Ryan

What Ryan does

Ryan, LLC is a global tax services, software, and technology firm headquartered in Plano, Texas, founded in 1991 by G. Brint Ryan, who continues as Chairman and CEO. The firm operates across more than 80 countries with more than 7,100 professionals serving over 74,000 clients, including deep penetration of the Global 5000 (reportedly 100% of Fortune 200 in construction, telecommunications, and real estate). Its service model is built on six integrated lines — Recovery, Consulting, Advocacy, Compliance, Technology, and Legal — supported by 15+ specialized practice areas including Property Tax, Unclaimed Property, Communications Transaction Tax, Credits and Incentives, Employment Tax, Fuels and Excise, Insurance Tax, International Tax, and Value-Added Tax.

The technology platform is anchored by Tax.com (the rebrand of Ryan Software, originating in the 2022 acquisition of Thomson Reuters' property tax and transfer pricing product lines), the Tracker PRO Unclaimed Property software application, the itamlink property tax management platform (acquired via Altus Group in 2025), and integration with the Incentify tax credit discovery platform. The proprietary asset recovery search engine reportedly searches across more than 2,000 repositories, and the firm's audit sampling methodology is cited as influential on state taxing authority practices. Ryan Legal Services, PLLC extends the offering into tax controversy and litigation.

The business model combines performance-fee recovery engagements (clients pay only on successful recovery; more than $4 billion in client tax savings reportedly recovered in the most recent year), retainer-based consulting and compliance work, SaaS and on-premise software licensing, and selective contingent transaction fees. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is engagement-specific. Ryan is a privately held, private-equity-backed company with minority investments from Onex Partners (2018, $1.1B valuation), Ares Management (2022, $2.5B valuation), and Neuberger Berman (2026, approximately $7B valuation), and has executed 20+ acquisitions since 2021 to expand capability, geography, and software assets.

Name

Ryan

Legal name

Ryan, LLC

Website

https://ryan.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Ryan, LLC is a Plano, Texas-based global tax services, software, and technology firm serving 74,000+ clients across 80+ countries with 7,100+ professionals, focused on integrated Recovery, Consulting, Advocacy, Compliance, Technology, and Legal services for Global 5000 enterprises.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tax Services

NAICS

Offices of Certified Public Accountants (541211), Tax Preparation Services (541213), Other Accounting Services (541219)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Services-Legal Services (8111), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Transfer Pricing & International Tax Services (BPAHABAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Indirect Tax (VAT/GST/Sales & Use) Services (BPAHABAJ), Tax Valuation & Transfer Pricing Support (409A, estate/gift, intercompany) (FSAEAHAC), Tax Law (BPAHAAAG)

Keywords

• Tax services
• Property tax consulting
• Tax recovery services
• Unclaimed property compliance
• Credits and incentives

Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices20 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tax Recovery Services: Reverse audits and refund recovery engagements where Ryan identifies tax overpayments across federal, state, local, and international jurisdictions and recovers dollars on behalf of clients. Last year alone, Ryan recovered more than $4 billion in tax savings for premier global clients. Typically structured as performance-based or contingent fee engagements.
2. Tax Consulting Services: Strategic advisory engagements that improve overall tax performance — providing innovative solutions to address issues and errors, with opportunities for clients to improve efficiency, become more strategic in their approach to tax, and deliver outstanding value to shareholders. Often retainer or fixed-fee project based.
3. Tax Advocacy Services: Political lobbying, advocacy, and deep expertise in tax administration. Strategic advantages that are unmatched by ordinary accounting and consulting firms — not restricted by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, so Ryan serves as client advocate without cumbersome regulatory restrictions.
4. Tax Compliance Services: Functioning as an extension of the client's tax department to streamline operations, manage resources, eliminate manual processes, minimize overpayments, and substantially reduce risk. Often delivered as ongoing managed services engagements.
5. Tax Software Licensing (Tax.com / Ryan Software): Software licensing for property tax, unclaimed property, transfer tax, indirect tax, and grants/credits/incentives solutions via the Tax.com brand. Includes on-premise and SaaS deployment of Tracker PRO, itamlink, and other solutions.
6. Insurance Tax and Specialized Tax Practice Services: Specialized services for insurance premium tax, surplus lines tax, direct procurement tax, unauthorized insurance tax, communications transaction tax, fuels and excise tax, employment tax, and other niche taxes. Often delivered as ongoing advisory and compliance engagements.
7. Asset Recovery Performance Fees: Asset recovery service offered on a performance-fee basis. Ryan files claims with jurisdictions and recovers settlement funds (e.g., class action settlements). If there is no asset recovery, the client pays Ryan no fee.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Ryan provides integrated end-to-end corporate tax services spanning Recovery, Consulting, Advocacy, Compliance, Technology, and Legal to Global 5000 multinational corporations across federal, state, local, and international jurisdictions. The firm identifies and recovers tax overpayments, delivers strategic tax advisory, defends tax audits, manages compliance, and licenses proprietary tax software (Tax.com, Tracker PRO, itamlink) used by thousands of companies worldwide.

