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"The researchers suggest that’s because the IRS set up systems that are more likely to flag tax returns with potential mistakes in how some tax credits, like th
by boredumb 3y ago
"The researchers suggest that’s because the IRS set up systems that are more likely to flag tax returns with potential mistakes in how some tax credits, like the earned-income tax credit (EITC), are claimed. There is no evidence that Blacks cheat on their taxes, but they do file at disproportionately higher rates the kinds of returns that the IRS approach targets."
So african americans take on more EITC that trips an internal system to flag for audit. What was the rate of outcomes for these cases?
- NovemberWhiskey 3y agoFor the EITC audit program as a whole, about 90% of all audits result in a change to the originally-filed return.