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Deb Roth, CPA
Practice Leader/Managing Director
BIOGRAPHY
Deb Roth is the Managing Director of Research & Development Tax Credit Services for Source Advisors. Her primary responsibilities include executive leadership and oversight of the R&D tax credit practice, professional staff training and development, technical guidance, and process improvements to maximize efficiency.
Deb started her career at PwC and entered the R&D Tax Credit specialty practice in 1995. She has invested over 25 years maximizing R&D tax credits for companies of all sizes, including nine years with PwC and five years establishing an R&D tax credit practice for another firm before joining Source Advisors in 2009. While at PwC, Deb was a Senior Manager in the national R&D tax credit practice specializing in the sales, management and implementation of R&D projects. Deb has served clients in multiple industries including medical, telecom, aerospace, defense, software/hardware, financial services, automotive, industrial equipment, consumer goods and various other industries under the manufacturing umbrella.
Deb has overseen more than 4,300 R&D tax credit projects in various industries resulting in more than $1 billion of tax credits for clients. She maintains an unparalleled technical comprehension of the R&D tax credit, IRS resolution and is a founding member of the National R&E Roundtable. Deb is a CPA and earned her Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Accountancy degrees from the School of Business at University of Michigan.
Insights Reviewed By Deb Roth
12.29.2020 NEW BILL OUTLINES COVID RELIEF AND ECONOMIC STIMULUS PROVISIONS
TECHNICAL UPDATENEW BILL OUTLINES COVID RELIEF AND ECONOMIC STIMULUS PROVISIONSDecember, 2020 by Holland KingCongress passed the Appropriations bill, which included the latest Covid relief and...
07.15.2020 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE PASSES AB 85 AND SUSPENDS THE USAGE OF NET-OPERATING LOSSES
TECHNICALUPDATE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE PASSES AB 85 ANDSUSPENDS THE USAGE OF NET-OPERATING LOSSES July 15, 2020California’s Legislature recently passed AB 85, a budget bill that, in part, suspends...
06.29.2020 VA EXTENDED APPLICATION DEADLINE TO SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
TECHNICAL UPDATE VA EXTENDED APPLICATION DEADLINE TOSEPTEMBER 1, 2020 June 18, 2020In a recent legislative update, the Virginia General Assembly modified the two state research credit programs...
01.25.2019 Reminder: Minnesota Increased Its R&D Tax Credit Rate
TECHNICAL UPDATE REMINDER: MINNESOTA INCREASED ITS R&D TAX CREDIT RATEJanuary 25, 2019For tax year 2017 and forward, companies spending significant research dollars in Minnesota can now claim larger...
02.14.2018 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Impacts R&D Tax Credit
TECHNICAL UPDATETECHNICAL UPDATE TAX CUTS AND JOBS ACT IMPACTS R&D TAX CREDIT February 14, 2018Given the recent passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, we want to keep you up-to-date on the Act’s...