Tax Court Dismisses Challenge to IRS Certification of Seriously Delinquent Tax Debt As Moot

Tax Court Dismisses Challenge to IRS Certification of Seriously Delinquent Tax Debt As Moot

Ruesch v. Commissioner, 154 T.C. No. 13 (2020)(link to case in Google Scholar) is the first Tax Court opinion that analyzes the IRS’s ability to certify “seriously delinquent tax debts” to the US State Department for potential “denial, revocation, or limitation of a passport” under IRC § 7345. The case was dismissed because the IRS…