Audited While Black: The IRS Discriminatory Tax Audit Process

Audited While Black: The IRS Discriminatory Tax Audit Process

April 3, 2026 · 20 min · Episode 223

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This episode discusses the discriminatory tax audit process faced by Black taxpayers in the U.S. and the systemic issues within the IRS.

(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 political efforts to roll back modernization funding, this episode asks: has anything actually improved—or is the disparity still quietly ongoing? #taxes #taxdiscrimination #audit #taxaudit #irs #taxtime Check out the webiste for more info http://treyevansthepeoplesvoice.com/ #thepeoplesvoicepodcast #social issues Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research

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