IRS Finds Black People May Be Audited More, Vows Process Review

The IRS’s “initial findings” concur with a recent study that found Black taxpayers may be disproportionately audited, and the agency is evaluating how its processes may play a factor, IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel wrote in a letter Monday.

Werfel’s letter to Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) comes after Wyden requested during Werfel’s confirmation hearing that he provide the committee with information about the causes of racial disparities in enforcement and how he plans to address the issue within 60 days of confirmation. Wyden’s request was prompted by a Stanford University study whose findings were published earlier this year, ...