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it turns out even the IRS algorithm has
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been discriminating against black people
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according to the AP a study from January
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2023 involving University researchers
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and the treasury Department found that
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the IRS datadriven algorithms selected
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black taxpayers for auditing up to 4.7
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times the rate of non-black taxpayers
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the IRS audited black people who claimed
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the Earned Income Tax Credit which is a
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tax credit for low and moderate income
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earners at a much higher rate 43% % of
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those audited were black taxpayers even
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though black taxpayers accounted for 21%
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of the earnest income tax credit claims
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the IRS promises to improve on these
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discriminatory practices but do you
