LSI - Logical Systems Inc.

Project Manager

Garver

-Perform Arc Flash Studies for Airports, Municipals and Cities.
-Develop One-Lines for Entire Electrical Distribution Systems.
-Coordinate proposals for new contracts and interface with new clients.
-Work with team of draftsmen and engineers to provide reports and deliverables for customer on large scale projects.
-On-call services as owner's engineer for projects performed by others.

Project Engineer/Project Manager

Pactiv Evergreen Inc.

-Assist in developing and maintaining the 3 to 5 year strategic plan for capital investment projects.
-Responsible for coordinating all project elements including engineering design, quality planning, manufacturing, installation and commissioning and final buy-off phases as well as ensuring the project remains within budget in order to meet the requirements of the business.
-Responsible for multiple highly complex major projects requiring innovative original solutions where results are key to successful completion of major projects.
-Work with operations and maintenance to deliver strategic, maintenance, cost savings and regulatory projects for obsolete equipment across the mill.

Project Manager / Project Engineer

Evergreen Packaging

-Responsible for managing 4 vibration analysts and vibration monitoring program for rotating equipment across the mill
-Oversee the motor reliability program including rebuild specifications and PDMA testing
-Maintain mill wide electrical one lines as well as distribution system in Easy Power
-Root Cause Failure Analysis on repeat component or equipment failure including bearings, PLCs, drives, etc
-Oil sampling and annual maintenance of over 150 transformers
-Predictive & Preventative Maintenance: PDMA (MCE Testing), Vibration Analysis (ISO Category III certified), Thermography, Ultrasonic Lubrication
-Drives; DC, AC & Sync Motors; Sync Exciters; PLCs; Transformers; Protective Relays; Switchgear; Breakers
-Motor Reliability, Vibration & Arc Flash Programs
-CMO (Cold Mill Outage) Electrical Planning & Project Management
-Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) projects to reduce downtime
-Manufacturing Excellence (Green Belt & Six Sigma) initiatives/projects to improve tracking, training and throughput
-Temporary fill-in for Electrical Foremen on shutdowns, vacations and holidays. Ran crews and involved in troubleshooting of electrical equipment.

Maintenance & Reliability Electrical Engineer

Arkansas Tech University

-Facilitated and taught three sections of physics labs for 60-70 students taking General Physics I &amp; II.
-Provided additional tutoring in Statics and Dynamics courses to 15-20 students; graded homework.
-Generated Blackboard (a software tool used by faculty to aid or teach classes online) course shells for various instructors and provided e-mail support on how to use the several aspects of Blackboard.

Graduate Assistant/Worker

Trane Arkansas

-Completed plan and specification take-offs, selection, pricing, proposal and submittal generation, follow-up and order enclosure of HVAC equipment like chillers, rooftop units, split systems, heat pumps, unit heaters and packaged climate changers.
-Responsible for creating cost estimates consisting of materials, vendor equipment, and labor (start-up &amp; service work) to assist Account Managers in bidding on or determining price of project.
-Worked with a team of Sales Engineers, Controls Engineers and Account Managers on add-on, renovation and new building projects of facilities like hospitals, schools, and police departments ranging in worth from $5,000 to $330,500. 
-Generated detailed bids and proposals with overall worth of about $2.3 million.
-Optimized job costs by negotiating prices with vendors/sub-contractors through quotations for materials/services.
-Responded to customer inquiries by investigating concerns, implementing corrective actions, and communicating with customers &amp; staff.
-Allocated job costs and commissions per project.
-Implemented order write-ups, expediting, and routing using Field Order Entry (FOE).
-Assisted with overall project management.

Inside Sales Engineer / Project Manager

Pendergraft Library, Arkansas Tech University

-Assisted 50-100 students in use of computer applications, accessories, &amp; general library features.
-Set up technology for events up to 300 people and also for university board meetings.

Instructional Technology Assistant

Meena Bazaar Ltd. Ghana, Africa

-Operated wholesale and retail business featuring electronic goods and general merchandise; this included inventory management, credit and collections, and inside sales.

