We deliver tailored insurance tax solutions. Our consultants minimize regulatory risk, reduce tax burdens, and provide strategic guidance to help insurers, brokers, and insureds operate with confidence in an increasingly complex landscape.
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Overview
Insurance companies face increasingly complex tax obligations across multiple jurisdictions, with varying premium tax rates, regulatory requirements, and compliance deadlines that create significant operational challenges. The complexity of managing captive insurers, surplus lines obligations, and direct procurement requirements while ensuring accurate tax preparation for insurance businesses requires specialized expertise that most organizations lack internally.
Our insurance tax services address industry-specific challenges, including complex premium tax calculations, multijurisdictional compliance requirements, and evolving regulatory interpretation, to help your business thrive.
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Josh Cohen
Principal, Practice Leader, Transaction Tax
Indirect Tax
Alan Decker
Principal, Vice Practice Leader, Transaction Tax
Indirect Tax
Owen R. Evans
Principal, Vice Practice Leader, Tax Compliance Services
Indirect Tax
Clara Kippes
Principal, Vice Practice Leader, Transaction Tax
Indirect Tax
Kristi Bryant
Principal, Vice Practice Leader, Transaction Tax
Indirect Tax
Matthew Scherer
Principal, Vice Practice Leader, Transaction Tax
Indirect Tax
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Our Approach
Our comprehensive insurance tax compliance services offer full-spectrum management of insurance tax obligations, including premium taxes, income tax, retaliatory taxes, and evolving regulatory reporting requirements. For captive entities, our captive insurer premium tax compliance oversees premium tax obligations through compliance monitoring, jurisdictional filings, and strategic optimization to deliver accurate reporting and reduce exposure. Additionally, we support compliance with surplus lines tax requirements, ensuring accurate premium tax calculations and comprehensive, audit-ready reporting through our surplus lines tax compliance expertise.
Our Approach
When audits and disputes arise, we act as your tenacious and trusted advocate, providing the experienced counsel needed to pursue fair treatment and achieve favorable outcomes under complex tax environments. Our insurance tax controversies and appeals teams fiercely represent clients in insurance tax disputes, audits, and appeals, with a dedicated focus on minimizing adjustments and delivering favorable outcomes.
Optimizing Complex Arrangements
Our insurance tax experts help businesses transform tax complexity into a strategic advantage, freeing capital and uncovering new opportunities by resolving historical issues and optimizing complex arrangements.
Voluntary Disclosure and Registration
Through our voluntary disclosure and registration strategy, we expertly navigate state-specific insurance tax rules to proactively resolve historical liabilities and negotiate favorable terms. Our specialists manage voluntary disclosures with precision, leveraging multijurisdictional expertise to minimize penalties and secure compliance.
Direct Procurement Tax Services
Furthermore, we assess tax obligations for direct procurement arrangements with precision, ensuring compliance and uncovering strategic optimization opportunities to maximize savings through direct procurement tax optimization.
“The Ryan team is very knowledgeable and provided accurate information. They are very professional and are always available to answer questions or provide documentation when contacted.”
Regulatory & Compliance Administrator, Major Insurance Company
Ryan’s Track Record of Success
Our insurance tax specialists combine extensive regulatory knowledge with proven compliance methodologies, consistently delivering optimal outcomes for businesses across all sectors. We employ a comprehensive approach that goes beyond compliance to proactively identify strategic tax planning opportunities, unlocking value that clients can utilize as a powerful catalyst for growth.
Healthcare organizations are faced with high malpractice and liability risks, creating a complex environment for captive insurance arrangements. We streamline compliance, manage premium taxes for captive entities, and find optimization opportunities to free up capital.
Financial service firms face rigorous regulatory oversight on domestic and international placements. We navigate surplus lines tax and retaliatory taxes, ensuring accurate tax calculations and audit-ready reporting to maintain regulatory standing and operational efficiency.
Manufacturers often use captive insurers to manage product liability and supply chain risks because of high premiums. We provide strategic planning for captive insurer premium tax compliance and jurisdictional filings, minimizing exposure and channeling recovered capital back into your organization.
Construction businesses face high general liability and workers’ compensation risks, leading to expensive premiums. We provide consulting services to optimize tax liabilities derived from workers’ compensation arrangements and captive insurer use, aiding compliance and profitability among high operational costs.
