Issue Encyclopedia · Guideline F · Financial
Unpaid Federal/State Taxes
What the decided record shows for this issue, computed from public DOHA hearing-level decisions. Descriptive history, not a prediction.
Official mitigating conditions cited
The formal mitigating conditions (by official paragraph) that case profiles identified on this issue, in cases that were granted vs denied. Extracted for a subset of cases; counts are numbers of cases, not rates. Read what each condition says.
| Condition | In granted cases | In denied cases |
|---|---|---|
| ¶ 20(d) | 399 | 70 |
| ¶ 20(b) | 375 | 51 |
| ¶ 20(c) | 300 | 46 |
| ¶ 20(g) | 130 | 48 |
| ¶ 20(a) | 125 | 10 |
| ¶ 20(e) | 46 | 10 |
Circumstances credited in granted cases
Specific circumstances the judge expressly credited, among the granted cases on this issue where that detail was extracted (a subset of the record, so these are raw counts, not rates).
- debt paid in full · credited in 4 granted cases
- chapter 13 bankruptcy · credited in 1 granted case
- financial counseling · credited in 1 granted case
- payment plan with IRS · credited in 1 granted case
Recent decided examples
- ISCR 22-00841 granted · 2023The applicant in this case was a 53-year-old employee of a government contractor who sought a security clearance. The Department of Defense issued a Statement of Reasons (SOR) citing security concerns…
- ISCR 06-25839 granted · 2007The applicant in this case sought a security clearance for his employment with a defense contractor, facing allegations under Guideline F (financial considerations) due to a history of financial diffi…
- ISCR 19-03625 denied · 2022The applicant in this case was a 52-year-old database administrator employed by a defense contractor, seeking to retain his secret security clearance. The adjudicative guideline at issue was Guideline…
- ISCR 19-01643.a1 denied · 2021The applicant in this case was a military veteran with over 20 years of experience holding a security clearance. The Department of Defense (DoD) denied her security clearance based on concerns under G…
Related issues under Guideline F
- Credit Card Debt · 4,694 cases
- Medical Debt · 3,844 cases
- Auto Loan / Vehicle Repossession · 2,794 cases
- Utility / Phone / Cable Debt · 2,339 cases
- Student Loan Debt · 2,229 cases
- Mortgage / Home Loan Debt · 2,120 cases
For questions about how this issue has been treated on particular facts, the assistant searches the record, and the CASE Prep service provides a written, human-reviewed response. Descriptive research only: not legal advice or a prediction.