Sara Elizabeth Hyre

Sara Elizabeth Hyre

Contact

sehyre@clarknuber.com
425.454.4919

Numbers

2 first names
2 sets of season tickets: Seattle Opera and Seattle Storm
2 children
19 years of wedded bliss

Back in the mists of time, Sara Elizabeth served as managing director of a small opera company, which makes even the most arduous tax return seem like a piece of cake. Her lifelong devotion to not for profit organizations continues at Clark Nuber, where she is one of the firm’s leading experts in the field. Whatever the organization—hospital, school, private foundation, arts organizations, or trade group—she helps clients remove obstacles to performance, maximize financial leverage, and achieve their goals.

Summary

Practice Emphasis

  • Consulting with tax-exempt organizations such as healthcare and educational on matters including unrelated business income, excise taxes, joint ventures, exempt status and self-dealing
  • High net worth individuals
  • Charitable giving planning

Proven Results

  • Successfully negotiated with the IRS to reduce unrelated business income tax assessed during an audit.
  • Reviewed and consulted on community benefit reports for a large hospital in order to demonstrate the extensive contributions to the health of the community.
  • Conducted tax compliance review for a large private foundation and assisted with documentation of activities in anticipation of an IRS examination.
  • Highly-rated public speaker on issues related to the Form 990 and Form 990-T.

Education

  • Duke University, B.A. in Economics
  • University of Washington, M.B.A. with honors, concentration in Finance & Accounting

Activities

  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants
  • WSCPA Not-For-Profit Committee, member and former Chair
  • Practical Guide to Form 990 by Clark Nuber, an on-line treatise published by CCH, contributing writer/reviewer
  • AICPA Exempt Organization Technical Resource Panel, Associate Member
  • Co-author of educational materials for seminar - Form 990: AICPA's Answer to Unlocking the Tax Complexities