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December 21, 2006
Texas State Representative John Otto Joins Ryan & Company as Director.
Ryan & Company, North America’s largest independent state & local tax
consulting firm, today announced that Texas State Representative John Otto has joined the Firm
as a Director. In this position, Mr. Otto will support Ryan & Company’s steady growth through
strategic business development and analysis of multistate taxation issues.
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December 15, 2006
Ryan & Company Opens Charlotte Office; Adds Linda A. Falcone to Management Team.
Ryan & Company, North America’s largest independent state & local tax consulting
firm, continues its steady expansion with the opening of a new office in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The office will be under the direction of Linda A. Falcone, who serves on the Board of Governors of the
Institute for Professionals in Taxation (IPT).
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December 6, 2006
Mark W. Eidman Joins Ryan & Company as Principal; Will Lead Expanded Dispute Resolution and Litigation Support Practice.
Ryan & Company, North America’s largest independent state & local tax consulting firm,
today announced that Mark W. Eidman has joined the Firm as a Principal. Mr. Eidman will lead the Firm’s
Dispute Resolution and Litigation Support group and will oversee the continued expansion of the practice
nationally.
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December 1, 2006
Ryan & Company Acquires Burr Wolff Transaction Tax and STS Corporate® Tax Technology Business Units.
Ryan & Company, North America’s largest independent state & local tax
consulting firm, today announced that it has acquired the Burr Wolff Transaction Tax and STS
Corporate® Tax Technology business units. The Boards of Directors of both companies unanimously
approved the transaction today.
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November 27, 2006
Michael Allen Joins Ryan & Company as Principal, Launching the Firm’s Metro Washington, D.C. Office.
Ryan & Company, North America’s largest independent state & local tax
consulting firm, today announced that Michael Allen has joined the Firm as a Principal, leading
the Firm’s newly launched regional Mid-Atlantic office located in Alexandria, Virginia.
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October 30, 2006
Ryan & Company Announces Purchase of TaxDecisionERP™; Company Plans to Expand Tax Technology Service Offerings.
Ryan & Company, America’s largest independent state & local tax consulting
firm, today announced that it has acquired all rights to
TaxDecisionERP™, an advanced U.S.
multistate use tax decision automation tool for SAP users.
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September 14, 2006
Senator Kip Averitt Joins Ryan & Company as Director.
Ryan & Company, America’s largest independent state &
local tax consulting firm, today announced that Texas State Senator Kip Averitt
has joined the Firm as Director in its Austin office. In this position, Mr.
Averitt will be responsible for helping Ryan & Company continue its strong
growth through strategic marketing and business development.
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September 13, 2006
Glenn McCoy Joins Ryan & Company's New York Office as Principal; Firm Expands Multistate Income Tax Practice.
Ryan & Company, America’s largest independent state & local tax consulting
firm, today announced that Glenn McCoy has joined the Firm’s New York office with the title of
Principal. McCoy will help the Firm expand its fast-growing multistate income tax practice.
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September 11, 2006
Accounting Alumnus G. Brint Ryan Donates $1 Million to UNT Foundation.
G. Brint Ryan of Dallas, a University of North Texas accounting
graduate who founded Ryan & Company—America's largest independent state & local tax
consulting firm—has donated $1 million to the UNT Foundation.
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September 5, 2006
Ryan & Company and Robert Brakel & Associates Ltd. Combine to Create North American Market Share Leader.
Ryan & Company, America’s largest independent state &
local tax consulting firm, today announced that it has combined with Robert
Brakel & Associates Ltd. (RBA
®), the leading
Canadian sales tax recovery firm. Under the amalgamation agreement, unanimously approved by
the Boards of Directors of both companies on Friday, RBA becomes an operating subsidiary of Ryan &
Company.
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September 5, 2006
Ryan & Company Expands Network with Acquisition of JohnBernard, LLC.
Ryan & Company, America’s largest independent state &
local tax consulting firm, today announced that it has acquired JohnBernard LLC, the
leading state & local tax consulting firm in the Midwest United States. The Boards
of Directors of both companies unanimously approved the transaction on Wednesday. The
Company headquarters, based in Royal Oak, Michigan, will serve as the Midwest regional
headquarters for Ryan & Company.
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August 31, 2006
Chuck Martin Joins Ryan & Company as a Director.
Ryan & Company, America’s largest independent state &
local tax consulting firm, announced today that Chuck Martin of Alpharetta,
Georgia and Member of the Georgia House of Representatives has joined the
Firm as a Director in its Atlanta, Georgia office.
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August 15, 2006
Richard Fosburg Joins Ryan & Company as Principal; Launches Firm’s New Phoenix Office.
Ryan & Company, America’s largest independent state &
local tax consulting firm, today announced that Richard Fosburg has joined the
Firm as a Principal in the Firm’s property tax unit and will lead the Firm’s new
office in Phoenix, Arizona. The Firm has leased approximately 5,000 square feet
of office space at Camelback Center.
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August 10, 2006
Ryan & Company Acquires CertiSoft Solutions, LLC; Expands Tax Technology Offerings.
Ryan & Company, America’s largest independent state & local tax consulting firm, today announced
that it has acquired CertiSoft Solutions, LLC, a provider of comprehensive, web-based tax certificate
management software products, including CertiSoft CM and CM Pro.
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June 26, 2006
Acquisition Expands Ryan & Company’s Credits and Incentives Practice.
Ryan & Company, America’s largest independent state &
local tax consulting firm, today announced the acquisition of the Incentive Products
Group from Austin-based Capital Certified Development Corporation.
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March 20, 2006
Greg Weiss Joins Ryan & Company as Vice President and General Counsel.
Ryan & Company today announced that Greg Weiss has joined the Firm as Vice President
and General Counsel, succeeding Tony Mills, who was appointed President.
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February 27, 2006
Ryan & Company Appoints Tony Mills President.
Ryan & Company today announced that Tony Mills was named President
and a Member of the Board of Directors. Mills, Ryan & Company's 19th Principal who joined the Firm
in April 2002 as Executive Vice President and General Counsel, will relocate to the Dallas headquarters.
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January 31, 2006
Ryan & Company Expands Atlanta Office with Addition of Principal Douglas DeRito.
Ryan & Company, America's largest independent state & local tax consulting firm,
today announced the addition of Douglas DeRito as a Principal in its Atlanta office. DeRito will assist
the Firm with transaction tax and tax technology solutions.
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January 31, 2006
Ryan & Company Hires Howard Spencer; Establishes U.S. Customs Duty Practice.
Ryan & Company, Inc., America’s largest independent state & local tax
consulting firm, today announced the addition of Howard Spencer as a Manager in its Atlanta office.
Spencer will serve to establish Ryan & Company’s United States Customs Duty Practice.
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January 5, 2006
Ryan & Company Expands Florida Tax Practice through Strategic Alliance.
Ryan & Company, Inc. (Ryan & Company), the largest independent state & local tax
consulting firm in the United States, today announced that it has formed a
strategic alliance with Glenn Bedonie, one of the leading experts on Florida
tax issues.
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