Ryan Christie Quinn & Horn

What Ryan Christie Quinn & Horn does

Ryan, Christie, Quinn, Baker & Oakes is a privately held Certified Public Accounting limited liability partnership (LLP) founded in 1950 and headquartered in Fresno, California. The firm offers specialty services in financial forensics, bankruptcy taxation, and independent trustee/executor representation, alongside traditional accounting, tax preparation and planning, audit/review/compilation engagements, bookkeeping, payroll, and QuickBooks consulting. Its client base spans farming conglomerates, large real estate partnerships and developers, commercial builders, restaurants, manufacturers, healthcare practices, law firms, and financial institutions across California and several other states.

The firm is led by four equity partners: Managing Partner Joey Christie (with the firm since 1971), Paul E. Quinn (partner since 1983, heading the Financial Forensics Group and Independent Trustee Group, and a Certified in Financial Forensics professional admitted as expert witness in multiple federal and state courts), Kenneth Baker (partner since 1990, also CFF-certified), and Rhiannon Oakes (partner since 2008, with multiple QuickBooks ProAdvisor certifications). Staff experience ranges from 12 to 47 years, which the firm explicitly cites as its primary differentiator versus competitors. The technology stack comprises QuickBooks as the core accounting platform and SmartVault for secure client document sharing, with no proprietary technology or software products.

Revenue is generated exclusively through professional service fees negotiated per engagement across audit, tax, forensic, bankruptcy, and trustee/executor work. Go-to-market is relationship-driven: the firm relies on referrals from financial institutions, bonding companies, law firms, and other accounting firms, supported by a corporate website and tax advisory blog. No pricing is publicly disclosed, and the firm maintains no app, no public API, no AI/ML capabilities, and no external capital structure (no funding rounds, no parent company, no M&A activity).

Name

Ryan Christie Quinn & Horn

Legal name

Ryan, Christie, Quinn, Baker & Oakes, LLP

Website

https://ryco-cpa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ryan, Christie, Quinn, Baker & Oakes is a Fresno, California-based CPA partnership founded in 1950, providing specialty financial forensics, bankruptcy, and independent trustee/executor services alongside traditional accounting, tax, and QuickBooks consulting to enterprises and individuals across California and several other states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Accounting Services

NAICS

Offices of Certified Public Accountants (541211), Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services (54121)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Accounting & Bookkeeping Services (BPAHABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Financial Reporting & Technical Accounting Advisory (GAAP/IFRS) (BPAHABAF), Estate Planning & Trust Structuring Advisory (FSAEAKAC)

Keywords

• Professional accounting services
• Tax preparation services
• Forensic accounting
• Bankruptcy tax services
• Audit and review

Headquarters

HQ city

Fresno

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Accounting Services: Traditional accounting services including audit, review, and compilation engagements; bookkeeping; payroll and sales tax services. Revenue generated through professional service fees for engagements.
2. Tax Preparation and Planning: Tax return preparation and planning for corporations, partnerships, estates and trusts, and individuals. Revenue generated through tax preparation fees and planning engagement fees.
3. Specialty Services: Financial forensics with expert witness and consulting services; bankruptcy related services; trustee and executor representation. Higher-value specialized services often involving litigation support.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Ryan, Christie, Quinn, Baker & Oakes is a Certified Public Accounting firm providing traditional services—audit, review and compilation engagements, bookkeeping, payroll and sales tax, QuickBooks consulting, and tax return preparation and planning—alongside specialty practices in financial forensics with expert witness services, bankruptcy-related representation, and independent trustee and executor services for estates and trusts. Engagements are delivered by partner-led teams with 12 to 47 years of individual experience, primarily to business clients across California's Central Valley and statewide.

