![Patrick Semansky FILE - A sign outside the Internal Revenue Service building is seen, May 4, 2021, in Washington. The IRS said Thursday, May 2, 2024, it's taken steps to address a wide disparity in audit rates between Black taxpayers and others filers. And the agency is more closely examining the returns of larger numbers of wealthy people and major companies. The IRS says in an annual report that it's overhauling compliance efforts as it strives to “hold ourselves accountable to taxpayers we serve.” (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/548c975b4aeb4d268118b493414901ec/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - A sign outside the Internal Revenue Service building is seen, May 4, 2021, in Washington. The IRS said Thursday, May 2, 2024, it's taken steps to address a wide disparity in audit rates between Black taxpayers and others filers. And the agency is more closely examining the returns of larger numbers of wealthy people and major companies. The IRS says in an annual report that it's overhauling compliance efforts as it strives to “hold ourselves accountable to taxpayers we serve.” (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
![Kevin Wolf FILE - IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel prepares to testify before a hearing, April 27, 2023, in Washington. The IRS said Thursday, May 2, 2024, it's taken steps to address a wide disparity in audit rates between Black taxpayers and others filers. And the agency is more closely examining the returns of larger numbers of wealthy people and major companies. The discriminatory audits, Werfel told reporters, “degrade trust in our tax system.” (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/ed954c5b423c4b09be995e0d5b59023e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel prepares to testify before a hearing, April 27, 2023, in Washington. The IRS said Thursday, May 2, 2024, it's taken steps to address a wide disparity in audit rates between Black taxpayers and others filers. And the agency is more closely examining the returns of larger numbers of wealthy people and major companies. The discriminatory audits, Werfel told reporters, “degrade trust in our tax system.” (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)