DALLAS (June 14, 2022) – Ryan, a leading global tax services and software provider, announced that it has filed a lawsuit against its former client, USA Today. After Ryan had saved Gannett Co., Inc., the parent company of USA Today, more than $2 million in taxes, the lawsuit alleges that Gannett committed fraud and unlawfully pocketed some of Ryan’s fees. USA Today misrepresented Ryan’s business to USA Today’s readers. This was all while concealing Gannett’s business relationship with its tax services provider.
Key Points from the Petition
- USA Today concealed and distorted facts that show that Ryan works in strict accordance with the law and that courts have ruled in Ryan’s favor on tax refunds that USA Today falsely claimed were frivolous and corrupt.
- Ryan tried to work with USA Today for months to correct the record, with no relief.
- The lawsuit seeks to set the record straight; recover significant lost profits that Ryan has and will incur because of USA Today’s defamatory statements; and hold the newspaper accountable for its willful, malicious, and unlawful conduct.
- USA Today has committed demonstrable violations against its own “Principles of Ethical Conduct for Newsrooms” by disregarding sound journalistic principles to a global online audience through its defamatory multimedia campaign against Ryan.
Ryan Comment
“We could not sit idly by and allow a major news organization to misrepresent our business,” said Ryan Chairman and CEO G. Brint Ryan. “We are exceptionally proud of the legitimate tax savings we’ve secured for our global clients, including USA Today’s parent company, Gannett Co., Inc.”
It is critical to note that—despite USA Today’s misleading and defamatory statements—Ryan has not engaged in any misconduct and has, in fact, conducted its business with the highest ethical and legal standards. To suggest otherwise is factually and legally incorrect.
À propos de Ryan
Ryan, un fournisseur mondial primé pour ses services et logiciels fiscaux, est le plus grand cabinet au monde dédié exclusivement à la fiscalité des entreprises. Le cabinet offre une gamme intégrée de services fiscaux fédéraux, provinciaux et internationaux sur une base multinationale, incluant des services de recouvrement fiscal, de conseil, de défense, de conformité et de technologie. Ryan a été récipiendaire du prix international pour l’excellence de son service, décerné par le Customer Service Institute of America (CSIA) à 11 reprises, pour son engagement envers un service à la clientèle de classe mondiale.
Grâce à l'environnement de travail dynamique myRyan, largement reconnu comme le plus innovateur du secteur des services fiscaux, l'équipe multidisciplinaire de Ryan, qui compte plus de 5 900 professionnels et associés, dessert plus de 77 000 clients dans plus de 80 pays, notamment un grand nombre des entreprises les plus connues du classement Global 5000. Pour en savoir plus sur Ryan, visitez https://ryan.com/canada-fr/.
PERSONNE-RESSOURCE POUR LES MÉDIAS
Melodie Elliott
Première directrice, contenu et communication marketing
Ryan
+1 972.934.0022
melodie.elliott@ryan.com
- Sujet
- G. Brint Ryan