Black married couples face heavier tax penalties than white couples, a report says

Internal Revenue Service tax forms are seen on a table. Black married couples are dealing with higher penalties compared with white married couples, a new report indicates. (Keith Srakocic/AP)

Black married couples, in general, pay more in tax costs than white, married couples, according to a new report by the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center.

Officially, the U.S. tax code is considered race blind, William Gale, one of the report's authors, told NPR.