Product overview

Ryan operates a platform-plus-modules architecture centered on Tax.com (the rebrand of Ryan Software), which serves as the unified tax technology platform spanning property tax (powered by Tax.com and the acquired itamlink platform), unclaimed property (Tracker PRO), transfer tax, indirect tax, and grants/credits/incentives solutions. Surrounding this software core is an integrated, end-to-end tax services portfolio delivered across six cross-cutting service lines — Recovery, Consulting, Advocacy, Compliance, Technology, and Legal (Ryan Legal Services, PLLC) — and approximately 16 specialized practice areas covering Abandoned and Unclaimed Property, Business License Tax, Communications Transaction Tax, Credits and Incentives (which integrates with Incentify), Employment Tax, Fuels and Excise Tax, Income Tax (which houses Ryan Tax Capital), Insurance Tax, International Tax, Property Tax, Severance Tax and Royalty, Tax Technology, Transaction Tax, Transaction Tax Compliance, Value-Added Tax, and Ryan Advocacy. Ryan's market reach is further extended through industry-specific practices serving 15 verticals. The overall proposition is delivered to over 74,000 clients across more than 80 countries by 7,100+ professionals and supported by a myRyan flexible work environment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• tax.com: Re-branded home of Ryan Software solutions for property tax, unclaimed property, transfer tax, indirect tax, and grants/credits/incentives.
• Ryan Software
• The Ryan Foundation
• Tracker PRO
• myRyan

Products and services

• Tax.com Software Platform
• Tracker PRO Unclaimed Property Software
• itamlink Property Tax Management Software
• Ryan Tax Capital (RTC)
• Tax Recovery Services
• Tax Consulting Services
• Tax Advocacy Services
• Tax Compliance Services
• Tax Technology Services
• Ryan Legal Services, PLLC
• Abandoned and Unclaimed Property Practice
• Industry-Specific Tax Practices
• Credits and Incentives Practice
• Property Tax Practice
• International Tax Practice
• Insurance Tax Practice
• Employment Tax Practice
• Fuels and Excise Tax Practice
• Business License Tax Practice
• Communications Transaction Tax Practice

Quantifiable outcome

• Recovered more than $4 billion in tax savings for clients in a single year
• +15 more outcomes

Named customers35 records

Segments17 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature8 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered minor, flagship, core and moderate.

