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Carla Medrano is a Tax Partner at Beaird Harris, PLLC, a Dallas-based CPA firm serving clients across the United States, where she advises high-income individuals, families, and business owners on complex, proactive tax planning and compliance matters. She works closely with clients to develop strategies that support long-term financial goals while navigating increasingly complex tax environments.

Carla has experience working with nonprofit organizations and private foundations, as well as ministers, entrepreneurs, and clients with layered personal and business financial structures. She also serves as an industry lead for attorneys and concierge medicine practices. Her work often involves helping clients manage both personal and business considerations, bringing a thoughtful and detail-oriented approach to both planning and compliance.

At Beaird Harris, Carla serves on the EOS Leadership Team, where she is actively involved in firm operations, team alignment, and executing key strategic initiatives. She is also Partner in Charge of the Training Committee, where she helps develop team members and drive consistency in training and professional development across the firm, and a member of the firm’s Deep Thoughts Committee, where she helps develop and communicate technical tax guidance across the team.

Biography

Carla Medrano is a Tax Partner at Beaird Harris, PLLC, a Dallas-based CPA firm serving clients across the United States, where she advises high-income individuals, families, and business owners on complex, proactive tax planning and compliance matters. She works closely with clients to develop strategies that support long-term financial goals while navigating increasingly complex tax environments.

Carla has experience working with nonprofit organizations and private foundations, as well as ministers, entrepreneurs, and clients with layered personal and business financial structures. She also serves as an industry lead for attorneys and concierge medicine practices. Her work often involves helping clients manage both personal and business considerations, bringing a thoughtful and detail-oriented approach to both planning and compliance.

At Beaird Harris, Carla serves on the EOS Leadership Team, where she is actively involved in firm operations, team alignment, and executing key strategic initiatives. She is also Partner in Charge of the Training Committee, where she helps develop team members and drive consistency in training and professional development across the firm, and a member of the firm’s Deep Thoughts Committee, where she helps develop and communicate technical tax guidance across the team.

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Education

Master of Science
Bachelor of Business Administration
Bachelors of Arts

cREDENTIALS, involvement & rECOGNITION

Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

Involvement

Dallas CPA Society
Texas Society of CPAs
American Institute of CPAs
The Callejo-Botello Foundation
YMSL Heath Harbor Chapter

Recognition

Dallas CPA Society Leadership Development Academy

Years at Beaird Harris

13 Years

Prior Experience

Deloitte
Salmon Sims Thomas

Born & Raised

Dallas, TX

Family

Carla and husband Juan enjoy spending time with their two children.

Favorite

Food: Dessert

Fun Fact

Lived in Mexico four years (from age 5 – 9) without any modern commodities.

Favorite Quote

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