I helped form Make Taxes Fair because, as an entrepreneur, I have started and grown multiple businesses over the years, and the one thing that always felt like it was out of my control was taxes. No matter what issue I was experiencing in my business I could always learn how to do it better and have control over it. Whether it was how to hire employees better, have a better internal CRM system for tracking, increase the efficiency of my sales team, etc. I could always actively do something to fix my business problems but I couldn't ever find an answer or get the tools to have control over the massive bite that taxes would take out of the money I made.
It was frustrating, maddening even, to think that no matter how hard I worked and no matter how much I made, the government was going to take a huge chunk of it and there was nothing I could do about it. When I met Chris and saw how insanely precise, thorough and calculated he could be in manipulating the tax code and doing it within the boundaries of the law I knew we had something special and it was meant for every business owner in America. I knew we had to form the first ever actual system for decrypting the US tax code and change the way that business owners in America do taxes.
Our “because” is simply the fact that every single American business owner deserves proper representation when it comes to the professional that assists them with filing their taxes. In my nearly 20 years as an entrepreneur I searched every single year to find someone that could help me legally reduce my tax liability and it was always a struggle. Especially in my earlier years there were times that I would face the reality of possibly having to let employees go or pay myself significantly less to cover costs during the low season.
I could never get a clear picture of how much I was going to have to pay until that dreaded April 15th rolled around. I also always wondered if I was doing things right or if I was susceptible to an audit from the IRS and couldn’t ever get straight answers on that either. As I got bigger it became a matter of deciding if I would have enough money after taxes to expand my business or if I’d have to wait another year to build that dream office building I wanted.
No matter how much I grew my business or how much money I made, the last deciding factor that determined whether or not I would be able to accomplish the next level in my business was how much of a bite taxes were going to take. Nothing aggravated me more and I know that pain. Now, I know the solution to that pain and I want to make it available to every business owner in America so they can all declare independence from the oppression of taxes.
Our Mission
At Make Taxes Fair, our mission is to educate and empower American business owners with the tools and knowledge to legally pay as little tax as possible. In a world gone, “Tax Mad”, we declare freedom from the financial oppression that high taxes have on a business. We aim to provide the American entrepreneur with a simplified and easy-to-execute solution for tax savings. Our mantra is, “Friends don’t let friends overpay the government”, and we take that very seriously.
Our Vision
Our vision is to have our name, MAKE TAXES FAIR, be the battle cry of the American entrepreneur. Where there is complexity in the tax code we will teach simplicity and where there is chaos we will create order. We accomplish this by putting our proven system in place for every business owner to use so they can feel confident and be in control of their finances. Many say the US tax code is broken but we say it’s merely misunderstood and we are changing that perception.
Our Core Values
Integrity
Having integrity means being honest and doing the right thing. The amazing thing about integrity is that it is also consistent and never changing. Having integrity makes it easy to do the right thing because there really isn’t another option. If it is moral, legal, ethical and serves the best interests of our clients and employees then we know it is the right action to take.
Servant Leadership
The whole reason we started Make Taxes Fair is because we have a desire to be the leaders in Tax Strategy in America and to transform the Tax Services Industry. We do that by serving our fellow business owners and putting them first. The idea of getting ahead by putting others first is counterintuitive to the “Dog Eat Dog” mantra of the world but we know it to be the surest way to success.
Intentional
There is a reason for everything we do. We like to say we are, “Doing business on purpose”, because it takes focus and drive to achieve your goals. Every move made should be aimed at those goals. Success isn’t an accident, it’s an intention. The greatest plans pay attention to every detail and that is how we guarantee success.
Empowerment
They say that knowledge is power and we couldn’t agree more. Uncertainty and ambiguity cause doubt and fear but having knowledge empowers us to make confident decisions. We have committed our professional lives to understanding the tax code inside and out so we can erase the uncertainty and empower the business owners of America. Having a healthy top line in a business is great but a healthy bottom line means everything and we are here to protect the bottom line profits of American entrepreneurs.
Appreciative
Appreciative is having a mindset of being happy and grateful for what you have. It doesn't mean you don’t strive for more or continue to grow and improve. It means that wherever you are in life, you see it as a success rather than a failure and simply a stepping stone to the next level. Appreciate what you have, and you’ll never get stuck looking back with a scowl. Instead, you’ll be looking forward with a smile and propel yourself to the highest levels of achievement.
Tyler Buechler
Co-Founder, Tax Strategist
What do you get when you mix Dairy Farming, Concrete Construction, Biotechnology, Entrepreneurism, Credit Card Processing, writing a business book and Tax Strategy Planning? The life of Tyler Buechler.
Tyler grew up on a small family dairy farm and worked concrete construction for his first job. The manual labor taught him the value of working hard for what you want and also taught him to work smarter. Tyler studied Biotechnology and Chemistry until he fell in love with entrepreneurship.
Nearly 20 years later Tyler is taking his experience in starting and growing companies and combining it with the passion to see other entrepreneurs be successful. Being a business owner himself, he knows how precious every dollar is and that’s why he co-founded Make Taxes Fair to help entrepreneurs keep every dollar of tax money legally possible.
Chris Middleton
Co-Founder, Tax Strategist
Chris Middleton is the Chief Tax Strategist and founder of Tax Reduction University & MakeTaxesFair.com
Chris has always loved people and originally planned on a degree in psychology with the desire to help others. It didn’t take long, however, for Chris to discover his talent for accounting and his love of spreadsheets.
Chris got his degree in accounting from Sacramento State University in 2006 and has been on a mission to save business owners from overpaying on taxes ever since.
A tax strategist and educator at heart, Chris fundamentally believes that YOU can do better things with your money than the government and it’s his mission to show you how to do that with legal and ethical means.
Fun Fact: Chris will show you how the government can be legally beaten to keep your hard-earned profits where they belong which is in your business and your bank account.
