As tax gets more complex,
the answers shouldn't.
The hard part stays on our side of the table.
Why we started Talara.
We didn't start Talara because the tax code changed. We started it because we saw founders getting great compliance and poor advice. The return was finished, but the questions that mattered came months earlier.
Jess Holt
Founder · EA, MS Tax · McConnell Jones
More than a decade advising founders, owners, and growing companies — from venture-backed startups and C corporations to flow-through entities and founder-level planning. She keeps the advice clear, practical, and actionable.
More than a decade advising founders and growing companies — clear, practical, actionable.
The best tax advice is the advice you understand.
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Ludmila Hermanovich
Founder · CPA, MS Tax · PwC
Nearly two decades with startups, founder-led businesses, and growing companies — focused on the decisions that shape tax outcomes long before a return is filed. R&D credits, QSBS, tax provision, and multi-state compliance, kept practical and clear.
Nearly two decades with startups — R&D credits, QSBS, tax provision, multi-state.
My goal is that you always understand why we're recommending something, not just what to sign.
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A few situations that illustrate the type of work we do every day. Details changed for confidentiality.
A SaaS company claiming R&D credits for the first time
We built the §41 study around their engineering payroll and set up documentation that would hold up under exam — before the credit was ever claimed.
A DTC brand that had crossed nexus in eight states without noticing
We mapped where sales had created filing obligations, handled the registrations, and put sales-tax automation in place.
A startup hiring its first engineer in Germany
We flagged the permanent-establishment and payroll-registration risk before the offer went out.
A founder approaching the §1202 five-year mark
We confirmed the holding period and active-business test early, so the QSBS exemption would actually be there when it mattered.
A foreign-owned US subsidiary behind on Form 5472
We brought the filings current and set a calendar so the $25,000-per-form penalties never came up again.
A founder taking a first round of secondary
We modeled the personal tax hit, coordinated estimated payments, and connected the company decision to the owner's return.
Tax advice is personal.
Every business is different, but most questions come down to the same thing: making decisions with incomplete information.
Our job isn't just to prepare returns. It's to help you understand the tradeoffs, identify risks early, and move forward with confidence.
We're here to be a resource throughout the year — not just when a deadline is approaching.
Let's start with a conversation.
We'll learn about your company, answer initial questions, and tell you where we think we can help.