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Karen Hess

Manager
Karen Hess BIO
Karen J. Hess specializes in providing tax services to high net worth families. With 20+ years of public accounting experience, Karen enjoys problem solving, digging deeper and analyzing financial data to figure out ways to save her clients money on taxes.
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More About Karen

Karen is a manager in the firm’s tax department. She enjoys working closely with family members, becoming a part of their team as a trusted advisor. Karen is known for caring for her clients as if they were her own family.

Along with providing tax return preparation, bookkeeping and tax planning services for her clients and their small businesses and trusts, she’s the firm’s payroll expert. Karen manages the quarterly and annual reporting processes, including the yearly preparation of thousands of 1099s and W-2s for the firm’s clients. In addition, she provides outsourced accounting services to clients, utilizing QuickBooks to help manage detailed day-to-day personal and business transactions.

Karen’s favorite things about the accounting profession are the variety of work and the deadline-driven aspects of each task. She also delights in training and mentoring staff.

Outside the office, you’ll find Karen spending time with her husband hiking, attending live music concerts, Broadway shows, Ravens games, classic car shows and playing with their cats.

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“Tyler is super responsive. Whenever I have a question, he gets back to me, day or night. Tyler is personable and easy to work with.”

Chad Gunther, Co-owner
C&C Irradiator Service

“Thanks to the trust I have in Tyler, I have more time to provide top-level service to our clients and pursue new business.”

Josh Davidson, President
Aligned Strategies

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts in Theatre/Theatre Arts Management, Towson State University (1996)
  • CPA Exam Qualification Certificate, Harford Community College (2014)

Affiliations

  • American Institute of CPAs
  • Maryland Association of CPAs

Just For Fun

  • Karen’s first job was at the bakery counter of Graul’s Market in Ruxton, Maryland.
  • Before entering the accounting world, Karen was a professional stage manager, working in theaters across the country for 10 years.
  • Karen started hiking with her mom when she was five years old, completing all of the Appalachian Trail in Shenandoah National Park the summer she turned seven.