General Manager

Born in India, raised in Africa and last 20 years in America. Love all cultures and working with people from all walks of life!

SPECIAL PROJECTS
•Bleach Plant Controls: $3.2 Million project installing consistency meters, kappa analyzer, and refining lab testing. Came in $200k under budget and delivered cost savings in ClO2 and NaOH with ROI of less than 2 years
•Millwide Electrical Load Shed System: Executed a priority load shed system using upgraded SEL relays (some parts were old electromechanical) and PLC system. New HMI screens for Power Plant Control Room than included
•Arc Flash & Coordination Study: Easy Power Model of 115kV utility ties, 3 Turbine Generators and 4 Main 13.8kV Buses/Distribution Switchgear, Sync Bus along with entire plant of transformers, breakers, MCCs and motors/load. Also provided and installed mitigation solutions and labels across plant.
•Paper Machine Coordinate Drive Systems Upgrade: Upgraded entire machine electrical drives from wet end to dry end. 25 Drives: 15 Front End Upgrades and 10 from DC to AC.
•Winder Aux PLC Replacement: Upgraded Winder PLC in phased outages using monitor mode and partial replacements during regular outages with zero downtime impact to Board Machine (did not require an Annual or CMO)
•PowerHouse Critical Transformer & Primary Switch Upgrade: Replaced 13.8kV to 480V transformer along with Primary Switch/Breaker combo in a daisy chain as part of reliability upgrade

Specialties: 
-A team player
-Self-starter
-Dedicated to learning, excellence, effective communication, and project management.
-Friendly, outgoing, personable, diligent and responsible.

COMPUTER SKILLS
Office software: 		MS Word, Excel, Project, Outlook, PowerPoint
Programming Languages: 	C, SQL
Database Applications: 	SAP, SQL Server, Access
Engineering Software: 	Easy Power, Pspice, Matlab, HCB, TOPPS, LYNX/Job Center, CATT2, Citrix

Kunal Khatri

Tyler D Harris, CPA

Senior Tax Accountant

Gursey | Schneider LLP

Tax Manager

Tax Supervisor

SingerLewak LLP

Senior Accountant - Tax

Ovist & Howard, CPA's

I help small businesses and individuals optimize profits for additional tax savings.
I conduct audits in various industries including construction, HOA's, and non-profits.

Staff Accountant

FreedomCare Benefits

- Implemented Excel template to upload multiple accounting transactions into QuickBooks 
- Utilized Excel VBA to populate and print statements directly from Excel for 200+ customers 
- Special projects, monthly closings, bank reconciliations, IT system audits, AP/AR 
- Synchronized local server with Microsoft SharePoint to facilitate departmental communication 
- Utilized macros to organize data and upload thousands of entries from Excel into Quickbooks, reducing entry time from 16 hours to about 10 minutes.

Accounting Assistant

•      Explain to employees the benefits offered through their employer's self-insured plan
•      Assist employees with enrollment
•      Sell additional health products to help them meet their needs.
•      Field 80+ calls per day during open enrollment.

Benefit Customer Service Representative

American National

•	Explained, recommended, and sold insurance products based in identified needs
•	Increased agency sales, referrals, and client retention
•       Averaged 20+ sales per month

Multiple Line Agent

•       Software Manipulation
•       Client Relationship Management
•       Needs Based Selling
•       Learned Strategies for Closing Sales

Multiple Line Agent Intern

Senior Health Group

Assisted clients in choosing a medicare plan that best fit their needs. 
Made medicare easy to understand.
Used leads to find new clients and set up appointments.

Senior Agent

I help business owners save millions in taxes using advanced tax strategies.

I moved to Hawaii with my wife and three kids for better work/life balance.

Tyler D. Harris, CPA, CMA

I'm not thankful.
I'm not grateful.

Enough. I'm not thankful or grateful enough.

Too often I'm caught up thinking about the future.

Or, I'm too caught up in the present.

Because sometimes I only focus on my problems.

So, here's a reflection of what I'm grateful for.

I'm grateful for my testimony of Jesus Christ. His Atonement enables me to improve every day.

