About Ryan
Life as a Tax Consultant
Practice Areas
Total Benefits
Industry Terms
100
What field of work does Ryan do?
What is Taxes
100
In Property Tax, a consultant will look at three different approaches to value. What are those three approaches?
What is Cost Approach, Income Approach, Sales Comparable/Equity Approach
100
What is the largest tax practice in North America that Ryan has?
What is Property Tax
100
What is "My Ryan"
What is the ability to work where you want, when you want, and how you want as long as you are getting the job done.
100
What is the definition of Depreciation?
What is a decrease in an asset's value caused by unfavorable market conditions
200
Where is Ryan's Headquarters located?
What is Dallas, TX
200
What type of Microsoft products do tax consultants use on a regular basis?
What is Microsoft excel or Microsoft access
200
What practice area assists clients in all phases of tax controversy, from meeting with Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Treasury officials to negotiating on behalf of a client in Appeals?
What is Federal Income Tax
200
When working at Ryan, how many vacation days does an employee get per year?
What is unlimited
200
What is the definition of Due Diligence?
What is an investigation or audit of a potential investment.
300
When was Ryan, LLC founded?
What is 1991
300
A property tax consultant will represent our client through an entire appeal process. What are three different levels of the property tax appeal process?
What is informal appeals (also known as informal hearings), formal appeals (also known as board hearings), and litigation
300
What practice area deals with taxes that are paid or accrued on the sales of tangible personal property?
What is Sales and Use Tax
300
True or False. Ryan encourages employees to continually better themselves through Ryan Learn which includes training courses offered both internally and externally
What is True
300
What is the definition of personal property?
What is property that is not real property
400
Who is the CEO and founder of Ryan?
Who is Brint Ryan
400
What is the form called that a consultant would present to an assessor showing that they have the right to represent the client when fighting property tax.
What is Authorization of Agent Form
400
What practice helps companies reunite outstanding payments with owners and report the remaining property to all states and US territories?
What is Abandoned and Unclaimed Property
400
True or False? One of the core values Ryan instills with our employees is "giving back". We offer volunteer opportunities through an avenue called Ryan Shares.
What is True
400
What is the definition of real property?
What is any property that is attached directly to land, as well as the land itself.
500
How many total employees does Ryan have?
What is 2,200 employees
500
A consultant will apply proven methods to accurately identify, measure, and document all forms of obsolescence to ensure that loss in value from all sources is fully reflected in your assessed valuations. Name three different forms of obsolescence.
What is physical obsolescence, functional obsolescence, and external obsolescence.
500
What practice area deals with tax advice and solutions for the challenges that multinational clients face globally as they expand operations abroad?
What is International Tax
500
Ryan offers a full gym membership to Telos fitness or offers reimbursement up to $75.00 to any gym you prefer for all of its employees. This incentive is derived from what plan?
What is Ryan's Wellness Plan
500
What is the definition of Ad Valorem Tax?
What is a tax based on the assessed value of real estate or personal property. Ad Valorem is a Latin word meaning "according to value"
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