IRS Is Strictly Color Blind. Should It Be?

The IRS doesn’t collect data on taxpayers’ racial or ethnic backgrounds, which advocates say makes it difficult to determine whether tax policies disproportionately hurt minorities. In this week’s episode of Talking Tax, host Amanda Iacone speaks with reporter Allyson Versprille about the push to allow the IRS to collect more detailed demographic data. Ally also talks about how recent pandemic relief laws have put an enormous amount on the agency’s plate at a time when it may be least able to handle that extra work.