IRS Notice CP508C: Passport Certification
Your tax debt was certified to the State Department as seriously delinquent. Your passport can be denied or revoked until it is resolved.
- Respond within
- act now
- How urgent
- Urgent
- Appeal rights
- Not with this notice
How long you have
This notice sets no grace period. The consequence it describes is already in motion.
The IRS's own guidance on any notice is short: “If we ask you to respond, act by the due date.”
What we do with a CP508C
A qualifying resolution (IA, OIC, CNC) reverses the certification. We prioritize the reversal if travel matters to you.
This page is general information, not advice on your specific matter. An Enrolled Agent has to read your actual notice and your transcripts before telling you what to do about it.
Related notices · Balance due and collection
- CP14Balance Due
- CP501First Reminder of Balance Due
- CP503Second Reminder of Balance Due
- CP504Notice of Intent to Levy
- CP504BIntent to Levy · Business
- LT11Final Notice of Intent to Levy (also Letter 1058)
- CP90Final Notice of Intent to Levy
- CP91Intent to Levy Social Security
- CP92Levy on State Refund (also CP242)
- CP523Installment Agreement Default
- CP71CAnnual Balance Reminder
- CP40Private Collection Assignment
- LT38Collection Restart Notice
- Letter 3172Federal Tax Lien Filed
- Letter 725-BRevenue Officer Appointment
The next step
Decoded your CP508C? Now let's answer it.
Send us the actual notice. A licensed Enrolled Agent will review it free of charge, confidentially, the same week.