Ryan Spins Off Enterprise Software Solutions to Form Second Decimal

DALLAS, May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Ryan, the leading tax services firm in North
America, with the largest transaction tax practice in the United States and
Canada, today announced the spin-off of its enterprise software products
CertiSoft, STS, and Workflow into Second Decimal, a separate, independent
company. Former Ryan Principal Jayme Fishman will join Second Decimal and
commit to making these software products the company's primary focus, with Mr.
Fishman leading the organization as CEO. The move allows Ryan to focus on
core tax services, while ensuring the continued development of outstanding tax
software products that will greatly benefit the Firm's clients and the
industry as a whole.

The Second Decimal software products provide an integrated suite of workflow,
tax calculation, and certificate management applications that automate tax
calculations, information, and processes, resulting in improved efficiency,
productivity, accuracy, and compliance.

"Our existing software clients will benefit from Second Decimal's commitment
to enhance the technology and deliver it to the market," said G. Brint Ryan,
CEO and Managing Principal of Ryan. "Clients will benefit from having these
products reside within a company that specializes in the complexities of tax
software and is exclusively committed to the continued development and
improvement of these outstanding software solutions."

"Second Decimal's staff bring years of tax advisory experience that will be
merged into the continued development and maintenance of these proven tax
software products that enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness," said
Jayme Fishman, CEO of Second Decimal. "With products that were built by tax
practitioners for tax practitioners, Second Decimal is uniquely positioned to
provide impactful software solutions that address the challenges facing tax
executives in today's compliance-driven market."

Ryan has one of the largest Tax Technology practices in the industry and will
continue to provide a comprehensive suite of Tax Technology services while
successfully executing their growth strategy. Ryan's Tax Technology
practitioners will stay at Ryan and are not part of the transaction.

About Ryan
Ryan is the leading tax services firm in North America, with the largest
transaction tax practice in the United States and Canada. Headquartered in
Dallas, Texas, the Firm provides a comprehensive range of state, local,
federal, and international tax advisory and consulting services on a
multi-jurisdictional basis, including audit defense, tax recovery, credits and
incentives, tax process improvement and automation, tax appeals, and strategic
planning. With a multi-disciplinary team of more than 775 professionals and
associates, Ryan serves many of the world's most prominent Fortune 1000
companies.

About Second Decimal
Second Decimal is a technology company that transforms corporate tax
departments through an innovative approach and design that combines the power
of tax expertise and technology. Second Decimal infuses the intellectual
capital of the most seasoned tax and technology experts in the industry with a
suite of intuitive and powerful software applications that exponentially
improve accuracy, productivity, and processes.

SOURCE Ryan

G. Brint Ryan, CEO and Managing Principal of Ryan, +1-972-934-0022,
brint.ryan@ryanco.com; or Jayme Fishman, CEO of Second Decimal,
+1-781-229-0800, jayme.fishman@seconddecimal.com