{"id":594,"date":"2013-09-07T12:30:13","date_gmt":"2013-09-07T17:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/americans-turn-in-passports-as-new-tax-law-hits\/"},"modified":"2022-02-11T14:35:47","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T19:35:47","slug":"americans-turn-in-passports-as-new-tax-law-hits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/americans-turn-in-passports-as-new-tax-law-hits\/","title":{"rendered":"Americans turn in <b>passports<\/b> as new tax law hits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Americans turn in <b>passports<\/b> as new tax law hits<\/strong><br \/>\nSome of the rush may be caused by Americans hoping to avoid the new disclosure requirements. Others living abroad say they are giving up their U.S. passport because they are tired of dealing with overly complicated tax filings. 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