I'm grateful for my loving wife. She pours so much of herself into me and our kids. She is truly the most selfless person I know.

I'm grateful for my adorable children. Their curiosity and capacity for joy makes my life richer and fuller. I smile more every day because of them.

I'm grateful for my career. It's led me places I never even dreamed of. I serve interesting clients and solve big problems. 

I'm grateful for the beautiful earth we live on. Moving to Hawaii has truly been a blessing.

Although I have big goals for the end of the year, and big goals for next year, I'm grateful to take a minute and look backwards at the life I've built and the goals I've accomplished.

I've come a long way.

What's one thing you're grateful for, and why?

Tyler Harris CPA

I help entrepreneurs worth $40M-$400M save $1M+ in tax.

A California client is getting ready to sell shares of his company for $40 million.
 
Here's how we can save our client $9.3 million in income tax & $40 million in estate tax over the next 25 years.
 
First, we will refer him to an excellent estate attorney while the client is getting ready to go to market.
 
They will set up a family limited partnership, contribute the appreciated stock, and gift 75% of the company to two Nevada trusts for the benefit of their children or heirs.
 
For gift tax purposes, they will get a valuation done of the company. At a $40 million valuation, the value of the 75% partnership interests might be $24 million or less.
 
When the client sells the company, the trusts will receive a combined $30 million, and the client will receive $10 million.
 
This $30 million will be exempt from California tax, and in year one they will have saved $3.99 million in state income tax.
 
The trusts will have $22.86 million of cash left to invest, and since it's out of the client's estate, they will save estate tax on any appreciation.
 
Over 25 years at a 7% return, this would save the client about $40 million in estate tax.
 
Additionally, each year they will save an additional $200k+ in California income tax.
 
In 25 years, this could equate to almost $50 million in combined tax savings.
 
So, what does this cost?
 
It depends on your circumstances, but maybe $40k in one-time fees to your estate attorney and $30k of tax filing fees per year to us for the increased complexity.
 
Do you know someone that could use this type of help?
 
Send me a DM. I'd love to see if we can help them.
 
P.S. All of these items are possible with the right circumstances, but this isn't individualized advice. Talk to a pro before attempting any of this.

I have a client converting a $560,000 SEP IRA to Roth at a 3% tax rate this year.

The timing for this is perfect.

His business model is a little unique in that he has operating losses every year and his main source of income is from capital gains.

Most of our tax planning comes from timing. If he can realize capital gains every other year, he essentially pays no tax since his operating losses accumulate as net operating losses.

But all of that is about to change. 

He is getting ready to sell the operating company that helps him identify these investment vehicles, and soon he won't have losses to offset his income.

While we were on a call a few weeks ago, I asked a question I'm proud of.

We were worried about keeping his income below a certain threshold to not owe tax.

Instead, I asked if we can recognize more income and run a projection.

The projection showed that if we convert the IRA to Roth the tax rate will be three percent.

This is because his business losses apply against his IRA conversion amount first so that only the capital gains are taxed.

So $500k of capital gains gets offset by $400k of NOL, and effectively only 100k is taxed at 15%, or only 3% of the $500k of income.

Tax planning is a team effort.

I was on a call last week when an idea popped into my head. 

It was a meeting that's typically run by one of our partners, but I felt confident to speak up.

I asked "Do you have a traditional IRA?"

Turns out, the client has about $500k sitting in a SEP IRA.

I said, "we should do a Roth conversion."

This year he has an operating loss and a carryover that will wipe out most of his tax, so a Roth conversion could be done at a really low tax rate.

Basically, he got a tax deduction at the highest rates while he was a CA resident. That's about a 50% savings on the deferral.

Now, he's not a CA resident, and his federal rate is about 10%.

We locked in a 40% savings if we can convert the whole balance over the next 5 years.

Plus, since he is paying tax on this, he can withdraw the principal before retirement age if he needs.

It's added flexibility and firepower in a Roth account that could benefit him greatly in the future.

And for me, it was a reminder that it's worthwhile to have someone look at it from another angle.

