Black taxpayers

Here, the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington, on March 22, 2013. IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel acknowledged that Black taxpayers may be audited at higher rates than non-Black taxpayers.

IRS chief says agency is 'deeply concerned' by higher audit rates for Black taxpayers

6:00pm May 16, 2023

by Jonathan Franklin

Findings from an internal investigation come after researchers said the IRS was at least three times more likely to audit Black taxpayers than other racial groups.