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Earlier this year, the IRS released a report that black taxpayers were three to five times more likely to be audited than non-black taxpayers.
Auditing ( Photo: MarketWatch )
The Internal Revenue Service’s subpar treatment of black taxpayers is no secret
Black taxpayers are likely to be tested at a higher rate than expected given their percentage of the population, said Werfel, Democratic chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Senator Ron Wyden sent a letter. IRS Director Daniel Werfel referred to the fact that the IRS tends to screen black taxpayers and that’s exactly what we learned this week.
As I said earlier, this is not new information. In fact, The Root has covered these differences for years. In 2019, Michael Harriott reported that the 10 counties with the highest IRS audit rates were “predominantly black” and low-income.
Black taxpayers are at least three times more likely to be investigated by the IRS than non-Black taxpayers
Black taxpayers are at least three times more likely to be investigated by the IRS than non-Black taxpayers
Study shows that black Americans are at least three times more likely to be audited by the Internal Revenue Service. You may be wondering why they are defending blacks after seeing so many wealthy whites commit financial crimes. After all, the fact that the IRS has admitted it has a problem is great, but it’s clearly far from real change.
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