Meet the Founder
At TotalTaxGurus, our work is shaped by real IRS experience, practical strategy, and a commitment to helping clients make smarter tax decisions before problems happen.
We do more than prepare returns. We help individuals, investors, and business owners plan, document, defend, and coordinate their tax lives with greater confidence.
This isn’t generic tax planning — it’s strategy shaped by years inside the system.
Eric Macis, EA, MSA
Founder & Managing Director, TotalTaxGurus · Enrolled Agent · Former IRS Auditor & Manager · Marine Veteran
Eric Macis is a federally licensed Enrolled Agent with more than 17 years of experience working inside the IRS. His background includes audit work, tax compliance, case development, team leadership, and taxpayer representation insight gained from years inside the system.
During his IRS career, Eric worked with individual taxpayers, self-employed professionals, rental property owners, and small businesses. He developed a practical understanding of how returns are reviewed, how deductions are challenged, how documentation is evaluated, and how taxpayers can avoid costly mistakes.
Eric also served in IRS management, where he led and mentored audit teams while helping ensure complex cases were handled with accuracy, professionalism, and efficiency.
A proud U.S. Marine Corps veteran, Eric brings structure, discipline, and a mission-focused approach to tax planning, IRS defense, compliance, and client advisory work.
He holds a Master’s degree in Accounting from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and is authorized to represent clients before the IRS nationwide. At TotalTaxGurus, Eric helps clients reduce risk, identify planning opportunities, respond to tax issues, and build stronger long-term tax strategies.
“I’ve seen how the IRS operates from the inside. Now, I use that knowledge to help clients plan smarter, stay compliant, and move forward with confidence.”
— Eric Macis, EA
Strategic Collaboration
TotalTaxGurus works in strategic collaboration with Total Financial Solutions to help create a more coordinated approach between tax planning, wealth planning, retirement strategy, business planning, and long-term financial goals.
When appropriate, we coordinate with financial planners, wealth advisors, attorneys, bookkeepers, payroll providers, and other trusted professionals so clients benefit from a more integrated planning experience.
Roger Chu, JD
Independent Attorney & Professional AffiliateLegal services are not provided through TotalTaxGurus. Clients who require legal services may choose to engage independent legal counsel separately. Any legal engagement would be handled directly between the client and the attorney and billed separately by that attorney.