Ryan Coleman
Partner, Tax Provisions and Research and Development
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Ryan recently joined Weaver with over 24 years of professional tax experience, including two Big Four firms. He leads the Research and Development Tax Credit service line as part of Weaver’s Specialty Tax Services group. Ryan’s career has focused on federal taxation for companies of all sizes claiming U.S. Federal Research Tax Credits and Incentives, with an additional emphasis on IRS examination defense of the credits and incentives claimed.
Ryan is well versed in the areas of Research Tax Credits and Expenses, Energy Credits, Meals and Entertainment Deductions and associated federal & state tax credits, grants, deductions and method changes. His industry experience includes Computer Science, including SAAS and Internal Use Software; Life Science; Manufacturing; Government Contracting, Engineering and Construction and Aerospace and Defense.
A member of the American Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Association Tax Committee and the Philadelphia Bar Association Tax Committee, as well as the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Ryan has been admitted to the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Bar Associations. He earned his Juris Doctor (JD) and Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Widener University School of Law and Graduate School of Management. Ryan received his Master of Laws in taxation from Georgetown University Law Center and his Bachelor of Science in accounting from Widener University.