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Podcast: The Peoples Voice Podcast
Episode: Audited While Black: The IRS Discriminatory Tax Audit Process
Description: (00:00:00) Audited While Black: The IRS Discriminatory Tax Audit Process
(00:00:06) Welcome to The People's Voice
(00:01:23) Tax Audit Discrimination: A Growing Concern
(00:02:55) Stanford Study Reveals Alarming Findings
(00:06:38) The Impact on Vulnerable Taxpayers
(00:09:12) Systemic Issues and Lack of Progress
(00:12:30) IRS Staff Reductions Exacerbate the Problem
(00:13:53) Navigating the Audit Process
(00:18:30) Closing Thoughts and Call to Action
A 2023 report by Stanford University found that Black taxpayers in the U.S. were audited three to five times more often than other groups. Since then, there’s been little public evidence of reform. With IRS layoffs and po...