Exclusive: Conservative legal groups have accused the IRS of targeting white and Asian Americans in audits under the guise of “racial fairness.”
The America First Legal Foundation, a nonprofit that fights executive overreach, filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request on Tuesday, challenging an executive order signed by President Biden last week. chanted.
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Biden signed the Feb. 16 order, which calls on all federal agencies to implement an annual “resource policy” aimed at removing barriers to agency resources for “underserved communities.” I was instructed to create an impartial action plan.
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The America First Legal Foundation accuses the IRS of using “racial equality” in audits targeting white and Asian taxpayers. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)
It complied with his 2021 executive order.”Promoting Racial Equality and Assisting Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government,” called on agencies to initiate a “whole-of-government approach to equity.”
As part of the request, this group is requesting all forms of “discrimination,” “discrimination,” “race,” “race,” “ethnicity,” and “color” from certain individuals in the Treasury Department and the IRS. Requesting communication records. , “BIPOC”, “Asian”, “Indigenous”, “Black”, “Brown”, or “White”, and “Audit”, “Enforcement”, “NRP”, “RAAS”, “Algorithm”, the other It can be Selection, Sampling, or Hierarchy. ”
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Specifically, it is seeking a record of communications from January 20, 2021 until the FOIA request is processed, and includes communications from the Secretary of the Treasury. Janet Yellen and many other legislators, dignitaries and appointees.
FOIA is seeking documents and correspondence from Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. (AP Photo/Salim Dawood)
According to the request, the IRS’ National Research Program, which randomly selects tax returns for auditing, is subject to executive orders and whether underserved communities face systemic barriers. It could be affected by President Yellen’s order to conduct a “fairness assessment” as to whether. Equity Action Plan to address these alleged barriers.
Further, it cites other actions of the administration that have overturned rules set by Congress regarding data collection by the IRS and other agencies that seek to collect tax data related to race or ethnicity.
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It further said that the Biden administration’s plans to elevate its new “legion” of IRS agents and its “deep-rooted racial fixation” presented “a clear and present danger” to people of white, Asian, and mixed race. claim. “Tax payers.
President Biden addresses a rally hosted by the Democratic National Committee at Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville, Maryland, Aug. 25, 2022. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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Fox News Digital reached out to the Treasury Department for comment on the FOIA request but did not immediately receive a response.
Fox News’ Peter Kasperowicz contributed to this report.
