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

Three tax planning strategies I learned in my first year on the job, and why they're not as powerful as people think:

1. Defer revenue - for cash-basis taxpayers, don't go to the bank for a few days, and don't check your mail. The idea is that if you don't collect the revenue, it's not taxable.

In theory this is fine. It gets you a one-year deferral, so it's really only a time-value of money play. Assuming you can get a 20% return on the tax savings, deferring the tax might be worth up to 10% of the revenue deferred.

Not bad if you do it every year and are growing. The marginal benefit is only the new profit that is deferred until the next year.

2. Accelerate expenses - for cash-basis taxpayers, spend all of your cash at the end of the year. If you still have profit, take out a loan and keep spending.

Honestly, this is basically the short-term rental strategy in real estate, except it's way easier. Be careful not to buy capital assets that aren't subject to bonus depreciation.

Again, this is just a one-year deferral, and if you're prudent, you'll only spend money on things that you actually need and will grow the business.

3. Buy assets - this is basically the same as the point above. Buy a new SUV over 6,000 pounds and write it off.

It's a big deduction, but ultimately it's just a deferral strategy as well. You'll have taxable depreciation recapture when you sell.

My takeaway?

I left that firm. I thought it was all baloney and not much of the work we did was a value-add. 

Real tax planning isn't tax deferral alone. I felt that there was a better way - a way to get permanent savings if you were smart.

I was right. 

Give me a follow. 

I'll share some of the strategies that lead to permanent savings tomorrow.

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

"Defer taxes"

Here are 3 strategies to PERMANENTLY reduce your tax bill:

1. Even out your income.

The more tax brackets you can consistently fill out each year, the better. 

For example, a married couple making $2.25m over three years will save the most money if their income is $750k each year vs. $250k in one year and $1m in the others.

Using the 2025 brackets, evening out your income would save at least $34k in tax.

2. Optimize your QBI deduction.

The QBI (or Section 199A) deduction is based off of 20% of your business income. It's based on a few factors, including total wages paid by the business, total income, and the unadjusted basis of your assets (UBIA). 

If these ratios are off, your deduction is limited. For an operating company, the optimal ratio is 28.6% of wages to income.

For example, let's say you're a solo owner making $1 million in an S-corp before wages. You pay yourself a reasonable salary of $286k instead of $100k, you save yourself $20k in taxes.

3. PTET deduction 

If you're a business owner making $600k or more, this probably makes sense for you.

The Pass-Through Entity Tax allows a passthrough to pay taxes on behalf of it's owner and get a federal tax deduction. 

Example: $1 million in business income. 9.3% PTET paid to California results in a $93k deduction and a $34k federal tax savings.

TLDR. 

If you're a business owner making $1 million or more per year, you can easily save 60k+ of taxes per year using just these strategies alone!

These are just the beginning.
What are some tax strategies you love?

Put them in the comments 👇

North Cascade LLC

-Created unique deals for clients through diligent relationship-building with landowners.
-Transacted over $100m in real estate. 
-Focused on building short term and long term relationships to acquire land for clients 
-Researched zoning, city ordinances, and planning commission meetings
-Built relationships with governments, investors, and builders
-Oversaw the completion of over 100 SF building lots
-Oversaw the completion of over 150 townhome units
-Directed the building operations for over 200 multi-family units

Director of Land Acquisition

Twin Peaks Development

• Created a CRM, increasing closed deals by 30%
• Closed over $50m in land deals
• Build long-term relationships with landowners, always being at the top of their minds. 
• Sold landowners on the benefits of our services, helping them realize greater profits. 
• Established long-term rapport with C-level people, landowners, home builders, and governments 
• Implemented technology to create maps of property owners, scrape data and build an effective 
  database
• Research city ordinances, needs, desires, and politics for potential land acquisitions
• Negotiating with landowners on the price and terms of the sale of property
• Representing the company at governmental meetings pertaining to land development
• Generate legal contracts to be used in the acquisition, development, and resale of properties 
• Compile and submit necessary applications for entitlement

Legend Solar

• Created a training program for install crews, resulting in a weekly install increase of 25%. 
• Hired and assembled crews to complete solar installs
• Directed the process of over $40,000,000 in completed projects. 
• Implemented standard policies and procedures, that were used company-wide. 
• Increased customer satisfaction and knowledge through creating a document explaining the process
• Reduced disruptions by 35% in the project process, from point of sale to install to final payment. 
• Building relationships  with customers from a variety of backgrounds from close of sale, to final install
• Assisted in the increase of accounts payable by 50%  through a system of checks and balances, guaranteeing the satisfaction of the customer. 
• Forecasted labor demands 
• Interacted with all departments to ensure a smooth installation 
• Decreased turnover by 75% 
• Collaborated with sales and the CRM team to create preferred customer information and contact

Project Manager

Taylored Homes LLC

• Implemented standard operating policies, procedures, and contracts with each trade partner decreasing expenses by 15% per project
• increased productivity by 10%, through a system of accountability with the trade partners
• Scheduling trade partners for a quick turnaround of clients projects
• Design client projects and receive approvals
• Coordinate with varying trade partners to create a smooth building process
• Analyzing plans and creating bid packets for sub-contractors
• Supervise the building process with frequent communication and meetings with all stakeholders 
• Created and lead teams of skilled laborers 
• Developed team members leadership skills via regular checkins, goals, and tasks.

Taylored Construction

Managed a construction crew of 3-15 members
	
Completed projects within established time constraints and with quality
	
Ensured timely payment of payroll 
	
Increased the customer base by 200%
	
Inspected and made recommendations to homeowners remodeling plans

Lone Peak Conservation Center

Assessed risk in tree falling and fire operations
	
Constructed fire line using various tools, according to specifications
	
Oversaw the care of the superintendent’s vehicle

Firefighter Type II

Developer|Realtor|The Pro Real Estate Guy

What makes me The Pro Real Estate Guy? I have built homes with my own hands, done civil engineering for land, overseen land development, been a landlord, invested in Real Estate, managed properties, managed building projects, and transacted more than $150m in Real Estate. If you would ever like to talk about anything real estate related, then send me a text 801.663.1623. Whether as a buyer, seller, or investor. Agent at Realty Path

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