Ryan Nodal

Executive summary

Ryan is a Managing Director in Grant Thornton’s Southern California tax practice. He helps lead the West Region’s partnership taxation solution group and is representative of the firm’s national Partnership Transaction Advisory Group (PTAG).  

Experience

Ryan has more than twelve years of experience focusing primarily on partnership and limited liability company tax compliance and consulting matters. He consults on technical issues affecting partnerships, such as mergers, disguised sales, acquisitions, dispositions, and other partnership formation and liquidation events.  Ryan also has extensive knowledge dealing with partnership capital account maintenance rules, their impact on tax allocations, and treatment of partnership liabilities.

Prior to rejoining the Southern California tax practice, Ryan spent two years at Grant Thornton’s Washington National Tax Office from June of 2018 to June 2020. There he served as a partnership technical expert supporting Grant Thornton offices across the nation.  

Industry experience

During his career, Ryan has gained a multitude of experience serving private equity, as well as portfolio operating companies in a variety of industries. A few include education, technology, real estate, and professional services.

Professional qualifications and memberships

Ryan is a certified public accountant in California and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).

Presentations and publications

• The Tax Adviser, February 2019, “Repeal of technical terminations: What will and will not be missed”
• Bloomberg Tax, August 2020, “Disguised Sales of Property – Watch for Liabilities and Disclosures”

Education

Ryan received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business, with a concentration in Accounting, from California Polytechnic University – San Luis Obispo.