About Us

Barbara Tyler, CPA

Barbara Tyler considers herself a local Central Oregonian having lived and run her accounting practice in Bend for more than 25 years. She is a graduate of Marylhurst University, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in business management with an emphasis in accounting in 1990. In 2008 Barbara extended her skills by obtaining a certified specialist designation in estates and trusts tax return preparation.

Barbara loves the challenge of her work. She appreciates the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of her clients by providing sound and prudent tax advice to individuals and businesses. In addition, she provides small business consulting, estate and trust work. She appreciates the opportunity to work closely and personally with her clients and values the long term relationships that develop.

Barbara loves living in Central Oregon. In 2011 she joined the Bend Area Habitat For Humanity board of directors which gives her an opportunity to give back to the community that has been such a wonderful place to live and raise her family. When Barbara is not working she spends as much time as she can out of doors, hiking or paddling in the Cascade Mountains with family and friends.

Merle

Merle, born & raised an Oregonian, had the incredible experience of living 10 years in Alaska (all his teenage years with no TV, no telephone, and no newspaper). He moved back to Oregon in 77 & met his wife of 42 yrs the very 1st day he arrived in Eugene to attend college. He & Mary have 3 wonderful kids and they enjoy their many grandchildren, all living here in Oregon.

Merle is a tax specialist (an IRS licensed Enrolled Agent) along with duties as business consultant, some bookkeeping and payroll. He relocated here in Bend for his next 10 years leading toward retirement. Merle's passion for developing production and business management systems was honed during his twenty years as the owner of a wood products business in Eugene. His fluency in QuickBooks, MS Excel and Access has resulted in his developing some introductory and advanced curriculum for these programs. So, during the non-tax season he hopes to offer several introductory classes for those interested:

MS Excel tutorial of basics or advanced worksheet formatting
QuickBooks Pro setup (chart of accounts, acct payable, invoicing, customizing).
MS Outlook email program or MS Access Database setup.