Product overview

Ryan, Christie, Quinn, Baker & Oakes is a Certified Public Accounting firm offering specialty services including Financial Forensics, Bankruptcy Services, and Trustee & Executor representation, alongside traditional services such as Accounting, Tax Preparation, and QuickBooks Consulting. The firm operates as a unified service offering where specialty practices (forensic accounting, bankruptcy, and independent trustee services) complement core accounting and tax preparation services. Paul E. Quinn heads both the Financial Forensics Group and Independent Trustee Group, while all partners provide accounting and tax services with QuickBooks consulting as a supplementary offering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Accounting Services Audit, review and compilation of financial statements; personal financial statements; succession planning; bookkeeping; payroll and sales tax services; accounting system setup for new businesses; establishment of cost accounting systems and product tracking systems; and QuickBooks consulting for desktop and online software, delivered to businesses and individuals needing ongoing accounting support.
• Tax Services Tax return preparation for corporate, partnership, fiduciary, personal, employee benefit plans, gift tax, and estate returns; taxing authority audit representation; and tax, estate, financial, and retirement planning for corporations, partnerships, estates and trusts, and individuals.
• Financial Forensics Financial forensics investigations covering embezzlement, tax fraud, and money laundering; reconstruction of transactional activity; determination of lost business profits; and worker compensation fraud cases, with expert witness and consulting services led by partners holding the Certified in Financial Forensics credential.
• Bankruptcy Services Bankruptcy taxation and fraud investigation services including representation of Chapter 7 panel trustees, expert witness services, creditor representation, bankruptcy fraud investigations, and Chapter 11 cases, with the firm having handled over 800 bankruptcy matters as Forensic CPA and Tax Consultant.
• Trustee & Executor Services Independent trustee and executor services for estates and trusts where families require neutral third-party administration due to family dynamics, financial irresponsibility, or inability to handle specific situations, provided by partners serving as impartial fiduciaries.
• QuickBooks Consulting QuickBooks consulting and support for desktop and online software, with multiple staff members holding QuickBooks ProAdvisor certifications including Point of Sale, Enterprise, and Advanced levels, supporting new business setup and ongoing client QuickBooks environments.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 800 bankruptcy cases handled with forensic CPA and tax consulting services
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Financial Institutions and Bonding CompaniescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFinancial institutions and bonding companies refer their customers to Ryan, Christie, Quinn, Baker & Oakes. The firm has excellent reputations and relationships with these entities who trust the firm to handle their referred clients' accounting and tax needs.
• Law Firms and Other Accounting FirmscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe firm is frequently retained by law firms and other accounting firms to assist with representation of their clients undergoing IRS or Franchise Tax Board civil audits or criminal investigations. This represents a significant referral relationship for specialized representation work.
• Chapter 7 Panel TrusteesmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe firm represents multiple Chapter 7 Panel Trustees in bankruptcy matters, providing forensic CPA services, tax consulting, and expert witness services in bankruptcy proceedings.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Baker Tilly US: Major U.S. accounting and advisory firm with dedicated forensic, valuation, and bankruptcy litigation services. Comparable because its service mix (forensic accounting, expert witness work, bankruptcy support, and traditional tax) closely mirrors RCQB&O's specialty-plus-traditional model at a larger scale.
• Eide Bailly: Top-25 U.S. accounting firm with established forensic accounting and bankruptcy practice groups. Comparable because it pursues similar mid-market clients needing financial forensics, litigation support, and tax controversy representation — directly overlapping with RCQB&O's specialty services.
• Wipfli LLP: Top-20 U.S. accounting firm with forensic and litigation support practices serving mid-market clients. Comparable because it competes for similar-sized agricultural, manufacturing, and construction clients and offers comparable forensic accounting, bankruptcy, and tax services.
• Marcum LLP: Top-15 U.S. accounting firm with a particularly strong national forensic and litigation support practice. Comparable because it has built a market-leading expert witness and forensic practice similar in nature to Paul Quinn's, while also serving comparable mid-market tax and audit clients.
• Plante Moran: Large U.S. accounting and advisory firm serving middle-market companies across manufacturing, real estate, and financial services. Comparable because of its overlapping client verticals and analogous mix of traditional tax/audit plus specialty advisory work.
• CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA): Large U.S. accounting firm serving mid-market clients with audit, tax, wealth advisory, and consulting services. Comparable because it competes for similar middle-market agricultural, real estate, and construction clients and offers forensic and litigation-support capabilities analogous to RCQB&O's.
• Moss Adams: West Coast-headquartered CPA and advisory firm with comparable audit, tax, forensic accounting, and bankruptcy support services. Comparable because it competes for similar mid-market and enterprise clients across California, with strong vertical specializations in agriculture, real estate, and construction — the same verticals anchoring RCQB&O's practice.
• Crowe LLP: Major U.S. accounting firm with forensic, bankruptcy, and litigation support practices. Comparable because of its service-line overlap (forensic investigations, expert testimony, bankruptcy services) and similar mid-market enterprise client base.

Direct peers

• Brown Armstrong: California-based regional CPA firm providing audit, tax, and advisory services to Central Valley businesses. Comparable as a similarly sized California-headquartered CPA firm serving overlapping agricultural, real estate, and professional-services clients.
• KCOE Isom: California-based CPA and advisory firm with strong agricultural and Central Valley client concentration. Comparable because of its similar California roots, ag-sector specialization, and comparable size band, making it a direct head-to-head competitor for the same farming conglomerate and real estate developer clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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