RYAN ONLINE

Leadership Team

Wade Brannan
Wade Brannan
Principal
512.476.0022

PRIVATE SECTOR EXPERIENCE
Current
  • Principal, Ryan, Austin office
    –  Specializes in providing transaction tax services to clients in a
        variety of industries.

    PUBLIC SECTOR EXPERIENCE
    Previous
    • Dispute Resolution Officer, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
      –  Responsible for Dispute Resolution Program for multiple
          regional offices.
      • Audit Office Manager, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
        –  Manager of the Los Angeles and San Francisco audit offices.
        • Audit Supervisor, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
          –  Chaired the task force for developing taxpayer refund claims
              and served as in-office trainer and supervisor for new auditors.
          • Auditor, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
            –  Exposed to most industries and to the majority of taxes
                administered by the Texas Comptroller in Dallas, Los Angeles,
                and New York.
            • Assistant Director for Royalty Audit, General Land Office
              –  Responsible for overseeing royalty audits of the oil and gas
                  industry.
              • Project Manager for the Performance Audit Division, State Auditor’s Office
                –  Responsible for conducting audits of the Texas Department of
                    Banking and the Texas Savings and Loan Commission.
                • Served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War

                PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
                Mr. Brannan lectures on various tax topics for Ryan clients and has appeared as a speaker for the following organizations:
                • Dallas/Fort Worth State Tax Association
                • Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants

                PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
                • Dallas/Fort Worth State Tax Association
                • Institute for Professionals in Taxation
                • Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants

                EDUCATION/ACCREDITATION
                • Bachelor of Business Administration Degree, Accounting, The University of Texas at Austin
                • Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Licensed in Texas
                  (Ryan is not a CPA firm.)
                Ohio Amnesty Ends June 15, 2012.
                June 15, 2012 is the last day taxpayers can take advantage of Ohio’s Tax Amnesty Program (“Program”). The Program allows taxpayers to obtain penalty and... >More

                Texas Amnesty Begins June 12, 2012.
                Texas’s Tax Amnesty Program (“Program”) begins June 12, 2012 and ends August 17, 2012. The Program offers a waiver of penalty and interest on taxes... >More


                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
                ©1999-2012 Ryan, LLC. All rights reserved.   
                Facebook   Twitter   YouTube   LinkedIn   RSS RSS