Ryan Dobens

Ryan Dobens is a Director at KBF Advisory specializing in partnership taxation and complex federal tax planning. Based in Washington, D.C., he advises multinational businesses, venture capital funds, and private equity firms on sophisticated partnership tax matters that relates to their strategic tax goals.

While Ryan’s main focus is partnership taxation, he is also nationally known as a leading authority regarding the qualified small business stock (QSBS) tax exclusion. While not published yet, he is the forthcoming lead author of Bloomberg Tax’s BNA Portfolio 760 related to small business tax incentives, which extensively covers QSBS planning.

Before joining KBF, Ryan served as an advisor in the national tax offices of two global accounting firms for over a decade. He is also the primary author of Bloomberg Tax's BNA Portfolio 716 relating to partnership distributions and is a frequent speaker nationally on federal tax matters. Such venues have included the American Bar Association and the California Lawyers Association.

Education

Plymouth State University
Bachelor of Science, Accounting

Northeastern University
Master of Science, Taxation

Northeastern University
Juris Doctor