Steven H. Deutsch

Steven H. Deutsch- Browndorf PEM
Certified Public Accountant
sdeutsch@browndorfpem.com
800.290-9608

 

Steven H. Deutsch, Certified Public Accountant, a graduate of New York University. His practice, with over 45 years of experience, is limited to litigation, taxation and other legal support services. A consultant to attorneys, CPAs, investment firms, insurance providers, high income individuals and businesses in fiscal areas including Business Structuring, business and professional practice valuation, court qualified expert, determination of economic damages, defense of white collar criminal prosecution, discovery, domestic relations, estate planning, federal and state tax controversies, financial due diligence, deal pricing and structuring, fraud investigations, independent contractor tax disputes, insurance claims, investment valuation issues, entity owners disputes, personal injury actions, settlement issues, structured settlements, tax impacting, tax planning, tort actions, and tracing of assets. Engaged by counsel for plaintiffs, defendants, and jointly as an independent expert. He is an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association in addition to providing private dispute resolution services to attorneys and CPAs for their clients.

He was instrumental in changing inequitable tax law treatment affecting: domestic relations, stockbrokers as independent contractors and reversing the onus on the taxpayer to the IRS as to the third party documentation presumption.

Mr. Deutsch is the founder and Chair of the New York State Society of CPAs Nassau Chapter's Litigation Support Committee 1986-87, and chaired the Suffolk Chapter's Taxation Committee 1982-85. Founder and chair, 1988-89, of the IRS Brooklyn District Director's Liaison Committee. He has served the Liaison Committee of the Regional Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, the Division for Management Advisory Service and the Tax Division of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Serving on numerous IRS panels and forums with IRS Commissioners. He is a founding member of the Committee on Financial Support Services to the Matrimonial Bar, formed in 1989, and an ex-officio member of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Financial Support Services Committee.

Author and lecturer on forensic accounting, the CPA expert witness, the fiscal areas of business tax planning, domestic relations, personal injury, litigation support services, proving business damages, business and professional practice valuation, determining economic loss, bankruptcy proceedings, accountants' exposure in adversary proceedings, taxation, tax controversies, successful defense of IRS challenges to independent contractor status, negotiating settlements, arbitration, facilitation, and financial planning matters. A speaker and discussion leader at forums for academia, attorneys, and CPAs; with presentations sponsored by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, the American Inns of Court, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Bar Associations, the Foundation for Accounting Education, the Nassau and Suffolk Academies of Law, Internal Revenue Service, the New York State Society of CPAs, Universities, industry, etc.

Mr. Deutsch is listed in Who's Who, Men of Achievement, the Directory of Distinguished Americans, and the International Directory of Distinction. He has received recognition for outstanding service to his profession, community and country.