Established in 2001, DDH is the largest woman- and minority- owned sales tax advisory practice in the nation. DDH services Global 100 and Fortune 15 corporations by delivering innovative tax solutions that return money to their client’s bottom line. Each partner brings unique expertise to this award-winning firm, ensuring that their clients’ businesses thrive in a constantly evolving tax environment.
Chanel Davis
Professional Background
Chanel Christoff Davis is a founding partner and CEO. As President/CEO of DDH, Ms. Davis has managed client relations, distribution channel management, and the day-to-day management decisions of the firm.
Specialties
Chanel’s specialties include branding, business strategy, industry disruption, supplier diversity, sales tax audit defense, audit management, refund audits, process controls and compliance reviews, sales tax training & seminars, sales tax voluntary disclosures, sales tax legal research/opinions, and Sarbanes-Oxley.
Experience
- Chanel was previously a Senior Consultant at a Big 4 Firm and has conducted numerous financial statement and 401K plan audits within the technology, manufacturing, real estate, and not-for-profit industries. Her experience includes managing teams of auditors in conducting audit procedures, developing the scope of the audit, audit work plans, audit programs, writing annual financial statements, and business recommendations.
- Chanel is a Board Member of the Women’s Business Council -Southwest and the Women’s Business Executive National Council Forum.
- She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., The National Association of Black Accountants, and the Institute of Professionals in Taxation.
- Chanel holds a dual Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Management from the University of New Orleans and is an alumnus of the Goldman Sachs 10,000.
- In addition to managing DDH, Davis is a highly sought public speaker and the host of the podcast “Follow The Leader,” which can be found on all podcasting platforms.
Terrell Davis
Professional Background
Terrell is one of the founding partners and Chief Operating Officer. He has 27 years of sales/use tax experience in the industry, including recovering sales tax overpayments, preparing tax decision matrices, and defending clients during administrative proceedings. Terrell is responsible for coordinating and implementing sales use projects for the firm.
Specialties
Terrell’s specialties include operational strategy, tax technology, sales tax audit defense, sales tax audit management, sales tax refund audits, sales tax process controls/compliance reviews, sales tax training & seminars, sales tax voluntary disclosures, and legal research.
Experience
- Terrell has in-depth knowledge and experience in providing an array of sales tax consulting services, including audit defense, refund recovery, nexus studies, controversy resolution, taxability studies, voluntary disclosure agreements, and legal opinions to multi-state global corporations.
- He was a State Tax Auditor at the Texas State Comptroller’s Office before becoming a lead Tax Consultant at a Big 4 Firm.
- Terrell also served as a lead Business Analyst in the tax technology group of a Big 4 firm, where he was responsible for visiting with clients to gather business requirements, working with programmers to develop the software, and performing functionality testing throughout the development process before delivery to clients.
- His experience also includes managing a team of consultants in preparing monthly sales/use tax returns, business license and sales tax registrations and renewals, and addressing notices from U.S. taxing jurisdictions on behalf of multi-state global corporations.
- Terrell is a member of the National Association of Black Accountants and the Institute
of Professionals in Taxation. - He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of New Orleans.
Deon Harmon
Professional Background
Deon is a partner and Chief Growth Officer of Davis Davis & Harmon LLC -Sales Tax Experts (DDH). As the “voice of the customer,” Deon is responsible for strategic partnerships and client service at DDH. Deon has over 28 years of sales tax consulting and client service experience.
Specialties
Deon’s specialties include tax technology, sales tax audit defense, sales tax audit management, sales tax refund audits, sales tax process controls/compliance reviews, sales tax training & seminars, sales tax voluntary disclosures, and sales tax legal research/opinions.
Experience
- Deon has extensive experience in providing multi-state sales and use tax consulting services to include audit defense, reverse audits, taxability research, planning, and refund claims.
- His expertise also extends to sales tax compliance system implementation, compliance process review and improvement, managing state sales & use return preparation and registrations, federal and state income tax returns, property tax renditions, and franchise tax returns.
- Deon has served as Engagement Manager for Sales and Use Tax at a mid-size accounting firm.
- He was a Sales Tax Auditor at the Texas State Comptroller’s Office.
- Deon has served a Big 4 Firm as a Client Service Representative for sales tax consulting and tax technology.
- He is a member of the Institute of Professionals in Taxation and the National Association of Black Accountants.
- Deon holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from Langston University.