Thursday, March 12, 2009

N.J. Business Briefs

A Roni Deutch Tax Center® franchisee was recently featured in a business brief on NorthJersey.com, for giving free tax returns to the unemployed. Check out a snippet of the article below.

Free tax-return work for jobless

Roni Deutch Tax Centers in Bergenfield and Fair Lawn will prepare free tax returns through March 15 for Bergen County residents who show verification of unemployment.

Paul Nuti of Wyckoff, owner of the two new franchises, said he is offering the free help in response to rising unemployment. Nuti said the average cost of tax preparation at the centers is $200 for a married couple itemizing deductions. Roni Deutch, a California tax lawyer, began franchising tax centers last year. The tax centers are at 3 S. Washington Ave., Bergenfield, and 24-11 Fair Lawn Ave., Fair Lawn.