• Theodore Roosevelt Presidential LibraryminorOthers · 15 June 2026The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library announced a partnership with Ryan, a global tax services and software firm, to fully underwrite the Library's Whistle Stop Tour interactive museum exhibit. The exhibit recreates President Roosevelt's 1903 whistle-stop campaign across 25 states covering 14,000 miles. The library is being built in Medora, North Dakota, and is expected to open on July 4, 2026.
• Svalner Atlas AdvisorsflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026Svalner Atlas Advisors (Nordic tax and transaction advisory firm headquartered in Stockholm) entered into an agreement to join forces with Ryan. The combined entity will operate under the Svalner Atlas brand with existing leadership, bringing together 450+ professionals across Nordic and Benelux regions. Viktor Sandberg assumes the role of President of Northern Europe on Ryan's board. Deal expected to close Q3 2026.
• Hucke and AssociatescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 March 2026Ryan acquired Hucke and Associates, a boutique property tax consulting firm based in New York City (founded in 2001 by Peter Hucke). The acquisition strengthens Ryan's property tax capabilities for commercial real estate owners across hospitality, office, retail, industrial, and multifamily properties in complex markets like New York City. Hucke's team continues under Ryan's global platform.
• Williams Young McKaig (WYM Rating)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 February 2026Ryan acquired Williams Young McKaig Ltd and its specialist division WYM Rating, a commercial property consultancy based in Edinburgh, Scotland (founded in 2012 by Richard Williams, Don Young, and Billy McKaig). The acquisition establishes Ryan's property tax and business rates presence in Scotland and expands the firm's ability to serve clients with complex commercial property portfolios across the UK.
• Meritax AdvisorscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 February 2026Ryan acquired Meritax Advisors, a commercial property tax consulting firm established in 1995 with offices in Frisco and Austin, Texas. The acquisition brings Meritax's expertise in property tax valuation strategy, litigation management, and large-portfolio advisory services to Ryan, with the firm representing tens of billions of dollars in assessed value. Partners Ryan Chismark, Charlie Honea, and Mark Kline, plus 20 additional team members, joined Ryan.
• Dhruva AdvisorsflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 September 2025Ryan announced a strategic investment and a majority stake acquisition in Dhruva Advisors (a leading India-based tax advisory firm), creating a joint venture with Dhruva in India. The partnership aims to expand Ryan's service offerings in high-growth markets across Asia and the Middle East and will include Dhruva's leadership joining Ryan's board. Dinesh Kanabar is Chairman and CEO of Dhruva Advisors India Private Limited.
• LHL Property AuditorsmoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 August 2025Ryan acquired LHL Property Auditors Ltd, a UK-based property tax firm specializing in business rates reliefs and exemptions. The acquisition adds 25 team members and establishes a new Ryan office in Chippenham, expanding Ryan's UK presence and enhancing consulting services in property tax recovery.
• Inspired Corporate AdvisorymoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 June 2025Ryan acquired Inspired Corporate Advisory to expand its presence in the United Kingdom through property tax capabilities.
• Altus GroupflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 July 2024Ryan acquired the global Property Tax business of Altus Group for C$700 million in cash, representing a 10.1x 2023 Adjusted EBITDA multiple. The deal closed January 2, 2025 and included itamlink property tax management software and approximately 1,000 team members, enhancing Ryan's UK, Canada, and US property tax service offerings.
• Popp Hutcheson PLLCmoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 March 2024Ryan acquired the property tax consulting business of Popp Hutcheson PLLC in Austin, Texas. Several professionals from Popp Hutcheson joined Ryan, enhancing its property tax consulting services in Texas and beyond.
• RETC GroupmoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 April 2023Ryan acquired RETC Group, a property tax consulting firm based in Dallas, Texas. The acquisition expanded Ryan's market share in Texas and enhanced its service offerings in property tax consulting.
• RTC ConsultingmoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 March 2023Ryan acquired RTC Consulting, thereby expanding SR&ED (Scientific Research and Experimental Development) tax services in Canada.
• Kane, McKenna and Associates (KMA)moderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 December 2022Ryan acquired Kane, McKenna and Associates (KMA), a consulting firm specializing in economic development and municipal financing strategies, in Dallas on December 7, 2022. The acquisition includes eight professionals and expands Ryan's Credits and Incentives practice, strengthening its expertise in tax increment financing (TIF).
• Thomson Reuters (property tax and transfer pricing product lines)coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 1 September 2022Ryan acquired Thomson Reuters' property tax and transfer pricing product lines (referenced as Ryan's September 2022 purchase, making Ryan the largest property tax software provider in North America). This is the basis of the current Tax.com platform.
• Paradigm Tax Group (PTG)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 July 2022Ryan acquired Paradigm Tax Group, a leading independent property tax management services provider in the United States. The acquisition strengthens Ryan's position in property tax management and expands service offerings across the country.
• CataxcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 March 2022Ryan acquired Catax, a UK and Canada-based specialist in research and development (R&D) and capital allowances tax reclaim. The acquisition enhances Ryan's capabilities in R&D tax services and broadens its presence in the UK, Canada, and Europe.
• Marvin F. Poer & CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 February 2022Ryan acquired Marvin F. Poer & Company, the second-largest property tax consulting firm in the United States. The acquisition added 186 team members and 12 locations to Ryan's property tax practice, strengthening national presence.
• MacRostie Historic Advisors (MHA)moderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 February 2022Ryan acquired MacRostie Historic Advisors, a leading US firm specializing in historic tax credits. The acquisition enhances Ryan's expertise in credits, incentives, and property tax, leveraging MHA's experience in historic tax credit consulting. (Now part of Ryan's Historic Tax Credits team.)
• Mentor WorksmoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 October 2021Onex-backed Ryan acquired Mentor Works, a Canadian R&D tax credit and government funding services firm.
• PS JohnsonmoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 August 2021Ryan acquired PS Johnson, a property tax consulting firm in Ontario, to strengthen its position as a market leader in North American property tax. Several professionals from PS Johnson joined Ryan's Canadian operations. The founder of PS Johnson retired as part of the transition.
• IncentifymoderateTechnology or IntegrationRyan partners with Incentify, a tax credit and incentive solution that unifies and optimizes credits and incentives discovery and management in one reliable, secure, and user-friendly platform. Ryan uses Incentify for clients' holistic credits and incentives strategy.

