Win an Apple iPad by Following Me on Social Media!

I am excited today to announce my first Twitter and Facebook contest! By simply following me on Twitter or Facebook, not only will you stay-up-to-date on important tax and financial news, but you will also be entered to win great gifts such as an iTunes gift card, a copy of my book, or one of my new financial kits. Not to mention the grand prize, a 16GB Wi-Fi Apple iPad! Each status update and retweet will be numbered. Then, we will choose the winners using the random number generator on random.org. So, tell all your friends, and remember you can enter once per day. Good luck!

Below is a breakdown of the prizes we will be giving away each day, followed by how you enter:

Day 1: 10 winners will receive my book, The Tax Lady’s Guide to Beating the IRS with a coupon for a free copy of the next edition

Day 2: 5 winners will receive a $10 iTunes gift card

Day 3: 5 winners will receive The Tax Lady’s Guide to Beating the IRS along with a coupon for a free copy of the next edition

Day 4: 1 winner will receive the Roni Deutch financial kit as seen on HSN and 1 winner will receive The Tax Lady’s Guide to Beating the IRS with a coupon for a free copy of the next edition

Day 5: 5 winners will receive a $10 iTunes gift card

Day 6: 1 winner will receive the Roni Deutch financial kit as seen on HSN and 1 winner will receive The Tax Lady’s Guide to Beating the IRS with a coupon for a free copy of the next edition

Day 7: 1 winner will receive the Apple iPad Grand Prize


Here’s how to enter:

1. Follow me on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ronideutch or Follow me on Facebook at http://bit.ly/daSYbE

2. Write the status message below on Twitter or Facebook once daily:

“Win a Free iPad and other prizes daily! Follow @ronideutch or friend Roni on FaceBook. Repost daily! http://bit.ly/rdcontest”


Contest Rules:

The winners of the contest will be selected using the random number generator at random.org then using that corresponding number and count that number of status update/tweet that mentioned Roni’s Retweet request. Then the winners will be announced on this blog each day.

By participating, you agree that should you be declared one of the prize winners, Roni Deutch may announce your name, city, and state on her or her companies’ websites/blog(s). Roni Deutch will also notify the winner by either an email message on Facebook or by Direct Message on Twitter. All information provided or exchanged is strictly confidential and will not be shared with any third party for marketing purposes.

Only one entry per person per day allowed. No purchase necessary. Must be 18 or older to enter and be a legal resident of the U.S. Void where prohibited. Roni Deutch reserves the right to disqualify any entrant and his or her entry when she believes a law has been violated in the jurisdiction where the entrant resides. All federal, state, provincial, and local laws and regulations apply. Employees, officers, directors, agents, representatives, and immediate family and household members of her companies (Roni Deutch, A Professional Tax Corporation, RDTC Inc., Niko & Inu, LLC, and Benigirl, LLC), any Roni Deutch Tax Center® franchise, or any sponsoring business are not eligible.

The Contest is governed in all respects, including validity, interpretation and effect, by the laws of the State of California (without giving effect to its choice of law principles). All disputes arising out of the Contest shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the California state courts in the County of Sacramento (or, in the case of exclusive federal jurisdiction, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (Sacramento)). Notwithstanding the above, any dispute arising out of or relating to the Contest shall be settled by arbitration in Sacramento, California through the American Arbitration Association under its Commercial Arbitration Rules, and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.

You are solely responsible for all applicable federal, state, provincial and local taxes on any prize awarded to you. Neither Roni Deutch nor her companies and their employees, officers, directors, agents, or representatives shall be liable for: (i) telephone, electronic, hardware or software program, network, Internet or computer malfunctions, failures or difficulties; (ii) errors in transmission; and (iii) any condition caused by events beyond their control that may cause the Contest to be disrupted or corrupted.

By participating in the Contest, you agree to release and hold Roni Deutch and her companies harmless from any and all losses, damages, rights, claims, and actions of any kind in connection with, related to, or as a result of the Contest or resulting from acceptance, possession or use of any prize, including without limitation, based on publicity rights, defamation, or invasion of privacy. We may terminate the Contest at any time without prior notice or liability to the entrants.

FaceBook Fan Page

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Is 'Friending' in Your Future? Better Pay Your Taxes First

Most of you have probably heard the warning about putting things on your MySpace, FaceBook, or Twitter profile that you might not want your employers to see. But have you ever thought about not wanting the IRS to know what you put on your profile? Well, you might want think about it next time you post a blog entry about your personal finances. According to the Wall Street Journal, some state revenue agents have begun gathering information about tax evaders from social networking sites.

In Minnesota, authorities were able to levy back taxes on the wages of a long-sought tax evader after he announced on MySpace that he would be returning to his home town to work as a real-estate broker and gave his employer's name. The state collected several thousand dollars, the full amount due.

Meanwhile, agents in Nebraska collected $2,000 from a DJ after he advertised on his MySpace page that he would be working at a big public party.

In California, which has recently been so strapped for revenue it has had to pay some bills with IOUs, agents are also using social Web sites. When one delinquent was identified as a rigger of sails, a curious collection agent searched his name and the term online and found a discussion board used by local riggers. In one thread someone asked where the rigger was because his store had closed, and a reply was posted, "Oh, he moved across the bay." The agent found the man and collected a four-figure sum.

Continue reading at WJS.com…