Speaking with a new client this week who has $8 million trapped in a C-Corp.

He hasn't paid dividends for 3 years, and now he needs to get the profits out.

We already have a plan in place, but I'm curious what you'd choose.

1. Issue a dividend

2. Issue a big owner W-2

3. S-Corp management company.

I'll mention what we chose in the comments.

What would you choose and why?

Client is in CA and the C-Corp is in CA as well.

The biggest check I ever received was for $717,910.39.

Here's the story:

A couple of years ago a client of mine was living in China.

His mail system was very unreliable, and California had mailed him a refund check.

It went uncashed, so they voided it.

I followed up with my client to see if he had received it.

He hadn't, so I called and had it reissued. (Unfortunately they weren't willing to use ACH.)

A year later, the same thing happened.

He wasn't a CA resident, so we were hesitant to use his financial advisor's address.

Finally, we decided it was worth the risk, and had the check sent to our office address C/O Tyler Harris.

A month later, we received the check.

My name wasn't only on the envelope, it was also on the check.

When the client went to deposit it, the teller had to call their manager and get approval to deposit it without my signature.

Months later, the client told me the story about how much of an issue the bank made about it.

We laughed. 

At least he finally got his refund (after 4.5 years).

What's the biggest refund you've ever seen?

P.S. - this isn't the biggest I've seen, just the biggest with my name on it. I think the biggest I saw was also from California for $4,920,117.61.

If you're planning on a big capital gain by year end....

STOP! Consider this first.

The new rules of Qualified Opportunity Zones are secretly powerful.

Under OBBBA, any gain that is deferred by an OZ investment initiated in 2027 is granted a 5 year deferral.

Let me give you an example, assuming that a partnership recognizes a gain:

A gain realized on 12/31/2025 will be allowed a one year deferral, until 2026, if the proceeds are invested into an Opportunity Zone.

This is because they will be subject to the old rules. The partner's 180 day window to make an OZ investment will start on 3/15/2026, and they will need to invest before September 2026. This means they will be subject to the old OZ rules.

But, if the gain is realized on 1/1/2026, you have until September 2027 to invest into an OZ and defer your gain. 

This means the gain can be deferred until 2032, and the tax won't be due until April 15, 2033.

Essentially, this is a 7-year deferral of the tax liability.

PLUS, you get a 10% step up in basis on your OZ assets in 2032, and a 100% step-up in 2037.

So, what do you do during that window?

Well, let's say you receive proceeds of $2 million, of which $1 million is taxable gain.

You invest the $1 million in on OZ in 2027 and defer the 2026 gain. Next, you take the other $1 million to invest in the stock market.

You work with your financial advisor to tax-loss-harvest $500k of capital losses over 7 years (more is totally possible).

In the 7th year, your $1 million gain is realized, offset by $500k of losses.

Your taxable gain is only $500k, plus, you got to grow all of your wealth tax-free for 7 years.

Bonus:

On year 10, you sell your QZ property and pay zero tax.
(And this whole time, you were able to take depreciation on the property.)

Pretty wild stuff, if you ask me.

Questions? Put them in the chat.

p.s. - I have 5 slots left this year for tax planning. Send me a DM.

The difference between a 2025 exit and a 2026 exit isn't one day, it's a 7-year tax holiday.

Most founders selling right now are walking into a "deferral dead zone."

If you can wait until January to sell, you can bridge your gains into the new 2027 Qualified Opportunity Zone (QOZ) program.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐡:

2025 gain (no QOZ): Tax due April 2026
2025 gain (w/ QOZ): Tax due April 2027
2026 gain (no structuring): Tax due April 2027
2026 gain (structured): Tax due April 2033.

That is a 7-year difference in cash flow for waiting until 2026.

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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲:

𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫: Push the tax liability to 2033 using the 2027 QOZ rules.

𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰: Invest the nontaxed capital into the market.

𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭: Use those 7 years to aggressively tax-loss harvest.

𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩-𝐮𝐩: Step up your QOZ basis to FMV after year 10.

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𝐀𝐧 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞: $20 million of proceeds, $10 million of gain.