Scale indicators22 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• Deloitte Tax (Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu): Global Big 4 accounting firm whose tax practice competes directly with Ryan on indirect tax, transfer pricing, credits & incentives, and international tax for Global 5000 clients; not constrained by Sarbanes-Oxley in the same way for some advisory work, but operates as a broader portfolio player.
• PwC Tax (PricewaterhouseCoopers): Big 4 tax practice providing comprehensive international tax, indirect tax, and recovery services to multinational enterprises; overlaps with Ryan's Fortune 500 client base and indirect tax / VAT recovery offerings.
• EY Tax (Ernst & Young): Big 4 tax and advisory firm offering transfer pricing, indirect tax, and credits & incentives services globally; competes with Ryan on multinational enterprise mandates and shared-service tax engagements.
• KPMG Tax: Big 4 tax practice serving Global 5000 clients with international tax, indirect tax (VAT/GST), and transfer pricing services; comparable to Ryan's full-service multinational tax offering as part of a wider advisory portfolio.

Direct peers

• BDO USA: Large global accounting and advisory firm with a dedicated tax practice offering indirect tax, property tax, transfer pricing, and credits & incentives — directly comparable to Ryan on mid-market and Fortune 500 tax service lines.
• RSM US: Mid-tier accounting and advisory firm with strong indirect tax, state and local tax, and credits & incentives practices targeting middle-market and large enterprises — directly comparable to Ryan's enterprise tax services for non-Big 4 clients.
• Crowe LLP: Top-10 US accounting and advisory firm with a sizable state and local tax, property tax, and credits practice — directly comparable to Ryan's enterprise tax services for mid-market and large corporate clients.
• Grant Thornton Advisors: Global mid-tier advisory firm with an indirect tax, international tax, and credits & incentives practice; competes with Ryan on similar enterprise tax engagements and shares a focus on non-Big 4 mid-market to Fortune 1000 clients.

Emerging players

• Avalara: Cloud-based tax compliance software provider covering sales/use tax, VAT, and excise — overlaps with Ryan's Tax.com platform and Tracker PRO strategy in automating indirect tax compliance for enterprises.
• Vertex (Vertex Inc.): Enterprise indirect tax technology vendor offering tax determination, compliance, and e-invoicing software — overlaps with Tax.com and Tracker PRO in automating tax compliance and competing for the same Global 5000 budget.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Subsidiaries18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors6 records

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M&A28 records

Investments3 records

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