Roni Lynn Deutch (born October 21, 1963) is a former tax lawyer and founder and president of professional tax corporation Roni Deutch and the tax center.
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Early life and education
Deutch was born in southern California, on October 21, 1963. At the age of 11, she was the first girl in California to play on an all-boy minor League team. Deutch holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Pre-Law and Ethnic Studies from the University of California, Berkeley, a Juris Doctor (JD) from Western State University College of Law, and Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the University of the Pacific , McGeorge Law School. He is a member of the State Bar of California and the Sacramento County Bar Association.
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Careers
In 1991, Deutch launched its law office in a one-room condo in Sacramento, California, and in 2004, the company was founded. He then launched his own retail tax preparation company in 2006 and one year later, he created RDTC, Inc., his tax preparation franchise company, and started selling a retail tax preparation franchise under the name "Roni Deutch Tax Center." In 2009, Entrepreneur.com registered the Roni Deutch Tax Center as one of the fastest growing franchise companies in the country. There are currently about 80 Roni Deutch Tax Center locations in 23 US states, with concentrations in California, Nevada, and Arizona. National headquarters is in Sacramento. Professional Tax Company focuses on resolving US federal tax issues for people who have problems with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The specialization of the company is to facilitate the completion of the IRS Offer program in Compromise, Installment Agreement, and Currently Unsecured.
Deutch is a frequent columnist and guest of television shows on taxation and personal finance issues. He's also the author of the Tax Lady's Guide to Defeating the IRS and Saving Big Bucks on Your Taxes. Her second book, Congratulations on the Upcoming Cash Disaster, was published in October 2010. Deutch also keeps a blog focusing on fiscal issues and his hobbies about baseball and surfing.
In 2010, he worked with SIMZ Productions, a Sacramento-based production company, to film a documentary, "Death or Tax". The film focuses on the American taxation system and some stories of individual taxpayers who, when overwhelmed by debt collection tactics and the IRS, take drastic measures - including even suicide - in response. It was accepted by several film festivals and won awards at the Los Angeles Movie Awards and the Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood in 2010 and 2011.
Legal practice closed
On May 12, 2011, Deutch announced that he was closing his legal practice and that he would submit his license to practice law. California State Bar announced that they are investigating Deutch. He denies the allegations made against him by the State of California.
Deutch officially resigned from the California State Bar on May 20, 2011 and is no longer eligible for legal practice.
Controversy
The New York City Consumer Affairs Department (DCA) filed a lawsuit against Deutch with misleading advertising that allegedly failed to include the main eligibility requirements for resolving taxes with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) under the Offer program under its Compromise. The Compromise Offer program allows taxpayers to settle debts by making arrangements with the IRS to reduce payments, in which the majority of people are not eligible - a fact that allegedly does not exist in Deutch advertising. In 2006, he agreed to pay $ 300,000 to settle a lawsuit for deceptive advertising practices. A total of $ 200,000 was distributed to victims affected by his deception practice, and a $ 100,000 fine.
On August 23, 2010, the California Attorney General's office announced that they would file a $ 34 million lawsuit against Deutch for allegedly "masterminding a heartless scheme 'that deceive thousands of people who face serious and expensive tax collection issues with the IRS." Roni Deutch responded accusing it by declaring California Attorney General Jerry Brown "involved in electoral politics" (Brown ran for governor in the November 2010 election at the time of the lawsuit, the election he finally won) and that he intended to fight the lawsuit.
The California court has frozen all of Roni Deutch's assets. "Tax lady" because she was known and her company sued for $ 34 million by some public attorneys.
In April 2011, the California attorney general's office asked the court to detain Roni Deutch with contempt for the court and imprison him for tearing up millions of documents and withdrawing money to pay off other extraordinary debts. In May 2011, his lawyer requested to be excluded from the case for not paying.
The prosecutor stated that instead of paying the creditor and former client, per recent court order, Deutch withdrew $ 241,000 from his bank account and used the money for personal expenses, while it failed to pay $ 435,000 in payments to the fraud victim alleged to him.
On August 7, 2015, the Prosecutor General's Office announced the completion of civil and criminal action against Deutch. As per the terms of the settlement, the state of California withdraws its criminal charges against the lawsuits and dismisses a civil suit. In return, Deutch agreed to pay a $ 2.5 million fine and do 350 volunteer hours.
Disbarment
On July 27, 2017 Deutsch was dismissed by California State Bar in default process.
References
External links
- Roni Deutch: Tax Lady blog, Roni Deutch's personal blog
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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