History
1992
After experiencing significant growth, the Firm relocates to a 5,000 square
foot office space at Providence Towers in Dallas. Principals Chris F.
Collis and G. Brint Ryan, along with future Principal Gerry L. Ridgely, Jr.
form a new venture that
introduces Tex-Tax®, the first commercially successful state & local
sales and use tax research tool to use artificial intelligence. The
research software assists clients with Texas state & local sales and use
tax research. The software company’s largest client is the Texas Comptroller
of Public Accounts.
C. Glen Burton, former Regional Principal for Ducharme, McMillan &
Associates, joins the Firm as a Principal, bringing a substantial
roster of clients to the Firm.
Future Principal James M. Trester aligns with the Firm as an executive
consultant. James M. Trester was formerly the state & local tax
leader for the Dallas office of accounting firm Grant Thornton.
Intern and future Principal Ginny Buckner Kissling is hired and becomes
the Firm’s seventh employee.
The Firm ends 1992 with 10 employees and $900,000 in annual revenue.