Tax Policy Center

racial wealth disparities

Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox
On his first day in office, President Biden signed an executive order acknowledging the toll of structural racism in the United States and initiating a...
March 22, 2021Tracy GordonAravind Boddupalli
State and Local Issues: TaxVox
Tax policies are commonly viewed as race-neutral or “colorblind”— simply because information on race or ethnicity is not reported on tax returns or explicitly referenced...
March 10, 2021Aravind BoddupalliKim S. Rueben
Individual Taxes: TaxVox
The Federal Reserve Board’s 2019 Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) helps us understand US wealth disparities prior to the COVID-19 pandemic that has disproportionately harmed...
December 29, 2020Aravind Boddupalli
: TaxVox
Because the IRS does not ask for a tax filer’s race or ethnicity on tax forms, examining the relationship between race and the tax system...
January 30, 2020Aravind BoddupalliKim S. Rueben