Professor Steven Dean of Brooklyn Law School discusses the U.S. Treasury’s Equity Action Plan and its progress on examining potential racial bias in the tax code.
 
For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes:

• Yellen Insists New Tax Credits Will Reduce Inequality
• Jury Is Still Out on Treasury Equity Plan

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• Is IRS Tax Enforcement Colorblind?
• State Tax Authority and Native Americans: Complex and Convoluted
• Wealth, Inequality, and Taxes in the U.S.
• Feminism and the Tax Code
• Taxes and the LGBTQ Community
• Addressing Racial Inequity in State and Local Tax Policy
• The Tax Code and Economic Justice in America
• How Racial Diversity Shaped U.S. International Tax Policy

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Credits
Host: David D. Stewart
Executive Producers: Jasper B. Smith, Paige Jones
Showrunner and Audio Engineer: Jordan Parrish
Guest Relations: Alexis Hart