A Closer Look at IRS Audit Selection Bias

Tax Notes Talk

English - January 15, 2021 05:00 - 27 minutes - 18.6 MB - ★★★★ - 80 ratings
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Retired IRS economist Kim Bloomquist discusses his findings of geographic – and perhaps race and class – bias in the tax agency’s selection of audits.

For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes:

IRS Exams Focus on EITC Claims, Not Poor, Inspector General Says Audit Patterns Not Racially Biased, IRS Chief Tells House Panel Rettig to Tax Pros: Get Clients in the Compliance ‘Zone’

Scott St. Amand of Fisher, Tousey, Leas & Ball talks about his upcoming Tax Notes piece, “Prior Supervisory Approval: The Tax Penalty Poison Pill.”

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This episode is sponsored by the Tax Attorney Recruiting Event (TARE). For more information, visit the-tare.com.

This episode is sponsored by Avalara. For more information, visit avalara.com/taxnotes.

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Credits
Host: David D. Stewart
Executive Producers: Jasper B. Smith
Showrunner: Paige Jones
Audio Engineers: Derek Squires, Jordan Parrish
Guest Relations: Nicole Wilder