Ryan Rieger is a principal in the Dover, Ohio, office of Novogradac. Before joining Novogradac in 2006, Mr. Rieger was a senior accountant with a regional certified public accounting firm in Ohio, where he served clients in the construction, real estate, manufacturing, retail and nonprofit industries. He works extensively with real estate partnership audits and partnership taxation as well as various GAAP and compliance reporting engagements involving new markets tax credits, historic rehabilitation tax credits (HTCs) and renewable energy tax credits (RETCs). His experience also includes the preparation of HTC and RETCs final cost certifications for numerous projects and assistance in the facilitation, review and preparation of NMTC allocation applications. Mr. Rieger has contributed to various publications, including the Novogradac Journal of Tax Credits and the Novogradac New Markets Tax Credit Handbook and is a frequent speaker at industry events. Mr. Rieger received a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree with a concentration in accounting from Ohio University and is licensed in Ohio as a certified public accountant.