Leadership Team

	Richard H. Thompson Principal 972.934.0022
	rick.thompson@ryan.com

PRIVATE SECTOR EXPERIENCE
Current

Principal, Ryan, Dallas office
– Responsible for providing transaction, franchise, and multistate
income tax services to clients in all industries.
– More than 32 years experience in tax consulting.

Previous

Sales and Use Tax Manager, two national accounting firms

PUBLIC SECTOR EXPERIENCE
Previous

Supervisor and Auditor, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
Mr. Thompson lectures on various tax topics for Ryan clients. Additionally, he has appeared as a speaker for the following organizations:

East Texas Chapter of Certified Public Accountants
Interstate Tax Corporation Seminars
Panhandle Society of Certified Public Accountants
Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants
Texas Tech Tax Institute

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Dallas/Fort Worth State Tax Association
Institute for Professionals in Taxation
Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants
– Committee Member, State Taxation (1992–2001)

EDUCATION/ACCREDITATION

Bachelor of Business Administration Degree, Accounting, The University of Texas at Austin
Certified Member of the Institute (CMI), Institute for Professionals in Taxation
Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Licensed in Texas
(Ryan is not a CPA firm.)

TAX DEVELOPMENTS

British Columbia Introduces Legislation to Return to PST
On May 14, 2012, Finance Minister Kevin Falcon introduced Bill 54, The Provincial Sales Tax Act, to return British Columbia to Provincial Sales Tax (PST),... >More

Manitoba Information Bulletin No. 061, “Insurance”
As announced in the provincial budget, certain contracts of insurance will be subject to the 7% Manitoba Retail Sales Tax (“RST”), effective July 1, 2012. ... >More

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PRESS ROOM

Ryan Announces Approval of United States Patent for Innovative Method and System for Extracting Information from Electronic Data Sources.
Ryan, a leading global tax services firm with the largest indirect tax practice in North America, today announced that the Firm’s application for a U.S.... >More

Travis County District Judge John Dietz Reverses His Prior Ruling That “Below-Ground” Equipment Used in Processing of Oil and Gas Qualifies for Texas Manufacturing Exemption.
Ryan, a leading global tax services firm with the largest indirect tax practice in North America, today announced that a dispute between Southwest Royalties, Inc.... >More

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