Karlton Dennis

Karlton Dennis was born in La Palma, California, to Calvin and Karla Dennis. He attended Servite High School.⁠[1]

He attended California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, studying kinesiology and playing college football. University records list him as a redshirt in 2011; his official biography states that he earned a degree in the subject.⁠[1][2][3]

As a junior cornerback, he played in 12 games, starting seven, and recorded 44 tackles and three interceptions, earning All-Big Sky honorable mention.⁠[1]

According to his biography, he worked in wine sales after graduation while building a fitness business offering personal training and health courses. This gave him a sales and entrepreneurial background before entering tax services.⁠[3]

Leaders.com dates both his move into his mother’s firm, Karla Dennis and Associates, and the start of his YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is Google’s video-sharing and creator platform, founded in 2005 by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim and acquired by Google in 2006. Built around video uploading, viewing, and creator earnings, the platform has developed Shorts, YouTube Music, Premium, YouTube TV, and products for children, and is headquartered in San Bruno, California, United States.Open the full entry channel to 2017. His content subsequently shifted toward taxes, investing and business.⁠[4][3]

His professional profile dates his affiliation with the Forbes Business Development Council to February 2019. He subsequently contributed articles about taxes and business through the Forbes Councils member platform.⁠[2][5]

The catalog of his Tax Free Living podcast begins on this date. The show discusses business structures, real estate investing and tax education.⁠[6]

He published a Forbes Councils article on financial advisers, accountants and clients’ wealth transfer planning. His author biography identified him as business development manager at Karla Dennis & Associates, overseeing North American sales.⁠[5]

In a member column, he discussed tax-season preparation for small businesses, including bookkeeping, payroll records and retirement contributions.⁠[7]

School of Hard Knocks released an approximately 55-minute interview in which he discussed moving away from a prospective sports career, working in fitness and wine sales, and entering tax strategy.⁠[8]

The Wealth Made Simple catalog published several interviews on this date, including one with former NFL player Larry English. Dennis hosts conversations with entrepreneurs, athletes and creators about their careers and wealth management.⁠[9]

Tax Alchemy advertised the Tax Free Millionaire Summit with Dennis as host, scheduling three days of online sessions on tax planning, real estate and alternative investments.⁠[10]

He published Volume I of The Art of Legal Tax Avoidance. Google Books dates the selfpublishing.com edition to August 30, 2026, with ISBN 9798900574547. His official YouTube channel also links to the book’s website.⁠[11][12]

Tax Alchemy listed this date for a webinar led by Dennis on business deductions, depreciation and other tax-planning topics. The host biography identified him as an Enrolled Agent (EA).⁠[13]

Dennis is the founder and CEO of Tax Alchemy, serving business owners, real estate investors and high earners. The firm describes its work as designing and implementing tailored tax plans beyond annual return preparation.⁠[14][15][13]

His professional profile also lists Synergy Private. Founded by Tax Alchemy’s leadership, the organization provides family-office-related professional services and states that it does not directly provide legal or investment advice.⁠[2][16]

His X account is https://x.com/KarltonDennis (opens in a new window), his main YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/@karltondennis (opens in a new window), and his Instagram is https://www.instagram.com/karltondennis/ (opens in a new window). His website links directly to these accounts; his interview show also has https://www.youtube.com/@wealth_made_simple (opens in a new window).⁠[17][12]