1. Put the asset into a partnership in 2025.

2. Realize the gain in 2026.

3. Invest $10 million in a QOZ in 2027.

4. Invest the other $10 million with a financial advisor to loss harvest $10 million from 2026 to 2032.

5. In 2032, the gain is recognized, but 100% offset by accumulated capital losses. (Any gain not offset will result in a tax bill in April 2033.)

6. In 2038, sell the QOZ investment with no tax due.


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𝐔𝐩𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬:

Lifetime tax deferral
Tax savings compounds portfolio value

𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬?
You have to invest in real estate or a business in a QOZ
You still have an unrealized gain to deal with someday.

p.s. - I have 4 slots left this year for tax planning. Send me a DM.

Selling your company? The taxman is lurking, ready to take 37.1%.

Most founders only scramble for tax help after a Letter of Intent drops. By then, most options are gone. That's how you leave millions behind without even knowing.

You want to win? Here's what winners actually do:

You start tax planning way before any banker shakes your hand. Months, sometimes years earlier.

You build a team: a sharp CPA, a trust-savvy attorney, and a financial advisor who's seen a few zeroes. No solo acts here.

The power move: transfer shares early. Don't wait for value to skyrocket. Move them into trusts before they get expensive. Suddenly, your "taxable event" is smaller, and so is your gift and estate tax headache.

You can even park those trusts out of state. When the sale closes, the cash lands there, not straight into your own account. That is where the savings begin to stack up.

What's the result?

- Lower state taxes (sometimes zero)
- Millions shaved off your future estate tax bill
- Generational wealth that compounds outside your estate, year after year

Is this simple? No. It's not a YouTube DIY project. Fees are real, complexity is high, and it takes real planning. But let's do the math: if your exit is $100 million, a five or six-figure cost is a rounding error next to seven or eight-figure savings.

Nobody ever regrets having too many options when the money is life-changing.

The bottom line: success favors the prepared, not the surprised.

If you want to keep more of what you've built, start planning now.

What's stopping you from building your exit team before the bankers call?

Drop your biggest concern about exit planning in the comments, or share if this made you think differently.

Three years of debate. Countless what-ifs, endless scenarios.

Today, we finally pulled the trigger.

My client is converting their S-Corp to a C-Corp, and the move is set to save them over $10 million.

Why even bother switching? Here's the secret weapon: Section 1202 of the tax code.

It lets owners of certain C-Corps sell their business almost tax free.

How's that possible? Let's break it down.

First, you need to run a qualifying business.

Check.

Second, you have to hold onto the stock for a while:

- 3 years: 50% tax free 
- 4 years: 75% tax free 
- 5 years: 100% tax free

Sounds simple, right? Not quite.

There's a catch: the "built-in gain." Picture this, the business is worth $15 million today. When they exit, that $15 million will be taxed with an additional 3.8%. 

But here's where it gets exciting.

Section 1202 lets them exclude up to 10x that $15 million in future capital gains.

So if they grow and sell for $200 million after 5 years, the tax breaks down like this:

- The first $15 million gets hit at 33.8% 
- The next $150 million? Zero percent tax 
- Anything above that, regular rates apply

Do the math: $16.9 million in tax on $200 million in proceeds.

Without planning, that tax bill would have been closer to $60 million.

And with $200 million in cash, there are even more strategies we can use to chip away at the rest.

The best part? This isn't a once-in-a-lifetime fluke. It's a roadmap available to many entrepreneurs who are willing to plan ahead.

If you know someone thinking about selling their business, tag them or share this post.

Let's see if this strategy could change their future.

Up high 👏 
Down low 👏 
In Heaven 👏 
6-7 👏 

*actual handshake I saw an 8 year old do at church today*

Gurus: tell me what I’m missing.

If I could sum it up, the main thing I am missing is consistency.

But I know my profile isn’t super fancy or optimized anymore.

Anyway, this is a behind the scenes of a profile with 21k followers.

What can I do better?
Any thoughts in general?

Lazy post today, but hopefully it was fun to watch the video.

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