Firm Leadership / Tyler Clugston
      
  
    Tyler Clugston
EA
Client Relationship Manager
Tax & Accounting Services
Hagerstown, MD
301.733.5020
With over 13 years of experience, Tyler specializes in working with closely-held businesses. He provides tax preparation, financial statement preparation, tax planning, general business consulting, outsourced CFO, and payroll services.
In addition to his client responsibilities, Tyler is a member of the firm’s SurePrep Task Force and Business Tax Engagements Best Practices Task Force.
Quick Facts
Community Involvement
- Leadership Washington County - Class of 2025
 - American Cancer Society - Relay for Life Volunteer
 
Speaking Engagements
- Career Paths in Public Accounting (October 2024)
 
Certifications
- Enrolled Agent
 
Education
- B.S. Accounting, summa cum laude - Shippensburg University
 
Work Highlights
- Year joined SEK: 2009
 
Q&A with Tyler
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What are your hobbies?
Traveling to new clients to listen to live music and check out dive bars/breweries, playing golf, darts, any type of card game, going to horse races (his dad's an owner), and watching every sport there is (mostly football, golf, and soccer)
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What is on your bucket list?
Visit Ireland and the pub named after my family surname
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What is your favorite quote?
"Perhaps wisdom...is realizing how small I am, and unwise, and how far I have yet to go." ~Anthony Bourdain
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What is the number one reason you would hire yourself?
Interpersonal communication skills and the ability to relate to clients in every industry - find the common bond that you can talk about and the rest of the relationship will flourish from there
 
My Industry Specialties
- Commercial
 - Construction
 - Manufacturing & Distribution
 - Food Service
 - Professional Service Firms
 - Real Estate
 - Retail
 - Closely-Held Businesses
 
My Service Specialties
- Accounting, Auditing, & Assurance
 - Payroll Processing
 - Business Accounting & Advisory
 - Tax & Compliance
 - State & Local Taxes
 - M&A Advisory
 - QuickBooks Consulting
 - Outsourced CFO
 
Client Testimonials
Tyler Clugston was a great communicator and explained everything in detail. Extremely pleased with the level of support from the entire team.
A Hagerstown Tax Client
Tyler really took the time to sit down and ask questions to fully understand my situation before taking action. I’m convinced that saved a lot of time in correcting my issue!
A Hagerstown Tax Client