Tax Hack Accounting Group is a tax advisory firm focused on internet, software, and e-commerce businesses.
Our mission is to provide a first-rate client experience by delivering the best tax advice and tax savings available to your business.
As a fast-growing tax company ourselves, we understand the challenges your business faces. By working with us, you can expect us to help organize your compliance so you can move to more strategic and planning-level items that have 10X+ returns.
We focus heavily on delivering a seamless experience: our workflow keeps your data safe via our client portal, up to date on all deadlines through quarterly meetings, and on track with federal and state requirements.
What do tax geeks, surfers, and code heads all have in common?
We all pay taxes.
At Tax Hack, we’re a team that’s committed to changing how we think about and approach our personal and business financials.
In a recent client survey, business owners and investors shared that on average 72% of them felt they were “Significantly Compliance Focused.” While compliance is critical to any finance team, we aim to move our C-suite counterparts, controllers, and operators to a forward-thinking approach, identifying key goals in the business, processes, and financial targets that provide key insights into the “black box” of accounting, tax, and treasury.
Who We Are
Miguel Alexander Centeno
Managing Partner
After six years of consulting Fortune 500 companies with tax giant PricewaterhouseCoopers, Miguel left management at the “Big Four” with one goal: to make tax strategy accessible to anyone willing to learn and implement a good idea. Since starting Tax Hack, he has built a team fully focused on learning, educating, and executing tax strategies that provide clients with 10X savings through a first-rate advisory experience.
Miguel is designated by the Internal Revenue Service to represent taxpayers in all matters before the IRS and in the United States Tax Court. He has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Fox Business, and MSNBC on tax policies and best practices. During key Congressional hearings that preceded the 2018 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Miguel testified before the U.S. House Committee on Small Business as an expert witness.
Miguel leads the Firm’s National Executive Council and the Central Mountain Region and advises clients across all lines of service. He is based in Austin, Texas where he resides with his wife Andrea, two kids, and three cats. When not in a tax memo or firm administration, Miguel can be found yelling on the sidelines at his kids’ games and searching for new BBQ spots (recommendations always welcome).
Ashton Chanana
Director, Business Strategy & Advisory; Tax Credits & Incentives
Ashton is a former industry veteran having worked at large-scale SaaS companies and digital marketing agencies over a 10+ year career. He is an alumnus of the University of Miami and holds an MBA from Hult Business School, having attended both Shanghai and London campuses.
Ashton manages the Firm’s Strategy & Advisory practice (which includes the On-Ramp and VIP Monthly programs) as well as the Tax Credits & Incentives line of services (R&D tax credit). As a line of service manager, he oversees the Pacific Southwest Region and serves on the Firm’s Executive Council and Leadership Team.
An avid traveler, Ashton has visited more than 15 countries and is passionate about building wealth through real estate, which offers significant tax-savings strategies.
Karla Guardado
Tax Manager, Tax Compliance & Controversy
Karla is a graduate of California State University Los Angeles and holds a degree in Accounting. With over 1,000 tax returns under her belt, she is an experienced tax manager in the Tax Compliance & Controversy line of service, specializing in business and executive tax returns. After starting with Tax Hack in 2016, she hasn’t looked back, finding a genuine passion for maximizing client deductions and implementing tax strategies for fast-growing businesses.
Karla handles a significant portfolio of businesses across the Pacific Southwest, Central Mountain, and South Coastal Regions and sits on the Firm’s Leadership Team.
Karla lives with her husband in the Greater Los Angeles area and enjoys spending time with her family and pets.
Tina Hope
Bookkeeping Manager, Reporting & Diagnostics
Tina hails from the beautiful island of Barbados that has produced stars like Rhianna and Adrian Holmes, and for many of her clients, she is considered their STAR accounting/bookkeeping guru. Tina holds a degree in Accounting, and she has in-depth knowledge and experience with the most popular cloud-based accounting programs, including QuickBooks (both online and desktop), Xero, Wave, and FreshBooks. Her ability to quickly assess and improve clients’ accounting systems is legendary around the office.
Tina heads the Firm’s Reporting & Diagnostics line of service overseeing back office and bookkeeping functions across all the Firm’s Regions.
Mike Tripp
Tax Manager, Tax Compliance & Controversy; Business Strategy & Advisory
Michael is an Enrolled Agent with over 10 years of experience working with small business owners with expertise in Partnership and S-Corporation issues. He has worked with clients in many different industries, including real estate, technology, and online businesses.
As an Enrolled Agent, Michael has the highest credential the IRS awards and has unlimited practice rights before the IRS to represent clients in all controversial matters. He manages clients within the Tax Compliance & Controversy and Business Strategy & Advisory lines of service primarily in the North East and Pacific Southwest Regions.
When not working on tax, Michael enjoys spending time with his daughters and mountain biking.
Estefania Ortiz
Tax & Accounting Product Engineer
Estefania is a Puerto Rican native with a Computer Science degree from Stanford University. She has years of experience in Silicon Valley and has built products that went on to get investment from accelerators and venture capitalists. With Tax Hack, Estefania is developing tools and systems to facilitate a first-rate tax preparation and accounting experience. When she’s not coding, she loves to read fiction thrillers, dance salsa, and travel to the world’s best beaches.
Raelee Wilkins
Junior Associate, Tax Credits & Incentives
Raelee works as a Junior Associate and provides support with analysis and documentation in the Tax Credits & Incentives line of service. She enjoys working with clients across various industries including e-commerce, digital marketing, and software development, and boasts a complete set of skills in Excel and PowerPoint.
Raelee is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics. A Texan native, she hails from the Galveston area where she played on her high school golf team.