Douglas DeRito

Overview

Douglas DeRito serves as a Principal and Client Services Leader at Ryan, based in the Firm’s Atlanta office. He advises clients on complex, multijurisdictional tax matters with a focus on transaction tax and tax technology solutions, helping organizations navigate regulatory change, manage risk, and implement scalable compliance strategies.

Douglas brings extensive leadership experience across public accounting, tax technology, and government. He has held senior leadership roles overseeing sales and use tax, property tax, and tax technology practices across the United States, and has advised clients in highly regulated industries including telecommunications and utilities. He has also played a key role in assisting clients with the implementation of Puerto Rico’s sales tax structure, working directly with the Commonwealth’s Treasury Department to provide regulatory insight and best practice guidance. Known for his strategic perspective and practical execution, Douglas is a frequent speaker on transaction tax, tax technology, and governance-related topics.

Education and Qualifications

Senior Revenue Auditor Experience, Illinois Department of Revenue

Experience and Achievements

Principal, Client Services Leader, Ryan, Atlanta office

• Leads client service delivery and advisory support for multijurisdictional tax engagements

• Advises on transaction tax, tax technology, and regulatory compliance strategies

Principal in Charge, Ryan, Atlanta office

Executive Director, East Coast Property Tax Practice and Southeast Sales and Use Tax Practice, national tax technology and business solutions firm

Partner, national accounting firm

• Served on national and international leadership teams for sales and use tax and tax technology

• Led regional and national state and local tax practices

Senior Revenue Auditor, Illinois Department of Revenue

Councilman, City of Alpharetta, Georgia

Councilman and Board of Education Trustee, Borough of Edgewater, New Jersey

Member, Council On State Taxation

Member, Institute for Professionals in Taxation

Member, Tax Executives Institute