/unemployed due to multiple chronic illnesses & am in the process of applying for disability. I have been in contact with the IRS & they are not currently attempting to collect on the back taxes. There are no threats of garnishment, just once a year I get notice of my current balances. Obviously, my friend would be funding my travel.
Does anyone have any insight as to whether my application for a passport would be blocked? Or who I could contact in regard to this matter?